The Christmas Red Zone

A Sunday of NFL football means that the phrase “red zone” is within earshot when in and out of the living room. Once a team reaches the opponent’s 20-yard-line, it is within twenty yards of the endzone. Scoring opportunities are within grasp. We are approaching Christmas’s red zone.

DEBBIE'S CORNER

Lord, help me not to make a promise I can't keep Lord, help me that I won't say something I'll later regret Lord, help me not to gossip Lord, help to walk away when being insulted Lord, help me to mind my own business Lord, help me to keep my eyes and heart on you.

The Funeral

But Jimmy looked at Mama, Mama just looked down, She said, “Why’s it take a funeral, boy, to bring you back to town?” --Turnpike Troubadours, “The Funeral” I appreciate a good funeral.

Faces & Places

“You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better.” ~ Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird What’s that old saying about power? Something about 'Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Finding time

I’m not sure what mathematical factors play into determining the layout of this publication from one week, one edition to the next. What I do know is that one of the final parts of my weekly assignments is to pound out a few hundred words of editorial commentary before deadline.

2 Cents Worth

Merry Christmas to all of you, have you got it all decorated up and ready for Santa to visit with all of you. Kay and Ivy Swink in Aspermont, Texas, have got it all ready for Santa and all the people that come to Aspermont to see their yard display.

Christmas is on display in Eldorado

There must be a million items in Jo Parker’s Christmas display located in a downtown building in Eldorado. These include figures, nutcrackers, lighted houses, manger scenes, Christmas art on the walls, holiday items on tables and shelves and a model train that runs around the Christmas tree.

Resilience

This week was something of a challenge in Stamford. For the second time in six months, our brand-new, state-of-the-art, multimillion dollar water treatment plant suffered a rapid slowdown in water treatment capacity that compromised our ability to meet our local water needs.

Cowgirl judge: herstory not history

I think the women hoped that she would be a voice for women’s rights, that she would be a voice against discrimination against women and other protected groups. I think women expected that she would be supportive of women’s groups and issues. And she was.

Faces & Places

“A major issue with estrangement is that it really is a two-fold forgiveness journey.