Tracy Kornet's Blog

I love women! Just when I think I'm the only grown girl out there who still has tomboy tendencies, who still loves doing the splits, who's more than annoyed having to have nice nails (mine are the PITS)-- I meet a whole slew of other girls just like me! Such was the case yesterday when I spoke at the Ladies High Tea at Liberty Christian High School in Argyle, Texas (although they all had fabulous nails...darnit). With Judy Haire, Liberty Christian School Co-Founder (and future back-up singer) There I was seated amongst hundreds of women, around our individually decorated tables ( mine Parisian-themed), and within minutes our common connection emerged. It came in the form we women so readily embrace: Tears. Happy tears. Joyful tears. Tears of empathy. Tears of understanding. Dang, we women are so good at letting it flow. Especially when we're all together. My tears began AS I was being i...

My kids are learning some intense lessons about life these days through this little game called basketball. In particular, when it comes to sports, the highs are SO high, and the lows are REALLY low. On a recent trip to Nashville to watch our son play, Luke revealed how awful it is to be in a shooting slump. So after the game (Vanderbilt lost), I asked if he wanted to shoot with his dad a little while. Like old times. Get some confidence back in his shot. I snapped this picture later that night inside a totally empty Memorial Gym. This, my friends, is something only a dad can do. Only Luke's dad. The difference Frank Kornet has made in his children's lives can never be quantified. And I have no doubt he will continue to heap life-changing love on this family through his actions, convictions, and sheer devotion until his last dying breath.   In her book Lean In  Sheryl Sandberg cites research which consistently found that children wi...

One of my new favorite writers calls this The Big Question. And this week it stopped me in my tracks: "God, what do YOU want me to do?" My morning routine typically starts by sitting on my leather chair, downing several cups of coffee, and reading through a handful of devotionals and books. My latest fav is a gift from my oldest son called Rediscover Catholicism by Matthew Kelly . It's no secret I've been trying to figure out the next chapter in my own book, now that all three kids are in college. I've downsized, moved closer to work, sold most of my crap, and booked a trip to France with a girlfriend. But when I woke up this morning and asked my husband, "Do you feel as bored and unfulfilled as I do?" -- to which he immediately answered "Yes" -- it is clear we are ripe for even more change. Which brings me back to The Big Question. In all of my past moves and job opportunities, I've felt...