Carl Lance

The Barrier

When I joined the Foreign Service, I expected to be sent “overseas” but my first assignment was Mexico City. That is just 900 miles from my home. I figured the food, culture, and language would be familiar, since we had lived in San Antonio, Texas for the past ten years. Besides that, some Spanish is […]

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The Heat

Recently we were trimming shrubs and cleaning up the flower beds at Church. Yes the Heat Index was expected to top 100 degrees Fahrenheit, but we had to get it done before school started. Much of our work was Brother Bob wielding hedge clippers and Caleb and I cleaning up what he cut off. We

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Something for Nothing

That is what Presidential candidates promised! If you elect them to the highest office in the land, you will get free healthcare, college loans paid off and cash money, even if you don’t want to work for it. It’s early in the election cycle, so I am sure they will come up with more stuff

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Peace in the Storm

My favorite (only) grandson went with his class to the International Student Convention, in Missouri to compete with Christian schools from around world. This was his first year to compete at this level, so my daughter and her family went to cheer him on. My daughter and son-in-law were participants decades ago when they attended

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Thankful For What?

Over the past year I noticed an increase in the number of posts asking for help and even a few more posts giving thanks to GOD for blessings they have received. Considering we were going through the worst of the pandemic (US), national lockdown, racial unrest and a crucial election, I wasn’t surprised. People have

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