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Lenny's Life Lessons

Lenny's Life Lessons

Lenny's Life Lessons

Hey there, my sweet San Saba loves! I might be a dachshund popsicle, but it is because Texas has confused itself with the North Pole lately. I do not even complain when mom puts my sweaters on because at least they make me stop shivering.
Quinn Minute

Quinn Minute

Quinn Minute

I just talked to an old friend who told me it is very cold in his town. He wonders what he can do for fun in icy conditions. Well, it is cold because it is winter. If it were hot, we would worry that there’s a hole in the ozone layer.
State Capital Highlights

State Capital Highlights

State Capital Highlights

Grid keeps humming during first wintry blastThe state’s power grid withstood its first wintry blast last week with no major outages as snow blanketed much of West and North Texas, and heavy rains hit Central and South Texas.
Former University President Don Newbury | Successful Sleeper; Failure in the Kitchen

Former University President Don Newbury | Successful Sleeper; Failure in the Kitchen

The Idle American

I have never been a superstitious person---not until the recent Friday the Thirteenth.Truth is, I’ve chuckled at others who won’t walk under ladders, change routes when black cats crossed their trails or wear the same unwashed “lucky” garments to extend sports victory strings.

Alice in Wonder Land

I did not go to church on Sunday, January 12th, because of the weather conditions. The christian radio station FM 104.5 provided wonderful praise music, and the Daily Wisdom For Women gave a good sermon.

La Palabra de Dios Dice

2 Corintios 5:6-21 Así que vivimos confiados siempre, y sabiendo que entre tanto que estamos en el cuerpo, estamos ausentes del Señor (porque por fe andamos, no por vista); pero confiamos, y más quisiéramos estar ausentes del cuerpo, y presentes al Señor.

The Little Gray Kitten

He was just a big kitten, maybe half grown. I saw him one afternoon wobbling across our backyard. He was very skinny, and I went and got a bowl of water and set it out for him. He slowly crept over to the bowl and drank. Later, I went and got some food for him, and he ate and ate.

Simple Truths

Matthew 6:11, 34 “Give us this day our daily bread, 34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow.” are seen, but the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

La Palabra de Dios Dice

2 Corintios 6:1-18 Ahora pues, como colaboradores en la obra de Dios, les rogamos a ustedes que no desaprovechen la bondad que Dios les ha mostrado. Porque él dice en las Escrituras: «En el momento oportuno te escuché; en el día de la salvación te ayudé.» Y ahora es el momento oportuno.