I haven't been around. I don't know when I will again. My mother has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. All my energy goes to praying for her, worrying about her, somewhere in there, taking care of my family. Pray for her. Brain surgery is......  

I must purge myself of a mother's overprotective outrage. It is probably stupid and meaningless, but the feeling remains; so I blog. We live in a nice family oriented suburb of Houston, complete with two car garages, beautifully green lawns peppered with pine trees that stretch to the sky. Our children take full advantage of the outdoors. We have a fort and swing set in the back yard. We live on a cul-de-sac, so traffic is of little concern while they ride their bikes. Our house is t...