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I’ve known this lady all my life and we’ve had some very deep conversations over the years - mainly about family, religion, loss, sickness, and heartbreak. When I asked about interviewing her, she was a little surprised but excited that I wanted to hear her story.Although we’ve had numerous talks, I wanted to ask her more specific questions about HER life.
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Friends, this is the latest installment in a series of writings about the strong women who have made a major impact on my life. These are my Steel Magnolias: tough, but fair - strong, and yet beautiful – inspirational and at the same time, humble. My life has forever changed by these women in my life.
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In 1882, at Little Rock, Arkansas, two former slaves organized a group that covered the Jim Crow South region to become one of the outstanding aid corporations in America for the vast number of struggling African Americans.
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A 200-page report from the Department of Homeland Security faulted U.S. Border Patrol agents who rushed to the Uvalde school shooting in 2022, concluding they “failed to establish command and had inadequate training” in one of the deadliest classroom attacks, The Dallas Morning News reported.
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This week I had my yearly Medicare Wellness Exam. For the under the 65 crowd, this is the annual bloodletting and the visit where you’re overwhelmed with questions about falling, anxiety, depression and tested on two biggies you don’t want to screw up – the clock and remembering three important words! And I don’t mean ‘I love you!’ Being in a mood that day, I wanted to know if the questions just tick boxes on a form that ends up in some government file or do they really help my doctor.
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Friends, this article is the latest edition of a series of articles honoring and recognizing the strong women who have been a part of my life. But first, let’s sharpen our grammar skills and look into the literal meaning of the term “steel magnolia.” If you are of a certain age, you can most likely recall the 1989 movie of the same name, but if not here is a brief definition of a “steel magnolia.” Technically it is an oxymoron where two opposing terms are used without opposing meanings. Clear as mud?
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It took some time, but a set of new laws and rules passed by the Texas Legislature in 2023 went into effect on Sept. 1, the Houston Chronicle reported. Prominent among these are the SCOPE Act, or Securing Children Online Through Parental Empowerment Act, which tightens restrictions for online users younger than 18.
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A 26-page report from the Texas Comptroller concludes that the state needs 306,000 additional homes, a shortage that has sent housing costs soaring, The Texas Tribune reported. Homebuilding hasn’t kept up with the booming economy as millions of new residents have moved here over the past decade, leaving more than half of the state’s homeowners and renters struggling to find and keep affordable housing.
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