(ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 20, 2017) The other day I came across an interesting writing prompt while browsing the web. Admittedly I was searching writing prompts because I was having a bad case of the dreaded writer’s block. Anyhow, the prompt read as follows: describe your dream house. This caught my eye because I often […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 13, 2017) Have you ever had one of those days where your, uh, well let’s call them creative juices for lack of a better term, just seem to flow? Where you have an epiphany of sorts, and then get another idea that builds on it, and then another, and another? Well, […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 9, 2017) Here’s Abel! He is a sweet and loving older gentleman looking for a wonderful place to live out his golden years. Abel loves to sit and watch TV, sleep in his doggie bed and eat snacks. He is quiet, loves kids and gets along with all kinds of animals. […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 6, 2017) I’ve never been one to make resolutions whenever a new year begins. Why? I don’t know. It might have something to do with the fact that I’ve never really been a goal-setter or a planner. I kinda just live my life as it comes, and it seems to have […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 3, 2017) Here’s Latte! She is a one-eyed, three-year-old, 11-pound Chihuahua mix hoping for a new home. She is shy at first and needs to learn to trust her human but warms up when she knows she is safe. She would do better in a quiet home with no children, as […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — Dec. 19, 2016) For unto us a child is born… The words proclaim a good-news message set to music that much of the Western world either welcomes or tolerates each December. This season especially, Christmas carols and concertos may serve to dispel some of the gloom and strife that plagued our nation in […]
As I sit here staring out the window, thoughts of the upcoming Christmas holiday filling my mind, a hot cup of coffee burning my lips and filling my nostrils with what can only be described as the scent of happiness, I feel inspired to tell something of myself which probably not many people know – […]
This semester, I was presented with the opportunity of a lifetime. I spent three months visiting five different countries through a study abroad program at my university. It would be impossible to describe all of the sights, sounds and sensations I experienced on this journey, but these are a few of my favorite moments from […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — Dec. 14, 2016) One Christmas several years ago, we were broke. I don’t mean the we-aren’t-going-to-have-as-big-of-Christmas-broke, I mean the complete lack of any money. The no presents, no Santa, no-Christmas-kind-of-broke. I don’t remember the reason whether it was a string of medical bills or a load of untimely repairs; all I remember […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 12, 2016) Here’s Felix! Felix is a happy-go-lucky little guy. He is great with the other dogs in his foster home and at just 10 months old, he still has a lot of playful puppy energy in him. He is shy at first as he learns to trust, but once he […]