My family and I went to Arkansas this week. We traveled up the Pig Trail in the Ozark National Forest to the tiny town of Huntsville, AR. Six generations of my husband Thom’s family are buried there, and we went to bury the first of the next generation, Thom’s Uncle Jim. Though it rained off [...]
When I was five, my mother did something that seems incredibly simple in the telling, but has made a permanent mark on me. My sister was in first grade, so it was just Mom and me at home. I remember her calling me, just like a grown up friend, to join her for a drink [...]
Whatever happened to the “hazy, lazy days of summer? I think they ended for me the day I became a grandmother! I remember when my four children were growing up and school was out during the summer and most days were spent sleeping late, just being a around home and staying up later than usual. [...]
We had such a good family vacation this year! As you have probably read from Jessica’s post last week, our entire family (all 14 of us!) spent a week at Holden Beach under one roof together — and we all still love one another!! Incredibly, we all want to do it again next summer. Some [...]
Hi everyone! The entire Cotten clan has been at the beach this week and it has been great. I don’t think we have ever done this before, where we’ve gotten ALL of us together at once in the same place for an entire week! We’ve all needed this rest and relaxation so much, and I [...]
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