Author Archives: adverbcreative

About adverbcreative

Mother. Wife. Friend. Optimist. Athlete. Writer. Naturalist.

Polly Pig and Sarah Sow

Reblogged from AdVerb Creative: Well, this is a story of a time long ago when two young girls became very best friends with funny nicknames. It’s not just two random girls though, this is about me and mine. Our story … Continue reading

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Happy Valentine’s Day World

For Valentine’s Day this year, I gave my kids $25 each to lend to someone in need through Kiva. They both chose Costa Rica because they’ve traveled there and they saw first hand the meaning of poverty. My youngest picked … Continue reading

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Peace and Rain

I don’t know about your part of the world, but we’ve been in a long, hot, tiresome drought. Our lake is 30′ below where it should be. My lawn is dead because I chose not to dump water on it … Continue reading

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Good Fun. Great Cause.

My brother always says, “Fun is fun!” Seems obvious, but sometimes, fun is MORE than fun. Last Friday I got to have one of those days. For the last few months, I’ve been serving on a committee that was planning … Continue reading

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Spring has Sprung!

Spring is by far, my favorite time of year. The bluebonnets are blooming, birds are singing and life is good. Texas doesn’t get many glorious days like today weather wise. I just want to twirl around in the wildflowers and … Continue reading

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In Memory of Mom

I’m dedicating my Good Friday to my awesome mom. We lost her one year ago today. Today, I’m posting her amazing obituary written by my talented brother Jimmy Granberry. At the end, I’ve added tributes I read at her funeral … Continue reading

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A Splurge of Purge

We’ve been on a splurge of purge at our house. Sounds like an oxymoron, doesn’t it? According to Dictionary.com, splurge means “to indulge oneself in some luxury or pleasure, especially a costly one.” Most of us put purging clutter on … Continue reading

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Happiness is…

It’s a Glorious, Beautiful Friday Do more of the things you love! Profound. In this crazy, stressful, whacked out world we live in we all need to do more of the things we love. Your world, the whole world would … Continue reading

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Good Friday After All

What a busy, wild week. Everything went pretty well up until Friday afternoon… I’m not even going to go into it. Suffice it to say that I was in a “state” by 5:15 and had to clean up a mess … Continue reading

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Pouring on the Good: Nika Water

With Texas in the middle of a huge drought, it definitely brings rain, water and the value of water to mind. But even amidst this very dry summer, we have water. It comes out of our taps when we turn … Continue reading

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