The diet not taken

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sorry that I hadn’t turned on my GPS with the digital voice that tends to bark out directions at the very last moment making me think it can’t (or won’t) make a decision until it’s in a state of total desperation, long I looked down one as far as I could to...

Houdini thrilled throngs of Texans

Following a weeklong engagement at the Majestic Theater, a cheering crowd saw Harry Houdini, escape artist extraordinaire, off at the Dallas train station on Jan. 24, 1916.

Thankful for people like Cuz’ Matt

“Life is simple … either you’re qualified, or you’re not. — Navy submariner saying. ----- Matt is an ITSC with the United States Strategic Command. I know a little bit about the United States Strategic Command. Their mission is peacekeeping.

Taking time to freeze

Factor Hope everyone found ways to stay warm last week and finds ways to stay as dry as possible this week. I’ll be honest with you – this week’s column literally escaped me up until Monday, just before we send the paper off to be printed. I didn’t have any epiphanies last week.

My little prodigal

We got a Great Pyrenees puppy in June. Solid white, fluffy fur, and big black eyes --- he’s cute (and he knows it). We call him Snowball. Now that he’s eight months old, he’s entered his teenage years and everything looks good on the other side of the fence.

Life of cartoonist nothing to laugh about

The aspiring cartoonist told his friends on Jan. 17, 1928 to go on back to Dallas without him because he had decided to stay in sunny California. Since his mother was a distant descendant of the “Law West of the Pecos,” she christened her blessed event Frederick Bean Avery.

The telling of winter stories

You think THAT was cold? Well, let me tell ya.

Consider family meeting to discuss estate plans

At some point, you’ll want to share your estate plans with your loved ones — and the first step in this process may be to hold a family meeting. The best time to hold this meeting is when you’re still in good mental and physical shape, and the enactment of your estate plans may well be years away.

Is someone at the door?

Hubby and I have been AirBNB hosts for many years. We have welcomed hundreds of guests over the years. I can truthfully say we have never had a bad experience. This week, though, was a first (a wonderful first). Let me tell you about it.

Why Was Jesus Baptized?

That’s a good question. The word baptize means “to wash.” Peter, however, tells us that baptism isn’t the washing of dirt from the body, but rather a cleansing of the conscience (1 Peter 3:21). Baptism is the promise and seal of forgiveness.