Julie Lyles Carr

Nothing like some wide open spaces and a tee box to inspire the men of the OctaTribe to let me snap some pics. That’s 3 of 8. He goes to sleep at night and wakes up in the morning about an inch taller. And then repeats the process again. And again. All told, he’s grown at least 4 or 5…
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Yep. Still on Sooner Soil. Here’s your daily transmission update. Still broken. When’s the fix date? You know. Soon. There have been plane flights and cancelled meetings and rearranged speaking schedules and late emails and cancelled practices and all the rest. Mike flew back south earlier in the week. And I am juggling work and kids and homeschool and race…
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You cannot even imagine how giggly and delighted I was to find this picture today at my in-laws… Really giggly… And really delighted… This has got to be one of the best family portraits ever. Ever. And not just because I love each member of the group so dearly. This just has awesome sauce all over it. Published with Blogger-droid…
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My children have three uncles. Two of them are my brothers. And one is Mike’s sister’s husband, CV. I tell CV that he is my favorite brother-in-law. (Think about it a minute. I have two brothers. No sisters. Mike has only one sister……hence, I have only one brother-in-law…but he is my favorite.) There’s been something of an unspoken competition all…
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So the people rested on the seventh day. Exodus 16:30 I didn’t think of a transmission as a means of rest. But it has become so. Our brand new transmission in our big ol’ van bit the dust mid-week after a long road trip for a wedding. And so we are waiting for repairs. This week’s activities and commitments are…
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