Dixie Frantz

Today reminds me of the day Mimi "graduated" from high school. It was late May, 2006. In Texas, those in public school special education...

For almost 25 years, I wrote a humor column for several local community newspapers. It was about a slice of life in the suburbs of...

Mimi worked so hard to learn all her life. Some of her many elementary school activities involved pegs of different sizes, coins,...

I discovered Mimi's love for horses the first year she attended summer camp. It was the mid-90's and camps for someone like Mimi were...

I watched It's a Wonderful Life (the black and white version) starring Jimmy Stewart last night and, as usual, cried at the end when the...

Thanks so much to my lovely new AND amazing vintage blog subscribers! I adore the concept of giveaways. There will be others! Before...

I recently came across this adorable children's book The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt. It was written by Riel Nason and illustrated by...

In 2013, Mimi modeled a quilt I made which was then donated to The Village Learning Center for their annual fundraising gala. Gosh ......

The old adage "a picture is worth a thousand words" is so true. For the upcoming book, I recently scanned a bunch of family photos. It...

Initially, I imagined the title for Mimi’s book would be An Angel Lived Among Us. I always thought of her as “my little angel,” so it...

After Mimi and Rick passed away, I read a lot of grief books. Nothing helped, so instead I decided to write one. I have since learned...

Another reason for writing A Joyful Embrace was to somehow deal with my intense grief. I had great family and friend support, but I was a...

So, I wrote a book. For about a year, my fingertips flew over the computer keyboard. I started frantically typing a few months after my...