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‘Boxing’ up the holiday spiritHow the Ladies Ministry at Baptist Temple Church are lending a hand
On angels’ wingsHow the local Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program lights up faces
Trees to meetcha!A forest of Christmas trees at the Heritage Museum
Photographing a winter wonderlandTips for taking pictures in the holiday landscape
December 2009
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Merry Christmas, Cross-roads.
Christmas day will soon be here. That special time of the year shared with family and friends. Children eagerly an-ticipate the opening of the Christmas gifts, while adults and children alike feel the joy of giving.
One of my favorite Christ-mas times was with a Cub Scout den. All of the scouts in the den pitched in pen-nies and change accumulat-ed in their piggy banks. The savings was enough to pick a card on an Angel Tree from the local Salvation Army and purchase a gift for a child in need. Since that Christmas, my son and family do our best to help a family in need every Christmas. I believe that is the real joy of the Christmas season. I hope others find this same joy.
There are many ways to help out in the Crossroads area this season. Donna Franklin and Faye Harvell work feverishly to help fill shoeboxes with gifts for children all around the world, part of Operation Christmas Child. Thomas Jenkins brings their story to you in this edition.
Our local Salvation Army continues there Angel Tree program, helping out those in need in the Crossroads area. John Moseley tells us about this won-derful effort.
Steve Reagan brings a homespun Christmas to us, compliments of the Heri-tage Museum.
American State Bank brings you “The Season of Giving,” and Kay Smith, along with Bruce Schooler, share winter with our readers from their point of view using a camera and a paintbrush.
We hope you enjoy this season and experience the joy that it brings. Until next month, we wish you a Merry Christmas and happy holiday’s.
Take care,Ron Midkiff
On the Cover:Christmas shoeboxes by Thomas Jenkins
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Featured StorieS
2 ‘Boxing’ up the holiday spirit
5 All I want for Christmas
7 On angels’ wings
10 Photographing a winter wonderland
18 Trees to meetcha!
22 The season of giving 24 Church, the cowboy way
26 Don’t worry, be happy
27 The other white meat
Publisher: Ron Midkiff
Contributors: John A. Moseley Kay Smith Dr. Scott Barclay Bruce Schooler Thomas Jenkins Steve Reagan Amanda Moreno
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Published by Heritage Publications (2003) Inc. Copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Living Magazine is published 10 times yearly and mailed individually free of charge to homes and businesses in the Big Spring, Texas, area. Editorial correspon-dence should be sent to Living, P.O. Box 1431, Big Spring TX 79720. For advertis-ing rates and other information, please call (432) 263-7331.
Dec. 5• Living Christmas Tree, First
United Methodist Church• Annual Parade Watch at the
Heritage Museum• Big Spring Herald Lighted
Community Christmas Parade
Dec. 6• Living Christmas Tree, First
United Methodist Church
Dec. 14Angel Tree program distribu-
tion at Salvation Army office.
Dec. 15Festival of Lights opens in Comanche Trail Park
Dec. 19Symphony Christmas Concert, Trinity Baptist
Church
Vol. 1 Edition 11Publisher’s NoteContents
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By Thomas Jenkins
‘Boxing’ up theholiday spirit
When many people see an empty shoebox they see, well, an empty
shoebox.For Donna Franklin and Faye Har-
vell, directors of the Ladies Ministry at Temple Baptist Church, an shoe-box is something much more, rep-resenting a chance to have a positive impact on a child halfway around the world.
Franklin and Harvell, joined by the volunteers at their church, participat-ed in the annual Operation Christ-mas Child, a project offered annu-ally by the Samaritan’s Purse charity to provide shoeboxes full of gifts to children all over the world.
According to the ladies, this is the fourth year the church has worked with the holiday charity.
“My daughter, Brenda Franklin, is in charge of the Operation Christ-mas Child drop off point here in Big
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Spring,” said Franklin. “One year she suggested we get the church involved in the project, and we’ve been with it ever since. This is about our fourth year helping with the program.
“Our goal this year was to get 50 packages, and we’ve managed to get 52 of them ready,” she added. “Last year we were able to get about 62 of them ready, but the economy like it is we really didn’t expect to be able to get as many.”
Harvell said gathering items for the effort is a challenge in itself, as volun-teers work to assemble countless bags to go in the shoeboxes.
“We have to make sure we have hy-giene articles in the boxes, and after that we just try to make sure we have some type of toy, something enjoy-able for each different age group,” said Harvell. “We have cars, and of course, we have some baby dolls for the girls. For the older children we try to get things like yo-yos. Also, this
year we had a lady from the church that brought in a bag full of cro-cheted toboggans she made. We’ll be putting these in as many of the boxes as we can.
