Disappointment? Join the club.

So, I get an email last night from a reader of this column … “You always write about optimism, now that you have cancer, what do you think? What do I think? Let me begin with this … If you want to avoid disappointment, don’t do anything. Do not try to live your dreams.

CHECK YOUR MIRRORS

Last week's column was dedicated to my mom and my uncle's stories of water security on the farm and managing without electricity. I want to add to that narrative this week, writing about more of the “things we take for granted.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"Truth does not become more true by virtue of the fact that the entire world agrees with it, nor less so even if the whole world disagrees with it." ~ Maimonides

WRITER'S CORNER

As we start our day let us bow our head to pray, "Lord ehlp us to see each toher as you see us. Lord help us to love one another as you love us. Amen"

2 CENTS WORTH

What a week all of the citizens of Aspermont and surrounding area have had, this has been a nightmare for everyone, no water, we here in town we were blessed with electricity , that kept us warm but no water and still no water.

Faces & Places

“There is an old Chinese tale about the woman whose only son had died. O In her grief, she went to the holy man and said, ‘What prayers, what magical incantations do you have to bring my son back to life?

Reading the Room

This was a difficult week for many in Stamford, in Texas, and in America. A massive winter storm plunged many states into prolonged, bitter cold.

LOST WITH A GPS

When Tex Midkiff of Yantis was attending Stephen F. Austin University in Huntsville he worked as a prison guard. Occasionally he would take some prisoners serving time for drug offenses to high schools and let the inmates tell about their experiences.

The kindness of us

I’ve written about this several times and in different ways. If I comment on “the beauty of God’s creation,” most will see visions of stunning landscapes and the beauty of the oceans. When I ponder the beauty of God’s creation, my mind goes to my fellow human beings and their kindness.

CHECK YOUR MIRRORS

Rather than rehash what was a difficult week in Texas, particularly in Austin where I live, my column will consist of story excerpts written by my mother Lillie (McCleskey) Sullivan and her brother, my Uncle Clifton McCleskey.