2 CENTS WORTH

Good morning to all of you this morning, it's going to be a hot day in Aspermont, so Joe can't get outside and play so he's going to be unhappy!!!!! Mittie and Sybil ate lunch with Joe and I at the Senior Citizens Thursday and we enjoyed them so much.

Faces & Places

“Jesus is the starving, the parched, the prisoner, the stranger, the naked, the sick, the dying. Jesus is the oppressed, the poor. To live with Jesus is to live with the poor. To live with the poor is to live with Jesus.

We All Wanna Be Fredericksburg

Today, we continue our series on creating good jobs in rural communities. If it was not already apparent, I’m using this series to construct a framework for our communities to use—Stamford and beyond—in creating jobs, growing our economies, and growing our communities.

The painted walls of Alpine

No wall in Alpine is safe from artists. The town is loaded with murals. And a dedicated group of mural lovers figured out unique ways to pay for them. One of the 30 or so murals in Alpine is near the Sul Ross campus and shows the history of the Texas Rangers.

Give it your all!

Last week I wrote about following your dreams and not listening to the naysayers. I believe this with all my heart, and at the same time, I know that often the naysayers can be correct. Why? Lots of reasons. No matter how hard I tried, I didn’t have the physical ability to be an Olympic swimmer.

CHECK YOUR MIRRORS

Last week my older daughter flew in from North Carolina. While I saw her in May on my road trip to Wilmington, she had not seen her sister or nieces in eighteen months. The reunion has been highly anticipated.

Old Glory News

I sure do appreciate Mittie helping me out on doing the news for me some weeks. Good job. I really do appreciate so many nice visits and all the goodies shared with us the last few days. Thanks to Sybil Kendrick, Warren Dozier, Gladys Vahlenkamp, and Mittie Dunham. PRAY FOR RAIN.....

How to Choose an Adult Day Care Services Provider

Dear Savvy Senior, Can you offer any tips on choosing a good adult day care provider for an elderly parent? My 81-yearold father, who just moved in with me, has dementia and needs attention during the day while I’m at work.

2 CENTS WORTH

Beautiful morning here in Aspermont, Texas, this morning, cool so we are ready to get out before it gets too hot!!!!! We got a little rain Saturday enough to full up my barrels then it stopped real quick.

Faces & Places

“The child is the beauty of God present in the world.” ~Mother Teresa There’s a dead child that speaks from the grave at Sardis Cemetery near Roby, Texas. This kid has been keeping me up at night, interrupts my thinking, and is messing up my daily schedule.