Bedrock Blessings

12/8/2025 Life is good. It's easy to not think of that. Days are full. Schedules are tight. There are more things to do than we can do. And even more things that we want to do but can't figure out how. Every new day brings new problems. Often new problems come quicker than we can keep up with. The schedule get's out of whack and the sink doesn't drain. It's always something. And yet our…
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Stirring up dust

9/20/2025 The dove lit in the tree over my head. I scared it off and shot it flying away. A guy I know just down the fence line shouted, "good shot!" I said thanks and went and got my dove just like it was no big deal. But, though I would never let on about it (duh), I was actually surprised it turned out that way. Because if I don't have time to take careful…
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The start of a wonderful new season

9/1/2024 Maybe it's the sense of new beginnings. School starting. New opportunities. New plans. New goals. Maybe it's the wonderful time when summer is still here and fall is just around the corner, with cooler, crisp weather ahead. Perhaps we'll pause on Sept the 22nd to celebrate the official beginning of fall. Again, this fall will be full. Launching Faculty Commons in South Texas. Football season for Trey, who just learned that he will be…
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