#thisisgrief This was me yesterday. In the morning, I was cheerful and eager to serve with #mercychefs at their new Beacon on the Hill kitchen in Kerrville. I even wore my @jamieelizabeth #hillcountrystrong earrings. It was a good morning, and I helped feed around 1,000 of my neighbors a home-cooked meal. By afternoon, I receivedContinue reading “A Tale of Two Faces”
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Triggered, but still HIS …
Last night I enjoyed an all-too-brief moment of zen, courtesy of an early evening thunderstorm at my home in southeast Kerrville. Despite the seeming tranquility, I faced frantic thoughts like “Is everyone ok? Is everyTHING ok? What if the river is rising? How can we protect the office?” At the same moment these thoughts racedContinue reading “Triggered, but still HIS …”
We’re all in this together …
July 27, 2025 Yesterday, I said “see you later” to my smart, funny, trusted friend Charlotte, who died in the flood. (The picture is a group of friends who were loved well by that same Charlotte.) This morning, I got myself up and went to church. I bawled the entire service. I went through noContinue reading “We’re all in this together …”
Our River
By Nicki Dechert Carlson I’d like to introduce you to our river, “Guadalupe.” Her beauty and sustenance drew the first settlers to this area … she, and the tall cypress trees that grew up, out, and around her. She has always been life-giving. She has taught generations of Hill Country natives and visitors how toContinue reading “Our River”
A Flood of Grief
This weekend I went away to rest and recover. I didn’t post about it because I felt guilty, even though I also knew mine and my husband’s limits had been breached weeks ago. I can’t tell you what that time did for me. My heart has been so heavy and burdened with the pain, loss,Continue reading “A Flood of Grief”
TIMELESSLY His
Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes, beginnings and endings. That statement has never felt truer than now, as I close out the year 2022 and open the year 2023. For me, 2022 was a year of both slow and sudden change. A year of bittersweet endings and expected beginnings. A year of traumaticContinue reading “TIMELESSLY His”
PRESENTLY His
We really looked forward to this weekend … our first weekend in many weeks when there was nothing scheduled. Recently, we’d moved our oldest into a new apartment while she finishes college. We’d moved our middle child into her first dorm room at a different college. We’d gone to tennis tournaments while supporting our youngestContinue reading “PRESENTLY His”
BLESSEDLY His
I’m a super honest person. Lately, I’ve been struggling with feeling insincere when I casually run into people around town. I got downright nervous recently at the grocery store while waiting in line with my cart of items, anticipating the impending conversation. A typical, short greeting in a situation like this used to go somethingContinue reading “BLESSEDLY His”
Expressively HIS ... 