The Untangler

I wish I had a dollar for every necklace my husband has untangled for me over the last 27 years. Even though his hands are much larger than mine, somehow he has the skill and most of all the patience to untangle the knotted links of any tiny chain. Little by little he unravels, untwists,…

‘… as the dew…’

After Passover, prayer for rain ceases for a time in Israel. A downpour of precipitation would ruin drying harvests during this season. Water is still essential to nourishing the land, so Jewish people begin to pray for dew. When the High Holy Days are finished in mid-autumn, they resume prayers for rain. The mystery of…

Quiet Promptings

I have a friend who emailed me yesterday concerning yesterday’s post. If you haven’t read it, please do. Follow the link. Today’s post will make more sense to you.

Just the Messenger

The young woman at the check-out counter stared at me with a blank look. She moved through the motions of checkout like a cold, empty robot. To say she was preoccupied would be an understatement. Her face almost throbbed with the pain in her soul. My heart ached for her as I watched her ring…

Past Their Prime

The bluebonnets, famous state flower of Texas, are past their prime now. I snapped this on our way to Clarendon for a speaking engagement.

Zero Agenda

For the few remaining devoted readers of  “culture vs content,” I apologize for being such a bad blogger over the last few months. To say my life has been busy would be an understatement. I am not complaining. It has been fun, at times frustrating and utterly exhausting, and never boring. The last two and…

Eternal Purpose

not animated puppets on God’s worldwide stage eternal purpose

Joe T. Garcia

One of our favorite Mexican restaurants in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area is Joe T. Garcias. If you are in the area, try it. I found these facts fascinating: