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“God waits until he gets his turn,” says Savannah, age 5.

I don’t get political often. It’s not for me. Those sorts of proclamations hint at me having my act together and understanding nuances and whatnot. I assure you, I neither have my act together nor do I understand nuances. Ever. Add to that this current political climate of unhinged mayhem and plan on finding me hiding out in a cave for the rest of the year. Still, something that seems to be dominating the world of Gen Z lately has my knickers in a knot. The fever pitch has me willing to hop up on a soapbox long enough to pen 800+ words. There’s a new phrase in town. They call it Trad Wife.

Celebrate Labor Day Weekend with friends or family at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden. Presented by Primrose Schools in Dallas – Fort Worth, Labor Day Family Fun Weekend is chock full of activities the whole family will enjoy. Spend the holiday weekend immersed in nature. Bring your family and friends to “the 66-acre botanical wonderland” that is the Dallas Arboretum, according to The Dallas Morning News.

On July 26-28, Trinity Valley Community College (TVCC) Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Iota Alpha members attended and presented at the PTK Honors Institute conference at Texas Woman’s University in Denton, TX.

Recently, there was a baby born in Tennessee. The mother was a teenager with no money and no means to raise a child. The father had already left the scene. Other family members opted not to be involved and were several states away, regardless. Mom had no suitcase or extra clothes for herself, much less insurance or transportation to the hospital. Did I mention teenager? She was ill equipped to understand the involvements of childbirth in the first place. Did I mention the baby’s father was older? Did I mention that he abandoned her when she went inside a store to purchase shoes after losing her only pair? Did I tell you she fled inside a Walmart and hid there until all the employees were gone, sleeping in the sporting goods section and birthing her baby in a tent she’d hastily assembled? Oh, wait, that’s a book turned into a movie, Where the Heart Is, starring Natalie Portman. She plays Nova Lee Nation, a down and out gal who garners the attention of the entire country after baby Americus was discovered nestled with mom on a Walmart aisle. Still, Walmart is a place where Miracles happen, yes?

LUKE LOOKS BACK THIS WEEK

From western trail to drill team and ranch roping competitions, the Texas State 4-H Horse Show held July 21-27 in Bryan showcased the culmination of the Texas 4-H horse projects. More than 350 Texas 4-H youth exhibitors from across the state competed in 40 classes of competition, educational programs and college preparation activities.

Spring and summer are perhaps the busiest times of year for gardeners. However, fall also is a prime time to tend to gardens.

The University of Wyoming lists the following students from Texas on the 2024 spring semester academic Dean’s and Dean’s Freshman Honor Rolls.

Nearly 250 University of Dallas undergraduate students were named to the spring 2024 honor roll for earning a semester GPA of 3.0-3.49.

The human body is capable of various amazing feats, but many will attest that the ability of women to nurture and grow what will become another person is the body’s most impressive characteristic.

Life on a college campus can be exciting, especially for freshmen enjoying their first taste of life away from home. As exciting as campus life can be, it also can be a bit nervewracking for students who have never before had to fend for themselves.

I can’t remember my professor’s name from Art History 101 in community college. You’d think I would recall. After all, I only finished a handful of semesters, leaving sans degree to tend to my boys: the one I had and the one on the way. I do still have the textbook. It has survived almost 40 years of moving. That book calls the inside of a box home more than a bookcase shelf. An unattractive, massive thing, it’s a function over form philosophy, for sure. It has weighted down all sorts of papers, from pastdue notices to baby shower invitations. It has pressed innumerable roses, taking them from robust reds to paper-thin browns. Even back in its heyday, it was beloved to me. Professor Nice Lady wielded that book like a historical light saber. Down with history means down with art, she would surmise. The part that hit me the hardest was the part where both Prof and book taught me about what lurks in the shadows. She gave it a name. Chiaroscuro.