Living the Sweetlife : Study the facts So ya’ll can call me old school but I am really having a hard time having patience with this measles thing; as a mother, as an educated person and as a doctor’s daughter. I am wondering why no one is demanding that in any public space if you...
Houston’s Award Winning Columnist | Alisa Murray writes “Living the Sweetlife” | #alisamurraywrites
After giving to others all season I’ll bet most of you are looking at the same thing I am looking at, a house full of new “stuff” trying to find their space in your home. Each year I try to disguise this clutter by just removing the holiday decorations. It always seems to work...
Things to do | Alisa Murray’s Sweetlife column |November 2014
Thanksgiving 2014 Things to do right now….. Order a bunch of clothes and toys Drink Wassail Eat candied apples and sausage balls Eat chewy peppermints Make and Eat chocolate pecan (pronounced Pee-Can) pie Bake lots of cookies especially the peanut butter chocolate ones that’s Brian’s favorite Make a list Play Buble’ Holiday album Place...
Living the Sweet Life…”Finding Home” Houston Award-Winning Columnist Alisa Murray
Living the SweetLife: Finding Home September 2014 If you think back to when you were a child there are special things from that time...
Cooking with KIDS and Chef Tarsha
Sustainable farm to table living is vital to a healthy lifestyle. It is not easy to plant seeds and nurture them into tiny plants, let alone harvest the garden and have the...
Hope and Inspiration
10th edition Hope & Inspiration Calendars and 4th Edition Small Miracles Calendars are here! Well I know as I write this most of you will find it, as I do; hard to believe that it’s October yet again. Harder still to believe that I have created the 10th edition of my Hope and Inspiration...
National Back to Church Day
I’ll see YOU on September 15th at 10:30 am On a late August weekend in 1987 I packed up all of my most important possessions and moved into a dormitory at St. Mary’s College. It was my decision to leave home early, the effects of which shapes me even today.I was a senior in...
Impact a Hero November 2011
Remembering September 11th I remember the morning of September 11th as crystal clear as if it had been just yesterday. We were staying in Conroe with my in-laws and my sleeping the night before had not gone well. I have a history of a sixth sense if you will about life, and I had...
How You Played Your Game!
It’s not winning or losing, but how you played your game! The pro game has changed in the way guys train and the amount of media coverage. I guess I would say in one respect amateur baseball is more pure. Alisa: When you look back over your career, what stands out most in your...
Changes are Coming
Change is not always good. There’s change coming….and I have to tell you I am not happy at all about it. In fact, I’m a little scared. Scared more for my children really than myself, and it is a kind of fear that is gnawing at me. It all started a few weeks ago...
Focus on Giving
Giving Children the Gift of Giving The art of becoming a giving person and living life graciously are not easy tasks to cultivate amongst our children. Being a thankful person and learning to give have to be two of the more difficult virtues we as parents are asked to teach our little ones. This...
Letters of Support to Those Who Serve
Patriotism. What does that mean to you? For many it is a simple word heard all through childhood. Some think patriotism is going through the motions of a celebration for “Independence” is all a part of being “an American”. What comes to mind is marshmallow salad with coconut and of course the watermelon!!!! Others...
Focus on Community
Making An Impact on Our Community Recently I was stopped while shopping and asked how to eat healthy. The lady looked desperately at me, a total stranger and told me of her doctor’s prognosis… diabetes. She had a 9 month old with her and she was completely confused as to what and how to...