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Grateful Moments

My Girls, Part 2

July 21, 2017 By Juleeta 5 Comments

The memory of the cold cement stairwells of Jester still haunts me when I walk the University of Texas at Austin campus.  Of all the good times I recall — sitting on the lawn reading favorite Shakespeare plays aloud in a circle of fellow passionate English geeks, devouring crispy fried rice from my favorite Chinese restaurant on “The Drag,” and late Thursday nights at the Wesley Foundation, eating Sam’s-bought lasagna — the one sad memory that stands alone refuses to make its way out of my imagination.  It stands to remind me of how alone, Lonely feels.

That night, sitting on the edge of the steps connecting the 13th and 12th floors of Jester dormitory, I tucked my knees in and cried the boohoo kind of ugly cry you pray no one else can hear.  My heart was fearful for the change I was about to embark upon, but the desolation of the walls echoed my cries back to me just loud enough that I could hear myself.  I could hear me saying to me, “This is enough. Pick yourself up and walk all the way down these stairs, and stop being so scared.  Someone will be there at the end of all of this.”

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My Girls and Courage

July 8, 2017 By Juleeta 2 Comments


This framed advice brings a smile to my face every time I enter my laundry room.  It reminds me of the women I treasure. 

Approximately 1.281 million people inhabit my home city, Dallas, TX.  Roughly 230 public schools and more private schools than I care to count serve well over 300,000 students here. Something like 60 companies, headquartered in Dallas, brought in over a billion dollars last year; that’s a lot of employees earning their bread and butter in Big D. There stand a few more than 1,700 churches in Dallas, many of them housed on prime real estate, in bustling areas of established neighborhoods.

In short, there are people EVERYWHERE in Dallas. However, we all know how the story goes.  [Read more…] about My Girls and Courage

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Motherhood: How Did I Get Here?

May 14, 2017 By Juleeta 2 Comments

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These pages belong to a children’s book that I found neatly tucked away in the antique cedar chest that sits at the foot of my bed.  The chest still carries the fragrance of my Mamaw and stores a collection of newspaper clippings and photos. These remnants tell my father’s story, beginning at the time he landed in the states in 1955. I love that this excerpt reveals where I am in the season of parenting with my almost teenager.

This Mother’s Day morning, I savored a delicious breakfast as the awakening Texas sun poured radiance on the patio of my favorite restaurant. [Read more…] about Motherhood: How Did I Get Here?

Filed Under: Grateful Moments, Moms and Daughters, Uncategorized

What is Your Best Thing?

April 22, 2017 By Juleeta Leave a Comment

Today, I did something amazing.

Relative to those people who are doing really amazing things like working to alleviate third world hunger or pouring out their last bit of creative soul to paint beauty that makes humanity catch its breath in awe, my amazing amounts to nothing.

But what if today, I choose not to measure myself and my amazingness and just claim it? [Read more…] about What is Your Best Thing?

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