“Even when we’re out in the stores, buying numerous amounts of soap and toothpaste, the people in the store ask us what we’re doing. And
we explain to them about the boxes and how we ship them over to the kids. They ask so many questions, and sometimes they decide to get involved in the program. It’s a great thing to be able to reach people like that and help them get involved in such a worthwhile effort.”
And while Operation Christmas Child takes place each year when many of the women in the Ladies Ministry are struggling to keep up with the holiday hustle and bustle, both women say it’s an amazing pro-cess to be part of.
“It was really a sight to see when we had everyone here putting the bags of items together,” said Franklin. “To see each person doing their thing, because we had an assembly line set up, and they had to put all of these little things in baggies. They had to put soap and wash cloths in baggies and seal them up, because the soap
has to be separated from the rest of the package.
“Just knowing that a child is going to get a Christmas gift when they might not have gotten one otherwise is enough for me. It’s a wonderful feeling, and it’s wonderful to see how many people right here care as well.”
“For me this is all about the kids,” said Harvell. “We have a movie that comes with the program and we watch each year of them distributing these boxes to the kids out there, and the look on their faces, the excite-ment they have, their eyes just glow. And to think that, year after year, we’re doing that, we’re making them smile like that, that’s what keeps you going.
“We have a very caring church, a very family oriented church. Each of these packages contains things donat-ed by the people here at the church. We’re very fortunate to be a part of such a giving and loving church.”
Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child, a project of international Christian relief organization Samari-tan’s Purse headed by Franklin Gra-ham, has delivered more than 61 mil-lion gift-filled shoe boxes to needy children in some 130 countries.
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It is around the corner. Art for Christ-mas. Why not try unleashing unlimited creativity on some fun, decorative de-signs?If it is your desire to send beautiful or
whimsical holiday cards to friends, rela-tives or customers rather than purchas-ing expensive embossed or engraved ones, why not try your hand at making your own?Christmas cards are easy to paint at
home. Kids or grandkids might want to help, too and come up with innovative ideas. Giving that personal touch an added pizzazz. It’s all in the cards.I seldom do fine art for any holiday
cards. Usually, one or more of my paintings is licensed then reproduced by Courage Cards. They always send complimentary boxes of each design for me to keep or give away. So if you get one from my studio, that’s why they are prints of fine art and not originals.Throughout the year I’ll develop vari-
ous themes from Thanksgiving to Easter to Christmas. Topics can be snowy landscapes, Santas, or snowmen. Pen-guins, camels and frozen trees and riv-ers are just several under contract.But back to you wanting to craft a
painted card, you can use blank white or off white cards (Strathmore sells these with envelopes) that I have with the other art supplies just waiting for inspiration. These are made of water-color paper. Or you could use heavy drawing paper, sketch paper or support made for water based media.You may use green and red acrylic
paints or watercolors, silver or gold markers, calligraphy pens, glitter, black ink and craft or art brushes.To make your own fine art Christmas
cards:1. Mix enough water in a disposable
bowl with your acrylics for a thin wash.2. Paint your design on the front of
the card one color at a time, letting washes dry. Try to keep your strokes even, working quickly. No ideas? Make a continuous squiggly line for a tree on a vertical card in an ‘S’ shape, stretch-ing wider as you reach its bottom. Then add a square for its trunk. Not drying flat? Weight it down with books over-night.3. Using markers or paint, next
add colored balls and garlands to the branches, presents under the tree, etc. When dry, trace edges with gold or sil-ver pen.4. For text, write Merry Christmas with
red calligraphy pen somewhere on the card, top, bottom or sides. You could trace a computer font, use stencils, or use your own handwriting.5. Add glitter to small dots of fresh
craft glue, then shake excess away.6. With a black calligraphy pen,
write your inside message, blotting so no smears happen, or simply let air dry.Feeling braver now? Be adventurous
and design more cards. For abstrac-tions, paint random green/red, silver/gold or blue/white combinations over a large sheet of craft or watercolor paper. Let dry and cut 4x6 or 5x7 single cards out, pop into white enve-
lopes (you could do art on those, too) and mail. No ideas? Look at gift wrap, the Internet, old Christmas cards you’ve saved, toys, decorations, figurines, etc.An idea that just now occurred to me
is to cut out portions of old cards and make a collage card, or paint the indi-vidual parts in a new painting. Scan an angel on your computer in Photoshop Elements, skew it, print out then paint that or some other part from an old card or photo. Just don’t copy another artist’s fine art as your own and infringe upon their copyright.One year I went to San Angelo’s Con-
cho Confetti antique mall and snapped photos of Christmas toys then returned home and painted them. Ask Paula Farquhar about her watercolor, Three Wicked Santas, the mischievous toys of olden days I had such fun painting.Above all, enjoy the season and good
luck making your own painted creations.Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
from me and Jezebel at Brushworks.
