I love Christmas. I mean really, love Christmas. I look forward to Advent all year long for spiritual reasons and because of a special happiness I feel so intensely the very moment the Thanksgiving turkey makes its curtain call and I can begin hauling holiday decorations into the house. As one known...

Many hospitality industry partners are working on budgets for the new year. Most people will be happy to turn the calendar to 2021! So, the big question is — what do we expect in the tourism arena moving forward over the next few weeks and into 2021? If you have been in the hospitality business a wh...

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines advent as “a coming into being or use.” Another definition says “the arrival of a notable person, thing or event.” This past Sunday, many Christians around the world began the first season of their church year — Advent. The four Sundays before Christmas are a t...

Editors note: This column was originally printed in the Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post in November 2018. Sunday’s sermon was about ridding ourselv...

It was a leaky toilet that lead me to a rather thoughtful conversation with a 10-year-old boy this past weekend. In need of a new fixture, my great-ne...

Advance ticket sales for the Gillespie County Wild Game Dinner on Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds are underway. Ticket sales a...