Cataract Surgery

posted 4 months ago | 1 comment
If that is in the cards for you, I highly recommend you go forth without fear. I was admittedly uneasy, but having had the surgery just two days ago and almost having my full vision in that eye now, I would not hesitate now. Colors are SHARP and w...

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Facing Ike with Jesus

posted about 1 year ago | 1 comment
During Ike, I was so thankful for KSBJ, my contemporary Christian station in Houston. I turned my battery operated radio on KSBJ, focusing on the Lord instead of the storm or the news, while Ike blew through. Listened in the dark in my closet on b...

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Surviving Ike

posted about 1 year ago | 0 comments
Hello fellow Houstonians and Galveston....hope you fared well.

What an experience. I finally got electricity last night in the middle of the night (September 19 3 AM) after losing it at 7 PM Friday September 12. I have learned the joy of battery ...

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No nonsense words for life

posted about 1 year ago | 2 comments
Cowboy's Ten Commandments posted on the wall at Cross Trails Church in Fairlie , Texas :

(1) Just one God.
(2) Honor yer Ma & Pa.
(3) No telling tales or gossipin'.
(4) Git yourself to Sunday meeting.
(5) Put nothin' before God.
(6) No fool...

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You know you are in Texas in July when............

posted about 1 year ago | 0 comments
The birds have to use potholders to pull worms out of the ground.

The trees are whistling for the dogs

The best parking space is determined by shade instead of distance.

Hot water now comes out of both taps.

You can make sun tea instantly.

Y...

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You know you are a Texan

posted about 1 year ago | 2 comments
You know you're from Texas if:

You can properly pronounce Corsicana, Ennis, Waxahachie, Palestine, Decatur, Wichita Falls, San Antonio, Waco, and Amarillo.

A tornado warning siren is your signal to go out in the yard and look for a funnel.

Some...

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Tennessee memories

posted about 1 year ago | 0 comments
This brought back memories of my childhood.

THINGS I HAVE LEARNED FROM LIVING IN TENNESSEE

Possums sleep in the middle of the road with their feet in the air.

There are 5,000 types of snakes on earth and 4,998 live in Tennessee .

There are 10,...

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You may live in Texas

posted about 1 year ago | 1 comment
Here is what Jeff Foxworthy has to say about folks from Texas...

If someone in a Lowe's store offers you assistance and they don't work there, you may live in Texas;

If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you may live in Texas;

If ...

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Texas rules so you are prepared before you come

posted over 2 years ago, updated 36 minutes later | 6 comments
Rules of Texas
1. Pull your droopy pants up. You look like an idiot.

2. Let's get this straight; it's called a "gravel road." I drive a pickup truck because I want to. No matter how slow you drive, you're going to get dust on your Lexus. Drive ...

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ASL, audism, and cochlear implants

posted over 2 years ago, updated 7 minutes later | 2 comments
Wow cochlear implants are having a phenomenal impact on my field of work (deaf education). It is so exciting to see kiddos who have NO hearing go to within normal limits of hearing with this surgery. However, I also enjoy sign language. The deaf c...

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