From the monthly archives:

July 2009

Thank You Hoo-Dee-Hoo!

by Mindy Lockard on July 30, 2009

Yesterday the fabulous Meredith Sinclair gave us a shout out on her very funny and inspiring site for moms, Hoo-Dee-Hoo!

Meredith’s post from yesterday tackles her gracious living quest and her thoughts on how to teach taste to her two boys.  If you are a mom of boys or girls, I encourage you to pop over as [...]

{ 0 comments }

Q&A Wednesday: A cool way to say thanks!

by Mindy Lockard on July 29, 2009

Q: My husband and I went spent one night with some friends at their home about two hours away. I brought a gift, and we bought dinner. They signed us up for this class and I know they paid a lot for us to join them. I know I need to send a Thank-you but [...]

{ 3 comments }

Word From My Mother…

by Mindy Lockard on July 27, 2009

My mother recently closed a voicemail message to me with “Have a gracious day!”  This quick closing, a term that is close to my heart, made me pause.  What does it take for me to have a gracious day, and do I honestly approach the day with a strategy for gracious behavior or just hope by accident [...]

{ 6 comments }

Love Family. Love Tradition.

by Mindy Lockard on July 27, 2009

To know me, is to know what my family means to me. Every summer I take the girls for a week to savor time with my most favorite people on the planet, my family. This dreamy week includes morning walks to coffee at my favorite French bakery, strolls along the lake, wine poolside with [...]

{ 2 comments }

Sew… What Now?

by Mindy Lockard on July 22, 2009

Last week I decided to do my part, lend a recession hand and make the girls a few dresses for school.  Today we kicked off this adventure by visiting a fabric store.  I went into the store with a detailed plan, my mother, and two very silly little girls… 

and came out a deer in headlights, with fabric for sixteen dresses and my patience [...]

{ 4 comments }