For examples of Kay’s work, visit her studio Brushworks at 2106 Scurry or check it out online at: http://www.kays-mithbrushworks.us New blog: http://kay-smithbrushworks.blogspot.com Email is [email protected] Phone (432) 263-ARTT.
By Kay Smith
All I want forChristmas...
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Imagination ... it’s an important quality during the holiday season. Especially for those of us who live in West Texas and are listening to Christmas carols like “White Christmas.”However, being able to use
one’s imagination can be paramount for charitable good causes that seem to be a dime-a-dozen at this time of year.Imagine what it’s like to be
heading into the Christmas season and knowing you simply don’t have enough money to put presents under the tree for your children. Imagine, also, what it’s like to
be elderly and alone — to have no family to spend the holidays with or receive even the most basic of gifts.Sadly, that’s a reality for
many people. And in today’s tough economic times, there are more of them than ever.But thanks to the Salvation
Army’s Angel Tree program and the generosity of those who believe they can give a little extra this holiday season, a great many children, who otherwise would have gone without, will wake up Christmas morning to presents
under the tree.“The Angel Tree program has
helped so many families that are struggling just to make
ends meet, it’s hard to measure how much good it really does,” said Salvation Army Capt. Terrie Cheshire, who along
On Angels’wings
By John A. Moseley
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photo by Thomas JenkinsDebbie Myrick, a volunteer with the local Salva-tion Army, sorts through toys moments before the charity distributed Christmas gifts destined for area children and seniors during a previous Angel Tree program.
with her husband, Capt. Ed Cheshire, administers the local Salvation Army Corps. “It’s an awfully depressing thought to think of children who won’t have a single present under the tree at Christmas.“I don’t think anyone wants to
think about that, particularly parents who are struggling financially,” she added. “That’s what the Angel Tree program exists ... to keep situations like that from happening.”The program is simple, the
Salvation Army asks people to make room on their holiday shopping lists for the less fortunate.And in doing so, Cheshire
said, “they can make an amazing difference in the life of a person who’s less fortunate
than themselves.”“All they have to do is take
an angel card from one of the Angel Trees that are located in several locations across town, and purchase the gifts for the child or senior citizen that are listed on the card,” she explained. “As a matter of fact, it doesn’t even have to be what’s listed on the angel card. Once they purchase the items, they attach the card to the gifts and bring them to our office (811 W. Fifth St.) or drop them off where they got the card. It’s very important that they tape or tie the gift card to the gift, though, so we can make sure it goes to the correct child or senior citizen.”For Brenda Miller, who’d just
moved to Big Spring and found
herself unable to purchase Christmas presents for her son and daughter last year, the Angel Tree program was simply “a Godsend.”“We’d just moved here from
Dodge City, Kan., and I didn’t have a job.” Miller recalled. “I had some income, but not very much. I was looking for a job and wasn’t having much luck.“The Angel Tree program
really helped out,” she said, the relief clearly evident on her face.While Miller’s situation hasn’t
gotten much better in the past year, she says she takes some comfort in knowing the Angel Tree program will again provide her son, now 10 years old and soon to be 11, and daughter, 7, presents for
Christmas.“Children that age can’t
understand there not being anything under the tree,” she said. “They’re old enough to understand when I tell them it’s going to be a lean Christmas ... that we’re not going to be able to do a lot. But the thought of there being nothing there from them just breaks my heart. To be honest, I don’t know what we’d do without the Angel Tree program and the other help we sometimes get from the Salvation Army.“I’m on a limited, fixed
income,” she explained. “There’s never enough money ... you get the rent paid, take care of the bills and there’s really nothing left. Sometimes I need help just getting the rent and the bills paid.“That’s one of the reasons I
really love about Big Spring,” she continued. “The people here ... just like the city’s slogan says ... really do have big hearts.”According to Capt. Cheshire,
the parents or guardians of 482 local children have already made application for the Angel Tree program, and the number of seniors that will be listed on the Senior Angel Tree located at the Big Spring Herald’s offices is still being compiled.Capt. Cheshire also noted
families that have children receiving gifts through the Angel Tree program will also receive food baskets for the holiday.Those wishing to purchase
gifts for the program will find Angel Trees at the Howard County Library,
Higginbotham-Bartlett, the Heritage Museum, Maurice’s, Bealls and Walmart.Those adopting angels should
make their purchases and turn in their gifts with the angel cards attached no later than Dec. 14.The Salvation Army will
distribute gifts to parents who’ve applied for the program on Dec. 19.
Capt. Cheshire said she hopes this Christmas season’s Angel Tree project will be even more successful than last year’s. “We had a few angels that weren’t adopted last year,” she noted. “We were able to take some of the contributions people monetarily and buy gifts so that all of the angels got gifts. It would be wonderful if that weren’t the case this year.”
