It began with one lone baby flamingo in our neighbor’s front yard. For weeks – maybe a month it stood by its lonesome without any companionship. The bright pink contrasted lovely with the green grass, but I felt sorry for the single flamingo. After all, shouldn’t there be a flock of flamingos? Then miracles of […]
It had been a while since we had been to Buckner, and it was good to be back. In the small auditorium there was somethings new hanging on the wall. Buckner has t-shirts for sale. I believe some of these must be associated with fund raising events. T-shirts can easily share the message of an […]
Some post are destined to be continued…. More than one of you asked how to get the Bible that Neighbor Jim shared with me. This Bible provides “step by step how to share your faith.” Inside the Bible is a link to the Time to Revive website where you can purchase the Bibles. There are even options […]
Neighbor Jim stopped by the house one morning recently. As a faithful reader of Lanabird, he had read the post about Gabe Lyons who was the speaker at the annual Leadership Conference of First Baptist Church Richardson. (You can read that post HERE.) Neighbor Jim brought me a gift – a special New Testament. He […]
It was a good time in the Mercy Street Cafe tonight. The Mercy Street Cafe was overflowing with middle school children who came for fun with friends, supper, and Bible study. This was the Living Stones and Men’s Class first time to visit Mercy Street since the new school year began. Some of the students […]
Not many churches can celebrate a 150th Anniversary, but that is just what will happen to First Baptist Church Richardson next year. Searching through the archives has been most interesting. There are some early pictures that caught my attention. In April of 1909 a tornado ripped through the Richardson community and destroyed the small frame […]
It is September. School has begun. The official passing of summer – Labor Day – has come and gone. For weeks other blogs have been posting fall decor. I thought it time I got with the program. I love this time of year. Autumn brings such beautiful changes. Initially, I thought I would only get […]
It sounded like something fun to do. Senior Adults were to meet at the Activities Center of First Baptist Church Richardson for the “First Annual Senior Challenge”. The Senior Challenge was a way to have fun and t0 be introduced to the programs offered at the Activities Center. Senior Adults came to participate in seven different […]
I have always thought that no Southern garden is complete without a bottle tree. Brightly colored bottles shimmering in the sunlight. I never thought much about bottle trees keeping spirits away until I read Because of Winn Dixie. Kate DiCamillo Newberry Award winning story of Opal and her orphaned dog Winn Dixie. It is a […]
Times have changed. While combing through pictures related to the upcoming 150th Anniversary of First Baptist Church Richardson, I came across a couple of pictures that caught my attention. Consider this – This is the Dorcus Class from First Baptist Church Richardson. (Or was it called Mount Calvary at that time?) I am not sure […]
