Local to the greater area since 1966, but been around Swisshome/Deadwood since 1998.

“Rise up and shine, for your light has come. The shining-greatness of the Lord has risen upon you. For see, darkness will cover the earth. Much darkness will cover the people. But the Lord will arise upon you, and His shining-greatness will be seen upon you. Nations will come to your light. And kings will see the shining-greatness of the Lord on you." Isaiah 60:1-3

"Those who are wise will shine as bright as the sky, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine...

"In the light of the king's face is life, and his favor is like a cloud of the latter rain"—Proverbs 16:15

Under the New Covenant we walk under an open Heaven -- the King's light overshadows us! The light from His brilliant face releases His life, but it also releases His favor, which is "like a cloud of the latter rain." So His favor is described as this spiritual rain.

"Behold the former things have come to pass. But new things I declare,...

This is the stuff that can only be made in Texas. H-E-B grocery stores have been the main go-to for folks in a big chunk of the state of Texas, most notably Midland, San Antonio, Austin, Houston, as well as the central and southern parts of the state.

Well, sports fans, that's changing now.

Here comes H-E-B to places like Lubbock and (drumroll, please....)...........the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. I'll get to the latter in a moment, but first,...

I'd rather that the following snippet of my life be used to endorse a restaurant and not put it down. One of the three times I decided to stop at Bluebonnet Cafe in Marble Falls, Texas, and ran into a strange predicament.

Oh, it didn't taste bad at all, by any means, but the following food item I'm about to mention did have an odd texture. After a recent dinner at the aforementioned eatery, I had decided to get dessert, and it consisted of a slice of peanut...