december 15, 2023
“We can only learn to love by loving.” ~ Iris Murdoch It’s been a week of lunches topped by today’s very special convergence at Joe B’s with Crystal and Mama Heis. We tried to get Mom to join us, but … Continued
november 16, 2023
“Somewhere in the world, a tree sprouted on the same day you were born and has been growing alongside you, and I think this is my favorite nature fact.” ~ Unknown It’s a crappy picture of the four of us, … Continued
may 12, 2023
“If you’re gonna be a dreamer, you better be a doer.” ~ Lainey Wilson Tonight turned into Mother’s Day with Shero and Elaine Heis. The Lunch Ladies took the moms to Longhorn for a fabulous supper. We laughed a lot. … Continued
october 11, 2022
“The world is full of good people. If you can’t find one, be one.” ~ Unknown For several reasons, the Lunch Ladies have not convened in a long time, but today we threw caution to the wind and headed to … Continued
october 10, 2022
“When you’re grateful for what you have, you have everything you need.” ~ Unknown At last, the mamas meet! Elaine Heis has tried her best to meet my folks for years, but it didn’t work out until tonight. We met … Continued
june 11, 2021
“You will change the world just by being a warm, kindhearted human being.” ~ TinyBuddha The Lunch Ladies had a treat today when Elaine Heis joined us. With all of us vaccinated when Elaine got to Lexington, lunch was a … Continued
october 11, 2019
“It is a serious thing just to be alive on this fresh morning in the broken world.” ~ Mary Oliver The Lunch Ladies had the great pleasure of joining these two fabulous ladies, Judy Sackett and Elaine Heis. They had … Continued
august 11, 2018
“I truly believe that everything that we do and everyone that we meet is put in our path for a purpose. There are no accidents; we’re all teachers – if we’re willing to pay attention to the lessons we learn, … Continued
february 23, 2017
“This week: Stop stressing over shitty people.” ~ Unknown The lunch ladies had special treats today. Mama Heis (Elaine) was in town and wanted to have lunch with the lunch ladies. She drove by campus to pick up … Continued
october 7, 2016
“Respect yourself enough to say ‘I deserve peace,’ and walk away from people or things that prevent you from attaining it.” ~ Jerico Silvers Mama Heis (Crystal’s mom, Elaine) came to town and she joined the lunch ladies … Continued