Wednesday, May 31, 2023

a decade...

Marley Scout you have graced us with spunk and beauty for 10 whole years! I can’t imagine what life would be like without you! So for your TENTH birthday here are 10 things everyone should know about you…
1. Your loyalty is strong! Befriend Marley and she will forever have your back.
2. Your wit is fierce! But if she’s gracing you with her sarcasm, it’s because she loves you.
3. You beat to your own drum. She doesn’t want to be like everyone else, and doesn’t mind standing out.
4. Your determination will take you far! Want her to do/try something…just tell her she can’t or won’t and stand back!
5. Your creativity is to be admired! All she needs is a little glue, a LOT of tape, and freedom and you will be amazed!
6. You can somehow get lost going to your bedroom. It’s ok…you’re really cute!
7. You are the biggest cheerleader for the underdog! I love your compassion for others.
8. You live for a good prank! I’ve been on the wrong end of way too many of these!
9. You are a complete daredevil! If it involves a dirt bike, a rollercoaster, a snake or lizard, she’s in!
10. And as your favorite verse states, “Perhaps you were born for such a time as this. Esther 4:14.” Your future is great and we are all along for the ride!
Happy Birthday Beautiful!




















































Thursday, May 11, 2023

God wink...

 My heart is bursting with joy! We went to Starbucks this afternoon to meet one of our dearest friends for coffee. I paid and turned around to walk away and the lady behind me called my name in her really thick accent. I turned around and it was the sweet little couple that tailored all my clothes the whole time we lived in Dallas!! (Short people problems!) I literally only know this couple from their tiny little tailor shop and we developed a dear friendship. They asked where I’d been and I explained we had moved to Waco and was just in town visiting. They had moved back to Egypt right after we moved and just moved back a few months ago to Dallas! What a “coincidence” we end up in the same Starbucks in Dallas!

Negwa

friends that become family...

 Today has been one of the very best!! We got to visit one of our very dearest Plano families. First their sweet daughters were my students, then our families became dearest of friends & Marley’s first non-family babysitters!

We love the Hill family!






senior reunion...

 I love going to the Senior Reunion every year at Gulledge in Plano!  Watching my babies grow up is bitter sweet! My heart is bursting with joy seeing all my former 3rd graders about to graduate from high school!!

Marley, Gigi Hill & Sophie Umbarger

Gigi Hill, Marley & Me

Isabella Jimenez

Me, Marley & Sabrina Smiley outside of my old classroom!


Roya Ardah

Devin Franklin

Kerri Hyland















if you give a student a cookie...

 When your former student's email, beg & even pop in for a visit on your campus to request your Pumpkin Chocolate Chip cookies…you finally give in.

I delivered 4 dozen directly to the Junior High today!