She stands 4′ 11″ Been that tall ( or short) for a very long time. At one time, one of her life goals was to reach five foot- even. Probably not going to happen. But what she lacks in height, she makes up for in heart. Caralyn never ceases to amaze us at times with things she sets her heart to doing. We were left scratching our heads when she was in high...
Learn MoreWe do have a unique ‘Eiffel Tower’ here in Paris, Texas. It’s not quite as tall as the one in Paris, France. And ours has a big red cowboy hat on top of it. But it is pretty cool when lit up at night. Especially since the city just paid to add some fancy color LED lights to give it a little spunk. There was a trial lighting test tonight so I snapped a...
Learn MoreIt’s Easter weekend. Living here in NE Texas where I teach in a rural area, you will find no shortage of Christian churches. So I thought I’d see how many of my students knew the significance of the upcoming ‘holiday’. I did this a few years ago and was intrigued by the responses. So I am again, sharing with you this year, the results of a ‘bonus’...
Learn MoreI’m not a gambler. Can’t say it ever really fascinated me. But then, I never really had much money to gamble with after raising three girls. We had a long stretch of some very lean years back then. When my parents use to in Las Vegas, we would visit them from time to time and Mom would usually give us some ‘play money’ to go out and play the slots in the local...
Learn MoreI make no apologies when I say that I have had a long time love affair with newspapers. It’s been a part of my life as long as I can remember. When we moved back to the states after my Dad’s first tour in Europe, I secured my first job throwing a morning paper route in 1972 at Ft. Sheridan- an Army base about an hour north of Chicago. I was 12 years old and I...
Learn MoreHow much….is too much…when it comes to being made aware of all the heartache and tragedy that takes place on this planet we call ‘home’? Over the years, I have often thought that with the overwhelming influx of information that we are inundated with 24/7, at what point do our hearts become seared and unable to respond in a decent manner. Famines,...
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