Yesterday I learned the true definition of community

Yesterday morning when I woke up, I saw a Facebook post from the Bandera County Sheriff’s Office. A kid had been missing since supper the night before. They had several law enforcement agencies searching for a 5-year-old child that had vanished while walking a short distance from an RV on their property to their house. He was wearing a neon …

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Shaking off the crabs for good

This happens to all of us throughout life. People think that they have more control over us than they actually do, and when they realize that they don’t, they lash out and try to derail us from whatever we are doing. There’s an old analogy about a bucket of crabs. Each crab can easily climb out of the bucket, but …

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The Tale of Two Turtles, One Cup

The second turtle had finally made it across the road, narrowly escaping the harsh smash of tire tread at least 15 times. It had braved the busy two-lane highway, which was a hot 160 degrees from the blistering Texas sun, and stood high on all fours. The view, as Turtle 2 waved his head around, embracing the essence, soaking up …

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Is your life getting moldy?

Is your life getting moldy? Are you stuck in the same pattern? They say Hell is the same repetition. Fear keeps us stuck in repetition. Who would want to live in that? We are afraid of losing the comfortable, cushy lifestyle we are accustomed to, but the successful ones went all in and didn’t worry about what would happen, because …

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