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Getting well exposed images is usually not too much of a challenge with the new digital cameras. The auto exposure
setting is fairly accurate under most situ-ations. Depending on the camera, the built in program will make adjustments that will be acceptable to most people.In past articles we talked about some of
the automatic features available on most digital cameras. The names may vary by manufacturer, but most cameras will have a program mode, an aperture prior-ity mode and a shutter priority mode. All
of the DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex for you newbies) cameras have these fea-tures, as well as good old manual mode.Why am I going over some of the ba-
sics again you may ask? The reason is snow. Yes, I know we live in West Texas and snow is about as rare as well, snow in West Texas. But when it snows here, it is an amazing scene and I’m not talk-ing about all the wrecks on Gregg Street either.When taking pictures of scenes that
have snow in them, you will need to adjust your exposure setting. Brightly lit snow is about 1.5 to 2 stops brighter than and average scene. To get the exposure correct, you can do a couple of things. You can use the manual mode and ad-just your aperture or shutter speed to overexpose by 1.5 to 2 stops. You can also use your exposure compen-sation buttons/dial while in Program or any automatic setting to overex-pose the scene by the same amount. What I love about
snow is that it gives a whole new perspective
of the scenery that we are so used to seeing. The old barn or windmill with a coat of fresh snow looks totally different. The texture of the wood is enhanced and the colors just seem to jump out at you. Things as ordinary as a barbed wire fence or an old wagon wheel can be transformed into objects of beauty. One of my favorite images was taken
in a snow storm. It was back in the bliz-zard of 2007. I’m starting to sound like my grandfather that walked five miles to school barefooted in the snow, uphill, both ways.If my memory serves me correctly,
it was in November of 2007 that we received eight to 10 inches of snow in Howard County. What a great day to take
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By Bruce Schooler
Photographing awinter wonderland
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pictures!I grabbed my camera and took off in
the family minivan to capture some of the beauty that was being created right before my eyes. We live in Sand Springs and the tree lined street we live on had become a winter wonderland. I took many images before I had even made it to the end of the street.I continued to drive slowly through the
neighborhood until I saw an amazing
scene. There in the side yard of a house was an old wooden wagon covered with snow. It was surrounded by trees and the snow was still falling. What a beautiful scene to stumble upon. But what made it special was the United
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on. What a great gift God had created for his children.Why do I share this experience with
you?A moment like this is why I love the art
of photography. Just seeing and experi-encing the winter scene was special, but to be able to save it and share it is even more meaningful.As time passes our memories fade, but
when we capture these fleeting images with photography, we can relive these special times.
Another reason I tell this story is to en-courage everyone to not miss the fleeting moments that God gives us. I doubt that the beautiful scene I observed will ever occur again. If I had stayed in my comfy chair in front of the fireplace rather than gather up my gear and venture out into the cold, I would have missed this beauti-ful scene and it would have been forever gone. I started this article explaining exposure
settings on your camera. My intent was to explain how to adjust your exposure
to get good snow pictures, but the most important message I can give you is to make the effort and take the time to find those images that are waiting for you to capture and save for others to enjoy.Have a blessed Christmas and a great
New Year. As always, e-mail me if you have any
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The source of square footage quoted on all properties list in this magazine is Howard County Appraisal District.
Lots and Acreage COMMERCIAL LOTS AND ACREAGE916 Lamesa Hwy. - 6 lots, great commercial site.Thorpe/Wasson - Commercial lots-frontage, $80,000.S. Service Rd & FM 700 - Good building site, 1.08 acre.N. Hwy. 87 - I-20 Frontage, 5 ac. tracts, $399,000.500 E. FM 700 - 18 acre, corner lot.1208 E. 4th - 50 x 140 on corner lot, $12,000.1210 E. 4th - Corner lot, $12,000.1900 Wasson - 150 x 150 corner lot, $20,000.1901 Wasson - 150 x 150 corner lot, $20,000.1210 E. 5th - Corner lot, $6,000.1611 E. 4th - Corner lot, $65,000.1201 Scurry - Good retail location, $50,000.1202 Scurry - Nice retail lots, $15,000. 1605 Scurry - 0.177 ac., 3 sides fenced.500 Gregg - 100’ frontage, 140’ deep, $195,000.1207 Utah - 2 lots, $17,000.421 E. 3rd - 2 lots, $10,000.407 W. 3rd - 150 x 150 commercial lot, $19,500.
FARM AND RANCHInterstate 20 - 941.9 acres, Ranch Land, no minerals.
