The Journey Continues: What Bible verse applies to your life?
Sun, 09/26/2021 - 5:00am
On my journey, I was given a life verse. This is the story.
On my journey, I was given a life verse. This is the story.
“Rodents of Unusual Size? I don’t think they exist.” Wesley, from the Princess Bride. Graphic from Metro Creative
The people who live on Isla Natividad, a wide stretch of sand off Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula, are proud of the island’s many birds. There are auklets, cormorants, pelicans, ospreys and herons, just to name a few.
Savory, salty, sweet: The Farm Prosciutto Sandwich with dried mission fig, asiago, mortadella, champignon and black truffle aioli is a favorite among staff and diners alike. Photos by Jason Cook
Many believe that home begins with food. It’s rooted into our family life and our culture. It brings people together, simultaneously providing nourishment for our bodies and stimulation for our minds.
Above, Durango's Mexican Restaurant's migas plate — scrambled eggs combined with corn chips, onions, tomatoes and jalapenos topped with cheese served with beans, potatoes and two homemade flour tortillas. Below, Durango's enchilda plate — two beef enchildas topped with chile con queso, rice and beans. Daily Record photos by Nick Castillo & Lance Winter
In a quest to expand our horizons beyond San Marcos, this week’s Foodie Friday took us to Wimberley where we sampled Durango’s Mexican Restaurant.
A versatile favorite, grilled cheese sandwiches can feature a variety of breads and cheese. Photo by Metro Creative
A grilled cheese sandwich is a simple pleasure enjoyed by children and adults alike. Knowing how to create a delicious grilled cheese sandwich is a handy skill. Even though the sandwich may seem simple, there are some tricks to the trade to achieve a golden, crispy-on-the-outside, gooey-on-the-inside finished product.
Hornsby Bend is an excellent bird watching spot. Photo from Metro Creative
Don’t turn up your nose at sewage pond birding.
HCMGA members will bring plantings and transplants from their home gardens to sell at the annual Fall Plant and Tree Sale, which will be held this year online and in person. Submitted photo
Hays County Master Gardeners will hold its annual Fall Plant and Tree Sale online and in-person this year. The HCMGA members are putting their expertise to work to bring their finest plantings and transplants from their own home gardens. Texas Superstar, Texas native and adapted perennials, grasses, shrubs, trees and succulents will be for sale.
Pumpkins, gourds and mums give a festive look to this raised flower bed.
Orange Atlantico Belgian Mum and Croton. Photos by Norman Winter
After a long, brutally hot summer, two tropical storms and a hurricane, one could use a little perk up and no plant brings cheer like the chrysanthemum. Cooler temperatures partnered with a few mum containers with flowers numbering in the thousands will boost your spirits like few other plants.
My journey this week is about the role of spiritual choice in our lives. I found a news clipping saved years ago from The Baptist Standard. Dr. Foy Valentine, then executive director of the Christian Life Com mission of the Southern Baptist Convention, wrote: “We hear so much, it seems, about what religion is AGAINST. What we sometimes lose sight of is what religion should be FOR.” “Religion is a life-transforming relationship with the Lord God resulting in a life-expanding relationship of service to others following the example of Jesus, our Savior,” Valentine said. “For Christians,” he said, “pure religion is living in the conviction that:
After canceling in 2020 and postponing April 2021’s reboot, Old Settler’s Music Festival planners will host their 34th annual gathering of roots-music artists and fans, now slated for Oct. 21-24.
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