The Fourth of July celebration will soon take place in Port O’Connor with the greatest fireworks display in the whole region. Our Chamber of Commerce always does an excellent job with a huge task. They must plan long before summer arrives so all the festivities can come off as expected. A group of friends gather […]

Do you recognize the name Hera? More likely you are more familiar with the name Juno. Well this isn’t a test; it is just an opening salvo on the month of June. Hera happens to be the Greek Goddess version of the Roman Goddess Juno that is the name of the month. Both were in […]

Being a dad is tough! It is ridiculously easy to become a parent, but then comes the hard part. That precious new joy doesn’t come with directions. If it is a boy child, you worry they will be just like you, and if it is a daughter you fear they will fall for someone like […]

Sometimes you may have noticed that I use this space to muse on the Human condition, be it through personal trials and victories or just observations of what we all experience throughout our lives in general. Lately I have been thinking about the importance of the culmination of certain milestones and journeys in our lives […]

Living The Solitude Life Greetings from the island everyone. I hope all of you are doing well and had a wonderful day with mom on Mothers Day, whether in person or visiting with her in heaven. I braved the weekend mainland chaos and ventured in to attend church with mom and the family, and then […]