TREES FOR ROCKDALE

4-H new member orientation set for November 28th

A new member orientation for all 4-H’ers will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, at the Extension Office. All 4-H members who would like to learn more about 4-H opportunities are invited to attend the orientation.

Thanksgiving football

Thanksgiving is as synonymous with football as it is with turkey. When sports fans tune into the big games Thanksgiving day, two teams are on the field every year: the Dallas Cowboys and the Detroit Lions.

Fun night at tree lighting, ‘Sip and Shop’

Kandace Flores and daughter Julia (L) enjoying the tree. Above, fresh from filming her first Christmas video, Brooke Graham shares a toast with Mayor Brett Boren. At right, the Lozano family went all out with matching outfits. Sip and Shop was a big hit all over town.

GAUSE NEWS

To me this is a cold, muggy, miserable day. I’m sure it is a perfect day for some people. I may go out to the mailbox after I see the mail lady pass. I’ll keep saying “God is in control, not me.” Sitting here writing this, I keep hearing a noise in another room.

CHURCH NEWS

Catholic Ladies to hold Christmas Bazaar Dec. 3 St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Ladies Society will hold their annual Christmas Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3.

Jesus said, ‘I will set you over much’

There is an old saying: 'The devil is in the details.' Meaning: The difficulty is in the many small details. Ask anyone who has ever tried to assemble a computer desk from IKEA; or a student who has written a term paper according to Turabian; or a novice chef trying to follow a detailed recipe.

Coffee with Jesus

One of the things I learned in school that was not true is: Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me. Whoever said that was crazy! I got called some names not too long ago and I gotta tell you it hurt.

Are we there yet?

“Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him.” (Psalm 127:3) Iwent backpacking with a friend one time.

And God is with us if we are with them

Matthew tells us a woman came to Jesus with a jar of expensive ointment and poured it on his head as he sat at table. The disciples complained, “Why this waste? This ointment could have been sold for a large sum, and the money given to the poor.” Jesus said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman?