It was Sophia’s Birthday and we wanted to wish her a Happy Birthday and let her know how much we love her even though we lived in Beijing, and she was in Texas. That was her special day, and she deserved a little extra attention. It took a bit of doing with the

I’ve seen an increasing number of Facebook posts on human trafficking in the US. Children are lured or snatched from their normal lives and plunged into a world most of us don’t want to believe exists. If they live long enough, they are sold like merchandise to the highest bidder. Most are turned into addicts,

Woke – active awareness of systemic injustices and prejudices. Sounds great, doesn’t it? How did it become so distorted that it now promotes injustice, and prejudice against a new set of victims? If you haven’t noticed, you are either a misguided attacker, or you are spiritually asleep. By the time they get to you, it

Most of us have been raised to do right, or at least to know what right is. With wrong actions eventually come consequences that we don’t want. Children know that, but will see how much they can get away with before the consequences kick in. If they get away with something they know is wrong,

For longer than most can remember, Fred Pierdolla was a prominent member of the La Vernia Community. If you lived there, you saw the sign for his business as you drove into town. He was a bigger-than-life Texas cattleman and more. I met Fred a few times when I lived in La Vernia and would