Photo courtesy of the RosenbergLibrary, Galveston, TX.Tonight my thoughts bounce back and forth between the events of this morning, Sept 8, 2015 and events of September 8, 1900. Today is the 115th anniversary of the worst natural disaster in the history of the...
It is amazing how the human mind can remember specific events frozen in time by the impact of a moment. I remember... On the morning of September 11, 2001, I was driving to work in north Austin listening to the radio when I learned a small plane had accidentally...
I am honored to welcome my husband, Brian Jones, as a guest blogger today on Of Sound Mind and Spirit. He has supported my writing hobby and the blog for many years, so I am thrilled for him to make his first appearance with his own post. Welcome Brian....
Sunday marks the tenth anniversary of the terrible attacks on our country that changed us forever.In 2009, Lisa and I contributed to Project 2996, writing about Joseph Navas. Last year, Lisa wrote about the emotion of 9-11, while I shared what I was doing that...
DodransbicentennialDemisemiseptcentennialQuartoseptcentennialTerquasquincentennialNo matter how you try to say it, Texans across the state are excited about celebrating 175 years of Independence today.Last year we presented the basic facts about Texans declaring their...
