When I was a lad, occasionally Mother would make breakfast food for supper. One evening, after a long and hard day of work at the local cotton mill, she placed a plate of eggs and sausage and a pan of “quite” burned biscuits on the table. We waited to see if Dad would notice. After […]

Butterflies are some of the most beloved insects that you can find in a garden. But their younger forms, the caterpillars, tend to go unappreciated by most. They’re often viewed as pests, unwelcome visitors who munch through leaves and fruits that the gardener wanted to preserve. But if we look closer, it becomes clear that […]

Martin Luther, the father of the Reformation, translated the New Testament into German while confined to the castle of Wartburg. Beethoven wrote his best masterpieces after going deaf. Thomas Edison, at 66 years old, rebuilt his invention factory after it burned to the ground. Resilient grit marked each of these leaders. They learned to bounce […]

Mom Is Now Singing With The Angels Greetings from the island everyone. I hope that all of you are doing well and starting to dry out from this monsoon season we have had the past 6-8 weeks. On the island, a full 19” of rain has fallen since the end of April. I’m pretty sure […]

I sadly see a movement in our nation, even here in our beloved Port O’Connor, to compromise and become like everyone else. Individualism seems to have no credence – just get us to herd mentality! The message is one of “tolerance,” which means to most that we must agree with whatever another believes and never […]