RESIDENTIAL ACREAGEKentwood - 5.08 acres, South of Merrily St.Kentwood - 89.10 acres, East of Kentwood.S. Goliad - 9.681 ac., prime acreage, beautiful building site.Campestre Estates - 5ac. tracts - $15,000. (29 tracts available).Hearn - 3.86 acres, Forsan ISD, $11,500.South Mountain - 6.187 ac., beautiful building location.1908 Thorpe, 3.16 acres, $29,000.Richie Rd. - 10 acres, $29,500.Baylor Blvd. - 6.74 acres, $39,900. RESIDENTIAL LOTSParkland Estates - Thorpe / Wasson, $35,000 each.Forsan - Warren St., nice building lot, $4,500.Connally - 7 lots, $11,500.Parkway Rd. - 70 lots, great building opportunity, $250,000.Coronado Hills - 6 residential lots. $49,000.403 E. 8th - 2 lots, covered parking, $13,000.Baylor - 7 lots (2 lots could be commercial).
Scott Drive - $18,000.712 Craigmont - $17,000.720 Craigmont - $17,500.3802 Dixon - $8,000.3800 Dixon - $8,000.3802 Parkway - $4,000.3800 Parkway - $4,000.601 Bucknell - $5,000.
4000 Vicky - $8,000.2513 E. 25th - $10,000.1308 E. 6th - $8,000.702 Caprock - $34,000.3204 Fenn Ave. - $6,500.702 Colgate - $6,500.706 Colgate - $6,500.
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4000 W. Hwy. 80 - Apartment complex with 14 apartments plus RV Park and 6 storage spaces. Will sell Apartments separate from RV Park.
307 W. 4th - Three lots with concrete build-ing, the two houses on property will be moved.
1901 W. 16th - 9,900 Sq. ft., additional build-ing with 2,000 sq. ft. paved parking, 5 acresincluded.
502 E. FM 700 - For sale or lease, 11,242 sq. ft., fenced, 2.52 acres.
600 MAIN - Office Building with 8 offices, 2 baths, 2 reception areas, storage building, 3,900 sq. ft.
806 W. I-20 - Approx. 5,632 sq. ft, 1.05 acres. Four 5-ton units, 2 septics, adjoining 3.57 acres that can be purchased,
1011 W. 4th - Approx. 7,356 sq. ft, showroom, shop with overhead door, fenced yard.
611 GREGG - For sale or lease, centralheat/ref. air, basement, storage shed.
NEW 900 AYLESFORD - Triplex apartment complex - One unit is a 3 bedroom, 1 bath, two units that are 2 bedroom, 1 bath.
308 SCURRY - Could be used for offices or retail, nice downtown location, central heat/ref. air, 3,164 sq. ft.
2528/2530 FAIRCHILD - REMODELED DU-PLEX - One unit is 3 bdrm, 1 bath, other unit is 2 bdrm., 1 bath. Great investment property.
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1501 W. 4th - Good location with small office,garage with overhead door and wash bay.
NEW 101 Airbase RD. - Auto repair business with all mechanical equipment included. Also 1 bdrm. 1 bath residential living quarters.
200 W. BROADWAY - COAHOMA - Inactive service station, owner says tanks are good.Possible owner finance.
303 YOUNG - 4,632 sq. ft., office space, 5 bays with overhead doors. Has long term renter that would like to stay if possible.
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All of the properties advertised in this magazine were actively for sale at the time of publication. If the property has sold, or been withdrawn from the market, this is not an offering of that property for sale, and is only a representation of the properties that Home Realtors lists and sells.
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By Steve Reagan
For 11 months out of the year, the Heritage Museum looks much like, well, a museum, with various exhibits and displays dominating the building.
Come December, however, and the place turns into a winter wonderland.
That’s because museum directors turn their attention to all things Christmasy in early December, filling the structure with Christmas trees decorated in all manners of ways. Show up at the right time, and you’ll even spot Santa and Mrs. Claus handing out presents.
Welcome to the Christmas Tree Forest.The third annual event, which begins Dec. 5 and runs
through Jan. 5, will feature up to 50 Christmas trees deco-rated by various groups and organizations.
And, as a carnival barker might say, that ain’t all, folks.Throughout the days leading up to to Christmas, the
museum will host a variety of holiday events, including a visit from Santa Claus and his missus and classes to teach children the finer points of decorating a gingerbread man cookie.
“We’re calling it ‘A Homespun Christmas’ this year,” said Nancy Raney, museum director. “We’ll have quilts on display throughout the museum and the various Christ-mas trees on display will be decorated with that theme
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“We always did something around Christmas, but nothing to this ex-tent,” Raney said. “We thought it would be a great project for the mu-seum and a great partnership between us and Gale.”
Raney said the best thing about the exhibit is that it serves as kind of a kick-start for the holiday season.
