Columns
Parrish secretary Diane Eaton a life-long Catholic
Diane Eaton has lived most of her life in Texas and calls Rains County her “stomping grounds.” She was an executive secretary for Texas Instruments from 1979 to 1999 in the Plano office and worked in various other office jobs before becoming St. John’s Catholic Parish Secretary in 2019 where she feels right at home. […]
Church Family
Sunday was a great day with our church family at Believers’ Baptist. That was the opening sentence I planned for a simple article about some touching vignettes I saw on the first day of this week. […]
Children’s Sensory Garden calming staff and students at Rains Elementary
The new sensory garden at Rains Elementary is not only teaching students living examples of the five senses, but it also provides relaxation and mindfulness. […]
A Country Girl day
When David and I moved to Emory in February of 2011, I was about as much of a city slicker as a girl could be. […]
Leah Drown helps businesses realize their dreams
After serving as Administrative Assistant in the Emory Development Corporation (EDC) since June 2021, Leah Drown stepped up to serve as Executive Director of the organization in January 2023. […]
He is Still Risen
It’s Sunday evening, and the sun just set on another Resurrection Day. […]
Holly Morgan takes care of many teachers’ children
Holly Morgan is in her first year as Director of Rains Independent School District Child Care Center. […]
Love, Marriage and Travel in Texas
The plans for our 23rd anniversary celebration began a week or so before the day, but the idea was really born in the first few years of our marriage. […]
The Quiet Right needs to speak up
In the 1950s the counterculture, those opposed to the existing social rules, was made up of people who wrote books nobody understood and people who sat around on the floor discussing its deeper meanings. […]