Opinion

Summerarrivedsuddenly. It was as if spring got shortchanged and weleaptfromlatewinterintosummerwith nothinginbetween.Iwatchedthegardeners wakewithastartandbegintearinguptheir lawnsandgardenswithafury,asiftheyhad overslept and had to make up for lost time.

On Tuesday, May 20, I embarked on a journey, fully trusting the Lord to direct my steps. I had been planning to spend the day in Sealy, with a few ideas in mind about where to visit and who to connect with. However, by that morning, I had yet to hear back from those I’d reached out to the week before, and the friend I was planning to meet for lunch had an urgent family matter come up. I considered rescheduling the day, but instead, I spent some time in prayer—asking the Lord to guide my steps and connect me with those in the community He wanted me to meet.

The dust hasn’t quite settled on the 2025 legislative session, but here’s a sampling of bills already sent to Gov. Greg Abbott.

Memorial Day is when we pause and honor those who gave their lives for our freedom. Some were famous men who died in battle. Others were unknown soldiers killed in historic battles. How much do you know about America’s military history? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.

Reality does not always match up with fantasy. My fantasy, once I finally sold my first novel, was that I would print my book in hard copy (which I never do) and carry it out of my office and go somewhere with it— maybe a coffee shop! I would sit at a table in a coffee shop and read my manuscript on real paper with a red pen in hand and review it with care, while sipping my coffee, thoughtfully editing a chapter or two a day until I was confident that everything was to my complete satisfaction.

As part of articles leading up to Memorial Day, I want to keep alive the memory of Sergeant Reckless America’s War Horse and how she saved many Marines in one of the major battles of the Korean War, THE BATTLE OF OUTPOST VEGAS.

Historians love ranking presidents. You’ve seen the lists.