“I feel like we kind of kick off Christ-mas here in Big Spring,” she said. “It works out really well. You have the Community Christmas Parade and the Living Christmas Tree on that same weekend, and here we are in the
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middle of those two events.”The event started fairly small, with
about 20 trees in 2007, but has caught on with the local populace, she added.
“We’re now up to about 50 trees, which will be placed throughout the museum,” Raney said. “We’ll open it up the day of the Community Christ-mas Parade, when we’ll have a Kid’s Day featuring Santa and Mrs. Claus.”
Pittman usually contributes one of his trademark gingerbread houses to each year’s event, while the museum pitches in by providing 6-foot-tall pre-lit trees, which groups and or-ganizations decorate in very unique ways.
Planning for the exhibit begins dur-ing the summer months and gradu-ally picks up steam as December ap-proaches.
Raney estimated that she and Shre-cengost will spend hundreds of man-hours on the Christmas Tree Forest by the time it actually debuts.
“There are months and months of planning,” she said. “We start about six months in advance, contacting or-ganizations to see if they want to par-ticipate. It’s very involved work.”
In mid-November, museum person-nel up the various trees to prepare for the decorating.
“We really don’t have any guidelines as to decorating,” Raney said. “One year, the Circuit Riders Cowboy Church decorated a tree in a Western theme that was very pretty, and Han-gar 25 decorated their tree with little American flags. These past few years, we’ve had a little bit of everything.”
All the hard work and planning will definitely be worth the effort, she added.
“It’ll be a winter wonderland,” she said. “It’ll definitely get you in the mood for Christmas. Everything will be just beautiful.”
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The Season of Giving: Can I Really Afford It? What About My Own Finances?
This is the time of the year when many of us think about what gifts we are going to buy for those spe-cial people in our lives. However, with all of the economic and fi-nancial challenges we have been facing as a nation and as individu-als, the question we have to ask is, “Can I really afford to buy gifts this Christmas season?”
We should ask ourselves some basic questions before we decide if we have enough money to buy gifts for our loved ones:
• Do I spend more money each month than I earn?
• Am I behind on credit card pay-ments?
• Am I behind on my mortgage or rent?
• Has a collector contacted me within the last three months about an overdue bill?
If you answered “yes” to at least one of the above questions, you may wish to consider alternatives to buying gifts this Christmas sea-son. One such alternative would be to write notes of appreciation to those you care for dearly. I’m sure your family and friends will be understanding during this time of financial challenges.
You may ask, “What if my ex-penses are almost equal to my income and I am just breaking even? Should I buy gifts and get into debt? This is a good question. The best answer is that you should not get into debt from purchasing
gifts. If you are handy in the kitch-en and enjoy baking, you may wish to buy additional ingredients to bake some delicious bread or cakes for those special persons who live nearby, and you can mail notes of well wishes and appreciation to those who live farther away.
If you are in a sound financial po-sition, have a savings account, and you spend less than you earn each month, this does not mean you should spend your money on high-priced gifts. You should make a list of those for whom you would like to buy gifts and then place a limit on the amount of money you plan to spend. You may also want to discretely discover what those on your list would like to receive, so that you do not waste money on things that are not appreciated.
Focusing on OurOwn FinancesAs the New Year approaches, we
need to plan for a better financial year in 2010 than we experienced in 2009. We can start by spending less and saving more. When I was in graduate school, one of my pro-fessors shared that he had been counseling with someone who was in financial difficulty. What sur-prised me was that his client’s an-nual income exceeded $100,000. Gasp! How could someone with a salary of more than $100,000 be unable to make ends meet? This kind of situation occurs more of-ten than one may expect. Earning a high salary does not prevent an individual from getting into debt. Rather, it all boils down to under-standing, and basing our spend-
ing decisions on, our needs rather than our wants. This allows us to handle our finances well.
Certainly, at times, people find themselves in difficult situations because of medical expenses, and they may have to commit to get-ting into severe debt because of a life threatening illness. However, except for this kind of devastating situation or a job loss, we should be able to work toward managing our finances without building up debt. Our goal should be to be-come debt free.
Is a SpendingPlan for Everyone? A spending plan replaces an ear-
lier term that at times is still used today, that is a “budget.” A spend-ing plan is a great tool that every-one should use. Having and using a spending plan helps us to disci-pline ourselves in how we spend our money. In a future article, we will look at the first stages of de-veloping a spending plan.
Some OtherTips or RemindersAs you work toward managing
your money better, this will be a great time to review some basic services offered by banks. A bank is the safest place to keep your money. If you do not have a sav-ings account, open an account as soon as possible at a bank of your
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Another great way to save time will be to open a checking account if you do not have one. A check-ing account will allow you to write checks so you can pay your bills through the mail. The only cost involved is for the stamps you will need for postage. If you have a computer at home with internet access, you may also be able to pay your bills using a special “bill pay” system provided by your bank. Check with your bank to see if they provide this service.
