Signs
If you’ve ever driven across Texas, you know that the speed limits can change faster than you expect. One moment you’re flying down the open road at 75 miles an hour, wind in your...
Category: Travel
All Must Bow Down
How fitting that the oldest permanent Christian church in the world, the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem, towers protectively over the birthplace of King Jesus. When my husband and I decided to visit...
The Banyan Tree
On our mission trip to India, I encountered something I had never seen before—a banyan tree. They were everywhere. Sidewalks curved around them, streets bent to accommodate them, and restaurant courtyards used them as...
The Anchor Holds
Our hometown of Jasper, Texas sits close enough to the southeastern border of our great state to make the drive to neighboring Louisiana an easy one. That means we also have quick access to...
Singholes
At 430 meters below sea level, the Dead Sea ranks as the lowest land-based elevation on Earth. Fed by the Jordan River, and meager runoff from the rocky terrain that cradles it, the Dead...
Patched Netting
Like most fisheries in Mexico, Lake Comedero is heavily netted for tilapia. Navigating the lake in a bass boat requires great skill. That same level of skill is required of tilapia fishermen in maintaining...
Temptations
Like most manmade lakes in Mexico, Lake Comedero is cradled in the midst of mountainous peaks, high ridge lines and hills with rounded tops that slope to rocky shores. While some areas are bare...