In & Around Waco

We hope Summer 2021 feels A LOT different than last summer. There is so much to do and see in and around Central Texas - even in the hot Texas temps! Be sure and read until the end for your...

Go With Your Gut: Nutrition, Supplements, and Functional Medicine Let me begin by sharing that I am about as NOT a naturalist as anyone can get!  I like fast food and sugar-filled treats. I enjoy being indoors with air conditioning watching...

There's no doubt that our wonderful little town is growing! We've got so many new businesses opening up and expanding and it just means more fun for the whole family! Here are a few new places to taste this spring. 1. Native...

Chick-Fil-A, How I Love Thee Chick-fil-a you’re the wind beneath my wings, Your perfect chicken fills all of my needs. How can I ever express my gratitude?  “My pleasure”, never an attitude!  Your nuggets are so savory, Your lemonade is so, so lemony! You have so...

October is a busy month in Waco! Check out these events: Friday, October 5 Heart O' Texas Fair and Rodeo at Extraco Events Center (recurring event)| 4601 Bosque Blvd.| 10a-10p| It's back-Oct 4-13. Ticket info, schedule of music events can all...

The Ultimate Summer Hygge - In Texas I know what your saying, " I'm sorry, Hygge what? Is that English?" In fact no. Hygge is a Norweigian or Danish word for a mood of coziness and comfort imbibing feelings of wellness...

It's always a loaded question each year around my children's birthdays, "Are you doing anything for the kids' birthday?" While yes, we are celebrating their precious life, no, we do not do it with a party. It's not the lack...

The Ultimate Winter Hygge - In Texas Here we are again visiting the idea of hygge the concept of beautiful simplicity invoking in us the desire to slow down. In a fast paced world full of deadlines, appointments, responsibilities...

Raising Asperger’s When I met Jonathan, he bumped into me (his way of saying hello). He was 11 years old. He didn’t speak much unless it was about one of the topics he enjoyed. He was not super social but...

Over the last nine years I have personally been blessed to read books written by Elizabeth Oates. Her work, Dealing with Divorce, was the first thing I went through when I married into a blended family. I have been...