Three Rights

Use Words If Necessary In the age when faith is under attack like no other time in several generations, the best way to bolster our faith is to live its principals. That became clear to Lori and me last Friday in a way we couldn’t have expected.

Spring Cleaning Tips and Tricks

Spring is a time of year when change is in the air. Trees are budding, plants are flowering, and homes laden with dark or heavy fabrics and clutter could use some lightening up.

Did You Know?

Though plants might not seem like the first thing individuals think of when they ponder long-term investments, perennials can be just that. The home and garden experts at HGTV note that some perennials can live for a very long time.

Ellis Island

Young Catherine stood on the ship’s bow as it sailed into Ellis Island. She was a teenager. Her hair was tied behind her head. She had a slender neck. Young face. The passengers on the boat were excited. All 1,139 of them. They were speaking in strange tongues.

FINANCIAL FOCUS

Risk is a normal part of investing. In facIf you’re getting closer to retirement, you might be thinking more about Social Security. Specifically, can you count on it to contribute part of the income you’ll need as a retiree?

“The Run”

The first major fishing event of the year for most of us, other than the winter stocking of trout by Texas Parks and Wildlife, is the white bass (sandbass) run above reservoirs with a healthy population of these hard fighting, good eating fish.

The Goodbye Girl

I am leaving my husband. Relax. I’ll only be gone for 10 days. My son and his wife are going to Hawaii. Grandma (hello, that is me) will be heading to Houston to take care of the grandkids.

What Do We Mean When We Say God Is Holy?

“Something that is holy is set apart as something special,” says Jennifer, 11. “The Israelites took all their gold earrings and jewelry and things like that and made them into a golden calf. Moses was on Mount Sinai so he couldn’t tell them not to. They worshiped the calf and considered it holy.

Lawsuits Pile Up Two Years After Texas’ Devastating Winter Storm

When Cherrilyn Nedd left her uncomfortably cold Summerwood home during the February 2021 winter storm to stay with her inlaws — who had a generator — she never expected that she would return to find the house ruined. She left the faucets dripping and her cabinets open.

Lessons from the Past Two Years

The last couple of years have been doozies - for just about all of us. The world has changed before our eyes, in ways we never would have or could have imagined. I’ve found - often the hard way - that difficult times are opportunities for growth, new perspectives and outlooks.