Blessed with Great Family and Friends Greetings from the island everyone. I hope all of you are doing well and enjoyed a wonderful Easter with family and friends. For the first time, I attended the POC Sunrise Service on front beach, venturing across the bay in the early morning darkness, and I’m so glad that […]

We moved from Austin to POC nearly a year ago – And couldn’t be happier. Here’s why. The school. Port O’Connor Elementary is fantastic! Seriously. In Austin, I was touring every private school west of Highway 35, seeking an institution with stellar teachers, small classroom sizes, and a family atmosphere. I needed to feel like […]

“I serve a risen Savior, He’s in the world today. I know that He is living, whatever men may say. I see His band of mercy. I hear His voice of cheer. And just the time I need Him, He’s always near! He lives, He lives, Christ Jesus lives today. He walks with me and […]

I have the best Mother! No, really, I do. I call her Momma, and she is the first, last and greatest teacher, example and standard to strive for that I could ever have. When I was a little girl, she sewed countless doll clothes, sang songs, read stories and bandaged boo-boos for four little girls […]

  The Texas pink flamingos. Those big pink birds. Huge, bright, long legged birds with that weird big spoon shaped bill. For ages people living on the coast or visiting for the weekend have claimed to see flamingos up and down our Texas coast. They are big and bright alright. Definitely pink, but they are […]