Julie Lyles Carr

I’m still on the road today, taking the kids to MiMi and PaPa. All of us contained in the 15 passenger van. Driving. For many hours. Sprinkling crumbs and trash and debris on the floor of the van. And squealing. And asking, “How much longer?” So enjoy your picnics and glasses of iced tea and bar-b-ques. I’ll be thinking of…
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He predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— Ephesians 1:5 We said goodbye to him yesterday. My best friend’s father. He fought a battle with lung cancer for almost two years, having not been a smoker. We drove through the pine forests and winding hills of East Texas to…
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~Blue and Blue~ ~still one of my favorite pics~ Sat, 29 May 2010 13:35:00 +0000julielylescarr

While we were at dress rehearsal last week in preparation for the big dance recital, one of the families from our dance school got a very unexpected call. Their house had been struck by lightning and was currently burning. And just like that, the bigger lesson about why we gather together as people and why we develop relationships and why…
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Those of us with two left feet and a shred of self-consciousness buy into the adage of the song to dance like nobody’s watching. And then there are those who aren’t all that interesting in dancing until they discover there is someone watching. For 6 of 8, having best buddies Miss LP and AT in the audience proved to be…
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