Columns & Editorials

Ask Aunt B

Dear Aunt B Readers, After last week talking about 2022, I thought it might seem important to discuss finishing out 2021. Are you done with the year? Only leaving the holidays to finish it out or do you have things that need to be cleaned up to start anew?

Laymen’s Corner

Sometimes Christian life is like a see-saw. The world is on one end and Christians are on the other. When Christians go down the world goes up. When Christians go up the world goes down. When Christians goes up they are closer to GOD and the world begins to fade and become less attractive.
Rally Behind the Rookies

Rally Behind the Rookies

Rally Behind the Rookies

Over the years, I have heard several teachers jokingly share how sorry they felt for their first-year students. “I know those kids didn’t learn a thing! I had no idea what I was doing!” they exclaimed.
A REMARKABLE MAN

A REMARKABLE MAN

A REMARKABLE MAN

Recently I got to meet a gem of a man named Edward Grady from Ennis, Texas. He is the father of 12 kids. Six are grown and six live at home. To make ends meet raising all of those kids he picks up scrap metal and sells it. Edward’s work ethic, punctuality and kindness are remarkable.

Thankful. Grateful. Blessed.

It was 2010. MySpace was all but shuttered. There was a new social media addiction in town, something called Facebook.

Ask Aunt B

Dear Aunt B Readers, We are so close to the end of this year, I wanted to take some time to remind you and myself of a very important topic. We have touched this before but oh how powerful this topic is if we can just master the concept. How do you find yourself? I mean your true self.

PRAISING GOD ALL THE TIME

It may not be easy for Christians to praise GOD in this time of trouble, but I think this is the time we should praise Him the most. GOD told us long ago that these times were coming and we should not be amazed or fear.

Education Climate Change

It appears the uncertainty and inconsistency in public education is getting to be too much for educators across Texas. A decline in student behavior is a growing concern.

Three Rights Make a Left

Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor-- and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me to recommend to the People of the...
Standardized Testing in Texas: Did you Know?

Standardized Testing in Texas: Did you Know?

Standardized Testing in Texas: Did you Know?

Assessment as a tool to determine content mastery is necessary in the learning environment. Currently, the state of Texas uses the State Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) to assess students’ mastery of content over the school year.