Planting Grass – We call South Texas home and for many years we owned a house near La Vernia. Our suburban home was located on 1.79 rough acres. The weather in that area is hot and dry and trying to make a nice yard presented several challenges. Our yard had cactus, briers, gopher mounds and

Pollution Index – Living in Beijing we keep a wary eye on the Air Quality Index (AQI), to see if it is safe to go outside without a protective mask. Yesterday when I checked, the AQI was 170 (Unhealthy), which is kind of normal here. While I wasn’t watching the AQI soared to over 400

The Meaning of Life That sounds like a deep philosophical question that would take volumes to explain, but when JESUS was asked what the greatest commandment was, His answer sounded rather simple. “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is

Walking Through the Valley – While assigned in Vienna, Austria (2008) we enjoyed the beautiful city, attended a great Church and we found new friends. I enjoyed my job and having just been promoted, I enjoyed a measure of success. I suffered from allergies, so the Medical Unit prescribed a well-known allergy medicine. I just

My Prayer – My prayer was put together while on my way to work in Vienna. I knew I needed to pray and while walking and while riding the bus or subway I came up with this prayer. Parts of it come from the Bible, from preaching and teaching I’ve heard over the years, and