Faces & Places

“I have to ask myself how I can possibly expect to know Jesus as he would want to be known if my life remains unscathed by trouble and grief. How can I hope to grasp anything of God's heart for this broken planet if I never weep because its brokenness touches me and breaks my heart?

Check your Mirrors

After 34 days of travel, holiday family time, and capped off with four days in Austin among hundreds of students in closed quarters I came home and tested positive for Covid. This is my second bout, the first coming in August 2021, when a new variant worked through the vaccine.

Savvy Senior

Dear Savvy Senior, What can you tell me about the eye disease glaucoma? My older brother was recently diagnosed with it and lost some of his vision, but never had a clue anything was wrong. Could I be at risk too? Stressed Sibling Dear Stressed, Yes!

Voter registration deadline for primary approaches

The deadline to register to vote in the Texas Democratic and Republican primary elections is Feb. 5.

PRESENT TO WIN

I am relieved to have the holidays behind us, to have opened my email to see the first meeting agendas of the new year were posted, and for the most part — as predicted — entities were picking up where they left off.

Sing Along with Anna Banana

Anne Leslie Tijerina of Marshall has sung in Nashville and Carnegie Hall. She has recorded albums of her upbeat music. “I call it family gospel country,” says the talented musician. She sang and recorded for years with her dad, Bill Monigold, calling themselves THE DADDY DAUGHTER DUO.

2 Cents Worth

Good morning from Joe and I in Aspermont, Texas, it's a cold pretty morning in Aspermont, but we got another shower of rain, isn't that wonderful!!!!! We can always use the rain, as my son Jay, says let it rain that is giving all of us a good under ground season.

All Aboard

It would be a disservice to romanticize my recent train trip, one which took me to Virginia and then to North Carolina and then back to Slidell, Louisiana. The fact that the trip was not luxurious or at times convenient does not minimize the advantages of traveling by rail.

Faces & Places

“Our gifts are very pleasant to Him.

The Local Livestock Show

The development of the modern livestock show is a fascinating bit of history. To Americans, that history dates to March 1896, when a small exhibition of animals was held under shade trees in Fort Worth, Texas. That event spawned interest and other similar events.