We got disappointing news this morning when we found out that our grandson Mason’s heart surgery would be postponed. He arrived at the pre-op appointment with congestion. The medical professionals do not want to go forward with the surgery until he is in his best health. You don’t have to...

What lifts you up when you are feeling down in your spirit? Maybe you like to take a leisurely walk or do some physical activity. Perhaps a good book or favorite television show helps you to mentally escape. Now, think about the moments, activities, and people that bring you the...

What an interesting Texas “winter” we are having! I believe it may be the warmest November through January that we have had in my nearly four years in Conroe. By this time over the last few years, we had already experienced multiple hard freezes. I moved my plants into my...

We are in the season of parades, halfway between Macy’s Parade and the Rose Parade. One of my best friends used to go to the Rose Parade prior to attending the Rose Bowl game later that afternoon. His parents knew some people of wealthy means who had seats each year...

Hope affords us the opportunity to be human. We can be real about hardship, difficulties, grief, and suffering when we have hope. Biblical hope anchors our hearts and minds in the goodness of God. Such hope is defined as a confident expectation about the future, a certain conviction that God...