Last week was busy! Volunteering was the key word all around. Kara, Julia, Terry and I helped welcome the Elgin ISD faculty and staff back to school by volunteering to serve at the First United Methodist Church of Elgin’s annual luncheon last Tuesday. We love this little church because they do church right and have…
An Open Letter to John Shaffner, CEO, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Dear Mr. Shaffner, I read your “From the Chairman” letter posted on the Academy’s web site concerning this year’s Emmy awards. I am impressed by your description of the multiple roles television plays in our lives, and your respect for the craft and those who work in every aspect of it–writers, musicians, producers, sound men,…
The travellers have returned. Kelly and Sterling headed off with Casey to fly to Kansas last Thursday, a trip they’ve made many times before but always on a direct flight. Now there are no direct flights between KC and Austin, and even though the plane change was just at Love Field, we were nervous about their negotiating…
Life Its Own Self
Once many years ago, when Kelly was a toddler, I was in conversation with a man from San Antonio, which has nothing to do with anything except that’s the only thing I remember about him, aside from what I here relate. When he learned my daughter had Down syndrome, he spoke of a family friend…