contributor Susie Davis compiled + edited by Mary Anne Connolly Susie Davis is an author, blogger, speaker and radio personality. She has a passion for helping people find joy in their everyday life. Susie is helplessly addicted to horseback riding and McDonald’s coffee. She also loves cooking and enjoying time with family. When she’s not at the barn or in the kitchen, you’re likely to find her in front of her laptop blogging about finding joy in the ordinary things like scented candles, her extraordinarily patient husband, or even her yellow lab named Mary Spoon. Susie and her husband Will Davis Jr., have three nearly grown children that keep them laughing … and humble. Together, Will and Susie founded Austin Christian Fellowship, where they spend their weekends with some of the most fabulous people in town. In your new column for AW you talk about “Gratitude.” How important is it in your life? For me, gratitude is all about an understanding of grace. The fact that my life spills over with treasures I didn’t achieve and don’t necessarily deserve – including my husband, my children and my faith – keeps me in an attitude of constant awe to the one that provides them. Gratitude sustains my joy. What gave you this “a-ha” moment... why is it important to “give thanks”? Giving thanks has always been a piece of my life. But it wasn’t until I experienced a tragedy that I understood full force the power of gratitude. And it was then that I learned the value of giving thanks in all things – every day.
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Any Thanksgiving Holiday traditions at your house you want to share? Tips? Funny stories? memories? Yes, one tip guaranteed to make your Thanksgiving absolutely perfect: Do not buy store-bought pastry shells for your pies. Take the time to make a homemade crust. I promise this one tip will secure food and familial bliss. Forever. Amen. (I am an avowed piecrust snob in case you didn’t notice.) What do you and your family do to “give back”? We founded and are part of a church that gives time and resources locally, nationally and internationally. Most of our serving efforts as a family spring out of our commitment there. What are a few things you love about Austin? Here are my top five today … in no particular order: • Going over the Pennybacker Bridge at any time of the day but especially in the morning when the lake is smooth. • Discovering a new, local restaurant with a friend. • Driving 2222 at dusk on a Sunday afternoon – windows down + music up. • Walking the streets of the neighborhood where I grew up and seeing people I’ve known since I was a kid. • Live oaks, bluebonnets and bats.