
Stories About My Grandmother
When I was in my mid-20’s, I lived with my aged, maternal grandmother and took care of her. She took care of me, too, mind you! She gave me a place to live and fed me. Anyway, this was the first time I really got to know my grandmother as a person. Until then, she...

Thanksgiving
(Sorry about the delay in posting; holiday madness interfered with timing!) This year I am thankful for (in no particular order)… How much my husband enjoys his job working for a solar company, helping develop new technology to slow our dependence on fossil fuels. My fabulous writing friends in Austin RWA All the fabulous people...

Finding the Faith that Fits You: Samantha
Early in the planning phase of our blog, Jax and I discussed having conversations with loved ones about their journey towards finding a faith that fits, regardless of what that faith is (we won’t just talk to pagans!). We hope this is the first in a series of open talks with family and friends on...

Convert and Convict – The Incredible Difference of Two Letters, or “No, Seriously, They’re Different Wordsâ€
Instead of looking deeper to find truth, you tossed your faith away for something shiny and new. This will get old, too, you’ll see. You need to have stronger faith… I understand that you’ve got issues with the doctrine, but don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater. Go to church and ignore the parts...

Halloween Party Postmortem
Apologies for not posting last Tuesday! I was mired in “real world†ilk. The week before last, I basked in the joy of a successful shin-dig. This week, it’s time for some constructive criticism. Well, first I’m going to pat us on the back. Then, I promise, I will critique. Booyah! (aka What We Did...

Where Do We Go… From Here?
Up until this point we’ve discussed many things on the blog, but ostensibly it’s been about planning a fabulous Halloween Party. Well… Halloween is over, which begs the question… Where do we go from here?* Time and money being the issues they always are (shouldn’t princesses have unlimited funds?? *sigh*), our next big fete won’t...

The Inaugural Ancestor Chair
It was more than little surreal, standing in a circle with vampires, a pirate, a redneck, a carnival mistress, and all of them so serious. I was about to lead my first public ritual, and I was dressed as a waitress from a tv show. My long blonde hair – a wig – caught my...

Basking in the Afterglow of a Successful Party
Saturday night (the dinner party) was a resounding success! Marked not only by satisfied guests, but satisfied hosts as well. Jax and TheScott served up a delicious menu and all the house looked great. I have a new found respect for all the work Jax and TheScott have put into their dinner parties over the...