Sallie Belle Howell

Cleaning Out-3 Steps to an Open Heart

Y’all I need to be honest! Dear daughter 2 has been home since the beginning of the month, and she is kicking my hoarding tail. We have spent her time here cleaning. Let’s step back a bit to how we arrived to this point. I come from a long line of “savers”. We love to remember […]

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An Open Letter to My Graduate

Dear Son and Graduate, Where did the time go? We just brought you h ome to our little rental house to two sisters who couldn’t wait to take care of you! You were just chasing the dog in our backyard and digging in the sand box with him by your side. You were a cowboy

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The Day the Sky Was Darkened by Loss

A daunting sky was the first sign that things would not end well, and a life defined by loss was ahead. The weekend had been on for the books. I had taken my sweetheart home to meet the parents. They had causally met a few weekends before for a brief hello at the our football

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Fibromyalgia-Bad, Ugly & looking for Good

I was diagnosed about 16 years ago with fibromyalgia. Now for those who have yet to see the ads or hear about this crazy disease, it basically is over-reactive nerves. For years when I was overly stressed, I would joke with my sweet hubby and say “it is on my last nerves”. I now realize

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Gift that Keeps on Giving

Several years ago my mother gifted me the best present, the gift of a cake decorating class. With four children whose birthdays are 6 weeks apart, it helped to have one expense taken care of by decorating the cakes myself.  Not long after I finished the class a friend who owned a kids gym asked

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5 Must Haves for Hiding the Word

  Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. This means at no additional cost to you we may receive a commission if you purchase a product from one of our links. We only recommend products we love. Why is it that this brain of mine can remember every verse of a song that comes on

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