(ROCKWALL, TX — April 14, 2019) Spring has recently become my favorite season. In the past, I adored fall. The pumpkins, the warm spiced drinks, the heavy foods – but as of late, I love the spring. I noticed the shift in my fondness when I began gardening. The pleasure I find in tilling the […]
Inaugural event takes place March 30th at Rockwall ranch (ROCKWALL, TX – March 27, 2019 – Source: CultureHype) Few things are more American than a delicious slice of pie, and no one celebrates killer cuisine like Texas. That’s why the family behind Rockwall’s scenic Tate Farms is hosting the first annual Texas Pie Fest, an […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — March 28, 2019) She sounded worried on the phone, and no wonder, her husband faced a federal indictment in connection to a former employer’s wrongdoings. The trouble was only beginning for my friend Luann and her family. Ominous clouds closed in on their once bright lives—rich in Christian fellowship, community service, and […]
(ROCKWALL, TX) What is a lager? What is an ale? Is there a difference? A common misconception is that lagers and ales are beer styles, when they are actually different classifications of beer. Much the same way you could classify animals as mammals and reptiles. The difference between lagers and ales is what type of […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — March 25, 2019) Red, watering eyes, sneezing, misery, the fog of antihistamines…does any of this sound familiar? All that beautiful yellow fluff flying through the air, covering our deck is causing such misery for the one I share a house with. Bless him. Our inclination is to open up the house and […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — March 18, 2019) New leaf green! Some may call it chartreuse, some lime. Then there’s sage and seafoam along with emerald or even olive drab. I hadn’t given much thought to how many shades of green there are until this morning at church. I’m not Irish (I don’t think I am, […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — March 13, 2019) As the final overtime seconds ticked off and the dreadful buzzer sounded, my team’s basketball season ended. My boys had overcome so much through the season, game after game of last second heartbreaks and the occasional morsel of victory. I named them the “heart attack kids” because after a […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — March 13, 2019) She was unstoppable and courageous. At least her pink shirt said so. But her sudden wailing revealed something else. She was rigid with fear after a sharp-toothed terrier rejected her affection. When my granddaughter suffered two wounds and received a few stitches for each, we gained a reminder about […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — March 6, 2019) A longtime dream of mine is to one day write a cookbook. And not just any cookbook. A cookbook filled with more words than pictures and more feelings than ingredients. A paperback book overflowing with short stories about food, family, fun, and then ending each story with a recipe […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 28, 2019) Texas Health Rockwall, a joint venture hospital between Texas Health Resources and area physicians, announced detailed plans for a multi-million dollar expansion of the Rockwall facility. The final plans were approved by the Texas Health Resources Board of Trustees on Monday, February 25. Commenting on the decision, Rey Bosita, MD, […]