A comment on one of our Cleverjourneys articles, coupled with a serendipitous drive by a church, reminded me of something my Great Grandmother would often say. “I pray every day for our country and our President, but I’m so sad and discouraged by all the evil. I keep looking for a sign,” was the reader’s…
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Sunday, Jack and I attended a fundraising barbeque lunch for a legendary sports coach in Texas. It was heartwarming to see the quaint community of Medina, nestled along its namesake river, in the beautiful Hill Country between Kerrville and Bandera, come together to help their beloved Coach Bill Carter. This past summer, Carter was diagnosed…
Read more Texas Community Unites to Help Legendary Coach Bill Carter
Reconsider travel to the British Virgin Islands due to new health and safety measures and COVID-related conditions. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 2 Travel Health Notice for the British Virgin Islands due to COVID-19. Before travel, enroll in the U.S. State Department’s Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive…
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A friend of mine, a golf champion at Fair Oaks Ranch Golf and Country Club, northwest of San Antonio, told me about his daughter walking out of a class at her university. Jay was obviously proud of her for standing up and dropping the class after a professor demanded students support Markist liberalism. My reverence…
Read more More Students Pushing Back Against Echo-Chamber Indoctrination
Who knew 2020 would be so limiting and stressful? From toilet paper shortages to wearing masks, our world definitely changed. However, we decided to make the best of it–as much as we could. Defying the newscasts, Dodie and I even went on a 15-state (plus Washington D.C.) road tour for 32 days in June and…
On a flight with my children some years ago, my son was startled when the attendant announced that adults should put on their oxygen masks first, before helping their children. “Why don’t you help the children first?” he asked. “If I ran out of oxygen first, then I couldn’t help you with your oxygen mask,”…
A wise old man spoke to the crowd of over 4,000 baseball coaches at the 52nd annual American Baseball Coaches Association convention. It was the first week of January, 1996. at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville. Although there were clinics, presentations and good comradery, many of the attendees flew in especially to hear the veteran coach…
Read more Baseball’s Legendary and Patriotic All American ’17 Inches’ Story
Democrat and mainstream media ploys to disgrace President Donald Trump’s respect for the U.S. Military in September 2020 backfired royally by October. Democratic National Committee officials started their propaganda project by shining spotlights to project “Trump Disrespected Our Troops” and “Our Troops Deserve Better Than Trump” onto the exterior of the Trump Hotel in Washington…
Read more Disrespecting Our Military Heroes is Serious Political Issue in 2020
America’s youth has shared the trials of 2020, with empty classrooms, virtual graduations and quarentines. Many sporting and student events were cancelled and substituted with streams of not so peaceful protests. The looting, destruction and violence on American streets exceeded the riots many of us saw in the 1960s-70s. Just as we did, youth today…
Read more 250,000 Expected at ‘Field of Faith’ Christian Events Next Week
Blessed with good mentors in life, I’m grateful to carry their wisdom within me. They’ve been especially useful this year. In early June of 2020 Dodie and I decided we had enough of the bad news spewing out of broadcast and social media. Long before President Donald Trump’s presidency, I had lost faith in most…
Read more Remain Calm, Trust in God, and For Sure Vote in Person
