I learned a lot about lawn and grass care while working in Bermuda grass research at the university. One of the most important things is you start working or preparing for a beautiful yard way in advance

Psalm 23 says “I will fear no evil.” However, the attitude many believers have concerning evil is often fear. And when you fear something, you show respect, you respond and react to it, and you live in its shadow

If we study God’s Word, we will find the things hidden from the world, but given to His own to know and receive. Let us study to show ourselves approved. Not to work our way to God, but to draw closer

After years of study, and using my degree from the University of Facebookology, I have to come to the conclusion that people have officially become dumber

Christ as the rose of Sharon, was willing to be crushed and this holy fragrance of love reveals the nature of God’s amazing grace

As I write this, we are one week away from when school was supposed to start.

The Aug. 10 date would have meant my children and every other student was out of school for five months before walking back in

Monday morning was a perfect time to head out to explore part of the Amistad National Recreation Area

It’s darkest desperation. The U.N. is demanding Trump not send federal law enforcement to Portland or Chicago, as America’s Democrat run states and cities are killing fields

Coronavirus sounds like it’s here to stay, and we may need to start wearing protective suits like the astronauts wear in outer space

For many reasons great and small, this Covid mess has forced upon me the role of household grocery shopper

Amid a pandemic, we are also in Stage I Water Conservation. So here is my annual reminder that we live in a desert. Are you storing water, just in case?

I used to like scary stories. The campfire-style scary stories making the hair in the back of your head stand up and sending chills down your spine

MY TURN - Freedom of speech means the good and the bad are protected.

BUT THAT'S JUST ME TALKING: If the pros can’t get it right, what chance do the rest of us have?

Les saludo con gusto Pueblo, y como siempre pasemos al comentario de hoy: ¿Estás preocupado? En mi pueblo dicen: “Esa pregunta ni se pregunta” ¿Quién en estos días no está preocupado?

Jesus said, we cannot love two masters, for we will love one and hate the other. One thing we need to know about God that few talk about, is that He is a Jealous God

You cannot really tell the real nature of a dog when he is sleeping. Over the years I have walked up to many yard fences or knocked on many a door and I have learned to look very carefully to see if there is a dog there

Belief in God is good for us … and not just in the eternal long run. There’s a powerful link between religious devotion and happiness, mental health, and participation in community

Within the Christian life, there are many pillars of truth which are critical to our spiritual development and one of these is discernment. The word may have several meanings, but mostly it’s associated with having spiritual sensitivity

On Saturday morning, I set out once again for the county’s sports fields along Frontera Road, hoping I would be able to get better photos of the Painted Buntings I found there last week

If the pros can’t get it right, what chance do the rest of us have?

Sunday it was announced that several members of the Florida Marlins, a professional baseball team, had tested positive for COVID-19 following the team’s series finale against the Philadelphia Phillies

As I was scrolling my newsfeed this morning, I saw the following headline — “White man allegedly yelled offensive racial slur at Black teen who offered him a donut.”

Popular wisdom states that the only constant is change, and the pandemic we are currently going through has proved old sayings remain true through the years, and defy the most advanced scholastic and scientific challenges

In the 1960s a small but loud cabal of professors took control of America’s universities, and the 1619 Project changed America. The rise of Marxist professors taught America’s youths bad history based upon bad motives

Not including fajitas, the best part of living on the border is the richness of the spoken word. Nowhere else is the happy blending of languages so inventive and endlessly fascinating

My heritage is definitely midwestern United States with ancestors migrating from England, Ireland, Scotland, and France – some before we were even a country

I got a phone call recently from a young professional looking to relocate to Del Rio for work. He found my website, and was intrigued about how highly I spoke of Del Rio

The not-so-great President Trump refers to the Portland, Oregon protesters as anarchists and agitators because they are doing what every American has the right to do

Since I’m not able to spend my weekend mornings along the San Felipe Creek, I found myself at loose ends on Saturday morning

I knew the speed limit was 60 miles per hour but I was not really paying much attention to my speed

Being in the mountains and pine forests these weeks, it is no surprise I see many folks come here as well, to seek the peace in God’s nature.

The Lord promises if we will seek Him we will find Him! He is the answer for all of the world’s problems. He rewards those that seek Him diligently

What are you accomplishing? What have you accomplished? Don’t like the answers? Wish you had better ones, more fulfilling ones?

By now, most of Del Rio has heard in some shape or form the weekend tale of the fall of one of the city’s animal advocacy groups

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic is taking a toll on all of us.

Since the middle of March, County Judge Lewis Owens has been at the forefront of the public information campaign in Val Verde County

Les saludo con gusto Pueblo, y como siempre pasemos al comentario de hoy: El amor de Dios es para todos, por tanto sus eternas promesas son para ti y para mí

I applaud the City of Del Rio government’s near-daily Facebook chart that tells us the following

A friend of The Good Wife who owns a restaurant called to say her grill caught on fire the other night. It was just a grease fire and the firefighters put it out before anyone was hurt or much loss was incurred. Still, it took her all night to clear up the smoke and water damage

What do Chicago, Minneapolis, Seattle, Milwaukee, New York, Baltimore, Washington D.C. have in common? They are all killing grounds run by Democrats forever

The not-so-great president of the United States speaks, and the whole world listens as he regales us with his unmatched wisdom. A wisdom that has no ending. A president for the ages, a man that speaks before he thinks

For the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, it felt like the problems were really someone else’s to deal with

Young people don’t always know what they want to be when they grow up

Much to my delight, Michael G. came for a visit over the weekend

Our grass is greener than we think I really appreciate readers who send me emails and hand-written letters, they are truly an encouragement

Restrictions under the skyrocketing number of COVID-19 cases in Del Rio and Val Verde County prompted a push by the local business community to keep Lake Amistad wide open

Civil Rights icon Shelby Steele wrote, “The idea of Systemic Racism is a corruption. Blacks have never been less oppressed in America”

How are you feeling, friend? Have you had it up to here with self-centered people causing problems? Have you reached the end of your rope with scare-mongers in white coats?

My husband introduced me to Mike Rowe a couple of years ago. He was watching this show called “Dirty Jobs” that had originally aired from 2005-2012

I didn’t go down to the creek over the past weekend

Let’s take a moment to reflect on this beautiful journey called life