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God is the perfect Father
Posted on July 1st, 2010
The Bible tells us that God acts as a Father towards those who have devoted their lives to Him. Unfortunately, there are so many who have devoted their lives to someone or something other than God. But for those of us who have repented from all those other things and turned our lives over to Him, He is “Our Father.” We declare our relationship with Him each time we pray.
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Remembrance, mystery and discovery
Posted on April 20th, 2010
By Johnny Griffin, Editor
My bride and I took another adventure trip last week. The father of a very good friend, and my hero when I was a young adult, passed away. The memorial service was in Marfa on Saturday. Marfa is a long way from anywhere and a very long way from Wallis.
But remembering Bill Shurley, professional roper, actor, pilot and authentic old time cowboy was more than worth the drive.
The service was wonderful and the drive was good, but the two days we spent on the ranch with the family were priceless.
From the high point of the ranch property, you can see Chinati Mountain to the southwest, the Chisos Mountains of Big Bend to the south, Cathedral Mountain to the east and the Davis Mountains to the north. It is big country with big vistas and beautiful sunsets.
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A bird at my window
Posted on April 8th, 2010
By Johnny Griffin, Editor
Springtime has come to this part of Texas with all its beauty and comfort. My bride and I took a trip to visit daughter Jamie at New Braunfels on Easter Sunday afternoon and we will definitely vouch for the abundance and beauty of the wildflowers. We stopped multiple times for photo ops.
A part of springtime is the re-awakening of the songbirds. We have enjoyed many years waking up to the sweet songs of cardinals outside our windows along with the many other songbirds in and around our country home.
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Classic sports moments
Posted on February 16th, 2010
By Johnny Griffin, Editor
Last week was a great time for classic sports moments. Of course, there was a game on Sunday evening that may qualify. Reports are the Super Bowl was the mostly highly viewed television program of all time, surpassing the final episode of MASH in total viewer numbers. It was also a pretty good football game and a testimony to the resiliency of New Orleans. It is a pretty good feel good story.
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Rocky Mountain High
Posted on January 14th, 2010
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Laura Finley, Bree Griffin, Michael Griffin and John Griffin make their way to the Steamboat slopes for a day of skiing.
By Johnny Griffin, Editor
You just can’t say it any better than John Denver did. I am still buzzing from a Rocky Mountain High a week after returning from Steamboat Springs, Colo.
My bride, myself, our two sons, one’s wife and the other’s girlfriend all went to Steamboat for the Texas Music Fest to listen to our daughter, Jamie, sing. We were also joined by Jamie’s husband, Roy Wilson, for the week.
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Christmas Spirit
Posted on December 25th, 2009
By Johnny Griffin, Editor
I really enjoy Christmas. As the season progresses, I realize how many family and church memories seem to center on the Christmas Holiday. I’m really starting to feel it now.
I do believe we are all guilty of a little too much commercialism for Christmas and the true reason for the season gets set back sometimes.
In the last week, I attended the annual Cantata at our church, Trinity Lutheran in Sealy, with its theme, God Speaking. I read the wonderful letters from local pastors appearing in this issue and also celebrated the 90th birthday of my mother on Saturday.
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A giving spirit
Posted on December 25th, 2009
By Johnny Griffin, Editor
Last Thursday I was blessed to be able to move bicycles around for the Austin County Outreach folks at the American Legion Hall in Sealy. Every year, it amazes me how the community responds to bring some joy to needy children in our county.
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Thanksgiving Tree
Posted on December 8th, 2009
By Johnny Griffin, Editor
For the first time in my life, we put up a Christmas tree the weekend after Thanksgiving.
We have never not put up a tree and we have never had a fake tree in the house, but we have been known to put up a tree on Christmas Eve. A few of those really late ones were cedar trees cut out in our pasture.
I have always thought that people who put up a Christmas tree or started buying Christmas presents at Thanksgiving were really pushing the envelope. Joanie has tried to convert me for years.
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Busy day in Wallis
Posted on November 24th, 2009
By Johnny Griffin, Editor
There were a lot of extra people in Wallis on Saturday. It was a very busy day. There were a lot of photo ops for our newspaper; a lot of interesting people to talk to and most of all, a lot of people got another favorable glimpse of Wallis and our citizenry.
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Rain is good, right?
Posted on September 22nd, 2009
By Johnny Griffin, Editor
For the first time in a very long time, I woke up early Tuesday morning to the sound of rain spattering on the windows. It was a little before 5 a.m. and the sound and smell started my day wonderfully.
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