Longhorns, Fighting Irish, and an Unexpected Friendship
September 21, 1996. That’s how far back I have to go to tell this story. And it seems appropriate that I tell it this week, as the...
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Aug 17, 2016
The Taco Cabana Story
Wanting to start blogging again, I reminded myself of a promise not to do so until I wrote about a particular story. I’ve been wanting to...
Dec 18, 2015
From the Scoring Table
This may not come as a surprise, from someone who graduated UT with an accounting degree: When given the opportunity, I keep score at...
Dec 9, 2015
God Blesses and Prayers
When our kids were younger, we had a nighttime routine for bedtime. After baths, after brushing teeth, after the bedtime story and that...
Oct 7, 2015
The Side Door
There’s a meme making the rounds again in social media, starring a toddler who wants to go home after church, but his mom is still...
Oct 2, 2015
Am I a 10?
Wait, that sounds a bit too much like the loaded question, “Honey, does this outfit make me look too big?” Hint to honey: respond ‘no’...
Aug 6, 2015
You Know Where to Find Me
Having spent one week sick in bed, and another week in Santa Fe at the hospital with my husband, Steve, I wanted to have some special...
Jul 30, 2015
How to get an Acura MDX to Santa Fe…..Have Faith.
July 2015…a tough month for the Sweeneys, ending with Steve as a passenger on a careflight ride from Raton, NM to Santa Fe. He had been...
Jul 15, 2015
You’ve Heard of Comic Con….Is there a God Con?
If you have access to the internet, or if you are active on social media, you could hardly miss last week’s reporting from San Diego, the...
Aug 18, 2014
Do You Hear the People Sing? Seeing Michael Brown in the staging of “Les Miserables”
The Dallas Arts district is comprised of several venues, each with a dedicated purpose: The Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, home of...
Jul 18, 2014
I Wasn’t Supposed to be There….Right?
A few months ago, a friend in St. Louis asked me to contribute books to a new children’s library in the St. Louis area. The Sweeney’s...
Mar 16, 2014
A Community of Faith
At church this morning (Arapaho United Methodist), we welcomed a new member into Christ’s church. The little boy, a little more than a...
Nov 25, 2013
Stand by Me – Wherever You Are!
A friend of mine from Central America sent this video clip to me. During this week of US Thanksgiving, I find it especially joyful …...
Nov 8, 2013
The Story of Sweeney’s on the Creek
We live on a creek, in Texas. Some people just assume that the moniker, “Sweeney’s on the Creek,” derives from that location (and it...
Aug 22, 2013
The Biblical Basis for “Paying it Forward”
My Aunt Frances died of cancer a few days before my college graduation. Anyone who’s experienced terminal illness – family or friends –...
Aug 19, 2013
Was that a Sign from God?
“If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank.” – Woody Allen A friend of mine...
Aug 17, 2013
What’s Black and White and Red All Over?
I loved this joke when I was a child. “What’s Black and White and Red All Over?” The answer, of course, varied: a sunburned zebra, an...
Apr 19, 2013
Why West, Texas is felt in the North, South and East Texas, too
On the east side of IH-35, about 10 miles north of Waco, sits a small community known as West, Texas. Before this week, not many outside...
Jan 27, 2013
Freedom for the Lucky, Happiness for the Few
Last week, we watched as President Barack Obama took the oath of office for his second term. With traditional pomp and circumstance, the...
Dec 26, 2012
God with Us.
I found this op-ed from Maureen Dowd and Father Kevin O’Neil in today’s NY Times to sum up much of my thoughts on finding God in tragedy....
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