Spring migration is just around the corner! In the spring, hundreds of bird species begin their migration from southern regions to northern regions to prepare for the breeding season. One major question I always get from kids and adults is “how do birds know when to migrate?” Birds rely on a mix of instincts, environmental […]

Submitted by Russell Cain Lewis Ray Madden and his wife Juaniece Marek Madden were natives of Calhoun County, she having been born in the Six Mile community and he in Port O’Connor. Both were educated in Calhoun County schools. Lewis graduated from Port Lavaca High School in 1939; Juaniece graduated from the same school in […]

 Why do we often take the long way home? For we do, returning, only after much wandering, to the abiding realities of living. Perhaps this is one reason we are brought again and again with certain inevitability to the story of the Prodigal Son. We walk searching for fulfillment. Our personal fulfillment often takes us […]

This story is fictional, but based on scripture found in 2 Chronicles 1:13-17, 2 Chronicles 9:25, Psalm 20:7, and Psalm 33:17-20 Jacob means: “may God protect” From the time he was twelve years old, he had been trained in the art of combat. He was well mastered in both sword and spear weaponry. He was […]

Is it just me, or did spring come early this year?  Other than the brief winter storm and few days of below freezing temperatures, it has been such a mild winter.  These warmer temperatures make me excited for spring, because every year there is such a beautiful wildflower show!  Flowers such as bluebonnets and Indian […]