WRITER'S CORNER

We all have regrets from time to time. Words we wish we had not said Words we wish we could take back It may or may not have been on purpose But it came out. No return the damage is done Ah regrets It is our conscience way of speaking out!

Honest Environmentalism

Author’s note: this essay is an adaptation of a series of tweets that I published on Earth Day, April 22. The environment has been on my mind lately. It is a hot topic in national discourse right now and that discourse centers around climate change. Like it or not, the conversation is happening.

THE STREETS OF DAYTON

When Caroline Wadzeck was growing up in Snyder she was active in school activities and played saxophone and bassoon in the band. After earning three degrees in education and library science from Sam Houston State she went to Dayton and taught school.

CHECK YOUR MIRRORS

As National Poetry Month concludes, here is one poem that Reader’s Digest published in December of last year under “Inspirational Poems to Warm the Heart.

2 CENTS WORTH

Wonderful rain, wonderful rain, all of us that got some are so thankful for it, it was so wonderful some got only 9 tenths, some got 3 inches, some just got an inch but we are thankful for what we got.

WRITER'S CORNER

I often think of you In the calmness of the day I often think of you Because you show God's love in everything you do. I often think of you because you made a difference in my life.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission; which is the stage of the darkest periods of human history, the stage of rule by brute force." ~Ayn Rand

Speak Out and Speak Up

WARNING: this essay might be difficult for some to read. I am writing this essay on Monday, April 19. Yesterday, as I got home from church, I checked my Twitter timeline to see if anything interesting was happening.

YOGA CLEARS THE MIND

“If you stand up straight, be still and concentrate on your breathing, you’re doing YOGA. It is the best way to clear your mind. Thoughts will come into your head but the trick is to not engage those thoughts, just sort of observe them.

Confessions of a “Barbecue Master Pitster ” Wannabe ...

Last week I mentioned that I love online cooking tutorials. There are so many great opportunities to learn, but my favorite is a little less refined than most. Barbecue Pit Boys or www.bbqpitboys.com are a cross between ZZ Top and the Grateful Dead.