The Gift I Wish Someone Had Given Me When My Daughter Was Sick
When Sherry got sick people were incredibly kind. They showed up for her in the ways people show up — the meals and the messages and the cards and the…
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Why I Wear My Daughter’s Brand Every Single Day
I want to tell you something that might sound like a mother being a mother. It is that. I’m not going to pretend otherwise. But it’s also something else —…
Texas-Proud, Faith-Based, and Running Things Anyway
I want to tell you something about where this brand comes from. Not the origin story — you can read that on the About page, and it’s true, every word…
Why I Almost Didn’t Go Back — And Why I Did
There was a version of me that didn’t go to law school. She existed for about six months after the surgery. She was tired and scared and seriously reconsidering every…
I Walked Across That Stage. I Just Had Brain Surgery First
Graduation was supposed to be a Thursday in May. I’d thought about it more than I’d admitted to anyone. The dress — I had one picked out. The shoes. The…
Raising a Woman Who Means Business
I knew from the time Sherry was small that she was going to be something. Not in the vague, every-parent-thinks-this way. In the specific, observable, this-child-is-going-to-argue-her-way-through-life-and-win way. She was the…
What Basically Fine Means to the Woman in the Waiting Room
Nobody talks about the waiting room. Not the physical one — though I spent enough time in that one to know every detail of it. The chairs. The particular quality…
What It Actually Felt Like to Hear “Five Brain Aneurysms” at 21
I remember the exact moment because it’s the kind of moment you don’t forget. Not because it was dramatic. Actually it was the opposite of dramatic. I was sitting in…
Why We Put Words on Shirts Instead of Keeping Them to Ourselves
There are easier businesses to start than a women’s apparel brand. I know this because I’ve been in business long enough to know what easy looks like, and this wasn’t…
