One of our favorite places to visit is St. Augustine, Florida. We make a trip there every couple of months. Each time we try to find something we haven't seen before. This time we decided to visit Nombre de Dios Mission. On 8 September 1565, Pedro Menedez de Aviles landed and claimed the land for … Continue reading Sky Watch Friday: Nombre de Dios Mission
Hometown Hero
Maybe the subtitle should be Town of Heroes. The folks in the North Texas town of Krum rallied together to grant a wish for 5-year-old cancer patient Reagan Richards. Reagen’s wish is to celebrate Christmas. Reagan has been asking her dad for Christmas. She was diagnosed last year with glioblastoma, a rare and aggressive brain … Continue reading Hometown Hero
Never Going Back to Okay by The Afters
If you aren't family with the Afters. They are a band should check out. They started at a Starbucks in Mesquite, Texas where lead vocalist Josh Havens and vocalist/guitarist Matt Fuqua worked. Havens and Fuqua recruited vocalist/guitarist Brad Wigg and drummer Marc Dodd. They begin preforming under the name Blisse. The band signed with Sony/INO … Continue reading Never Going Back to Okay by The Afters
Thoughts on Love
Found this tidbit a couple of weeks ago in the devotional I was reading. Your love for God is only as great as the love you have for the person you love the least. -- Dorothy Day The more I think about it the more profound it is. A quick look in the concordance and … Continue reading Thoughts on Love
Sky Watch Friday: Grande Villas at Sunset
Back in April we spent a few days in St. Augustine, FL. I took these one night at the resort. We stayed in the Grande Villas at World Golf Village. It is a few miles from the beach but a very nice resort. Check out The Sky Watch Blog.
How many of these 100 books have you read
Yes, another Facebook meme. According to the BBC, most people will have only read 6 of the 100 books here. I've read or attempted to read half the books on the list. Of course, my mom was an English teacher. She always had a reading list for me. Instructions: Look at the list and put … Continue reading How many of these 100 books have you read
Dishes by Flynn Adam
Flynn Adam is one of the founding members of L.A. Symphony crew. Currently, Flynn has teamed up with Pigeon John to form Rootbeer. Dishes was one of the Freshmen pick on MTVU last week.