One other useful service provid-ed by banks is a safety deposit box. Using this service not only enables you to store valuable items such as jewelry, but you are also able to keep important documents such as birth certificates, passports, mortgage documents, and other items in it.
In this and future articles, our plan is to address issues that will help you with personal financial management. In December’s ar-ticle, I will include some tips about credit card and cash safety during this time of the year. We shall also discuss whether we should keep any of our money at home. The beginning steps to developing a spending plan will be another fo-cus next month. Have a happy Thanksgiving!
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It may not be your traditional church, but nowhere in the Bible is there a blueprint for the perfect church. Traditional churches aren’t for everyone, and the Cowboy Church understands that.
“We are trying to reach those that don’t feel comfortable in your tradi-tional church,” Gary Jones, pastor of
The Way Cowboy Church, said. Jones decided that the need for
a Cowboy Church was present in the Sweetwater area, and after God helped him sort out the problems, questions and obstacles, God led him to his calling.
“We had tossed around the idea, but weren’t sure if it would ever hap-
pen. It was always a dream and, once things fell into place, here we are,” Jones said.
The Way Cowboy Church will be opening its doors for services Oct. 11. Services will take place on Sundays from 10:30 a.m. until around 11:30 a.m. Jones said that once they get started, they plan on having Wednes-day night services as well.
“We are not your traditional church. We want you to come as you are. The important thing is to worship God,” Jones said.
According to Jones, the service will consist of announcements, a prayer list, music and a short service. The music will be western style Christian music.
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services,” Jones said. The activities are ranch related. The
message comes from the Bible, but stories pertaining to ranch life are used. Through these stories people can better understand the message.
“One of the things that will take place is the round pen ministry. The guy will take a horse, that has never been trained and will have to get him to trust him and rely on him for di-rections,” Jones’ wife Cheryl said. “This represents what God wants us to do. We need to let go and trust God to direct us.”
Nine years ago, Jones was able to take part in the opening of a Cowboy Church in Brownwood.
“The church started with two guys that felt the need for a Cowboy Church,” Jones said. “ They started out in an old abandoned bar and bar-becue place.”
What started out as a two-man idea, has turned into a church of around 500 people. According to Jones, the Cowboy Church is growing in leaps and bounds. The Joneses have been planning for this church since May.
“We started out with two acres and always knew that we wanted to get more acreage. The opportunity came up for this place and we bought it,” Cheryl said.
The house and land were originally planned for their children to eventu-ally move into, but when that didn’t happen, the idea came up of putting the house back on the market. Ac-cording to Cheryl, right before the house went back on the market, they realized that it would be the perfect place for a Cowboy Church.
They have been working with the Fellowship of Christian Cowboy Churches and the Texas Fellowship of Christian Cowboys to get their church up and running.
“We are here because guys like me, working cowboys, felt unwanted in traditional churches,” Gary said. “We are here to give these people a place to praise God, without having to worry about how they look.”
Unlike your traditional church, peo-ple are encouraged to come as they are. Work clothes are acceptable.
“It’s not about the three-piece suit or alligator shoes. God walked the Earth in sandals, a white robe and a rope around his waist, as a belt,” Jones said. “You can wear your hats, boots and spurs. It’s not about what you wear, it’s about your willingness to come.”
Cheryl said that the main message they want to get across is that anyone is welcome to come, and they will be accepted the way they are. They want people to learn about God and have a relationship with God.
“It’s possible to have fun and still be a Christian,” Cheryl said.
Gary wants to share his story with people and let them know what God has done for him. He started his walk with God, nine years ago and has been doing testimonials since then.
“If you would have asked me nine years ago, I never would have imag-ined that I would be a pastor,” Jones said.
He understands that The Way Cow-boy Church isn’t exactly on the cor-ner of Main Street, but that shouldn’t stop people from coming.
“This is a house, a house to be used ... used for the Lord. We have ev-erything that any other church has. It’s not about how big or how small things are,” Gary said.
He added that too often people look at things as big things, but that’s not what it’s about.
“I am a firm believer in testimoni-
als. Everyone has a story to tell, and that story might have something that needs to be heard by someone,” he ex-plained.
The basis of the Cowboy Church is its emphasis on accepting you the way you are and not passing judge-ment, but there are more differences.
There is no passing of the money basket, according to the Joneses. They have love offerings. The basket is placed in the back of the church, and people can put donations in it if they want, but don’t have to feel ob-ligated to.
“Baptisms usually take place in a horse trough,” Cheryl said. “We are as cowboy as it gets.”
If people want, they can buy the Cowboy Bible. There are different versions, according to Cheryl. Some of the versions have testimonials in them.
“There is one way to the Lord and that’s what we want to teach. We want to teach the way to the Lord,” she said.
Anyone with questions can call the Joneses. Just because the name says cowboy church, doesn’t mean that it’s only for cowboys. Everyone is welcome. They can be contacted at 325-776-2768 or 325-235-7123.
“We are not trying to steal anyone away from their church,” Gary stress-es. “Even if they do have a church, they are welcome to come and check it out.”
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The holidays are here, but you may not be feeling very jolly. Where’s that yuletide cheer? Holiday stress can hamper your enjoyment of the festivities of the season – and more importantly, take a long-term toll on your health.Stress is an unfortunate
reality of day-to-day life, due to overcommitted schedules, work and family pressures, lack of sleep and an overly ambitious to-do list. During the holidays, our already frantic schedule is turned up a notch with more social events, more errands and less downtime – and the conviction that we must manage it all to have that perfect holiday season.The unfortunate outcome is stress.
Stress is a reaction to physical, emotional or environmental influences. Each person experiences stress in different degrees and for different reasons.
And a growing body of health research suggests that stress is not just bad for your mood, but also for your heart.When we feel stress, our bodies
respond as though we’re in danger. Hormones speed up our heartbeat and breathing, and we sometimes feel a quick surge of energy – the well-known “fight or flight” reaction. In brief instances involving a threat to our safety, a work deadline, or in an athletic competition, this tension can help us act quickly or perform under pressure. But long-term stress or anxiety can be damaging.Managing stress is key to
maintaining good health. While no direct link has been proven between heart health and stress, there is ample evidence that there is a relationship between chronic stress or anxiety and cardiovascular disease, according to the American Heart Association. Stress experienced over a long period of time can affect other risk factors and behaviors that contribute to increased risk for heart problems, says the AHA, such as high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, smoking, inactivity and overeating.Stress makes us nervous, tense
and moody. It may also contribute to headaches, upset stomach, back pain and sleeping problems. It can weaken the immune system, which increases the likelihood of getting sick. And, if you already suffer from a chronic condition, stress may make it worse. The American lifestyle is not
letting up. The annual survey, Stress in America, administered by the American Psychological Association, provides a grim outlook on the mental and physical health
of the average American. In 2008, nearly half (47 percent) of adults reported that their stress has increased in the past year. More people reported fatigue (53 percent compared to 51 percent in 2007), feelings of irritability or anger (60 percent compared to 50 percent in 2007) and lying awake at night (52 percent compared to 48 percent in 2007) as a result of stress.And we’re not turning to healthy
coping methods. Nearly half of the adults surveyed reported overeating or eating unhealthy foods to manage stress. Almost one-fifth drank alcohol to manage their stress (18 percent), and 16 percent smoke.This holiday season – and year-
round, remember your heart is affected by the stress in your life. Begin now to incorporate coping strategies that you can use for a lifetime.Scenic Mountain Medical
Center and its health care team are committed to keeping our community informed about the flu season as new information becomes available. Watch for the next installment in this series, “Do I have the flu?” For more information on H1N1 or seasonal flu, visit us on the Web at www.smmccares.com or contact Dr. Scott Barclay at Cornerstone Family & Sports Medicine. Dr. Barclay is a board-certified family practitioner, with more than 13 years experience in caring for a broad range of health concerns. His office is located on the second floor of the Malone & Hogan Clinic. To schedule an appointment, please call (432) 264-6361. Check out his Web site at www.Big SpringDoc.com
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watercress, mustard seed, pepper flakes and pinch of white pepper in a mixing bowl. Mix thorough-ly. Add Tabasco sauce to taste.Remove pork from marinade
and place it flat on cheesecloth. Cover with plastic wrap and
pound with a meat mallet evenly. Remove plastic wrap and spread
stuffing over pork in an even lay-er. Roll pork loin lengthwise and wrap tightly in cheesecloth, tying both ends securely. Place in boil-ing water.** Cook until internal temperature reaches 160 F on a meat thermometer, approxi-mately two hours. Remove from stove and leave in water until cool, about 60 minutes.Cut off cheesecloth. Slice and
serve.
*Ask your butcher or meat depart-ment to trim the pork of all fat.
**While boiling is the traditional method for making this dish, we found you can roast this dish in the oven as well. To Roast: Tie pork loin with string instead of wrapping in cheesecloth and use less red pepper and Tabasco sauce to keep it from be-ing too spicy. Heat oven to 350Fand place pork loin in a roasting pan. Pour marinade over meat and roast until meat thermometer reads at least 160F (170F for well-done).
Yield: 26 Servings Nutrition Information Per Serv-
ing Calories: 304; Fat: 4g; Saturated Fat: 1g; Cholesterol 96mg; Sodium: 363mg; Carbohydrates: 23g; Fiber: 1g; Protein: 41g
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