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Roy’s Sunday Letter for December 10, 2023
** We now purchase environmentally friendly clothes washing 3 X 5 sheets,160 per box. Our friends, Debbie and Charles got us on this path. Amazing how a tiny sheet can really clean your clothes. I now regret seeing the long shelves of clothes detergent in plastic tubs, each to soon be in your landfill for…
Roy’s Sunday Letter for December 3, 2023
This Sunday Letter is about Encouragement and Support to those young and those not so much so, those who know loneliness, those surrounded by family, those connected and not, and lastly, to readers who find comfort in the Sunday Letter. My life, our lives are a mix, a blend of the old and the new….
Roy’s Sunday Letter for November 26, 2023
** Beth has served two years as the part-time Volunteer Coordinator for Project 4031, a nonprofit providing care and support for hospice patients and their families. She has helped to develop the volunteer program, helped trained volunteers, and work with Nicole and Kristina to begin this important part of the Mission of this wonderful agency….
Roy’s Sunday Letter for November 19, 2023
This Sunday Letter is to Encourage, to Support each of us to engage, connect, and find the right social context to live open, fulfilling lives with partners, family, and friends both near and far. As a culture and broader society, we are strengthened by a sense of the Sacred in our lives. The Sacred may…
Roy’s Sunday Letter for November 12, 2023
** Thank you for your good comments on the Sunday Letter for the Holiday Season. Concerns were shared for younger children facing the US and international violence/war and then the marketing messages of Happy Thanksgiving & Holidays. The same is true for elders wondering is the world they knew is still safe. Maintain your seasonal…
Roy’s Sunday Letter for November 5, 2023
This is my first Encouragement Sunday Letter. I am writing about the November – December holiday season. I choose preparing for the events, foods, shopping, and gatherings of the holiday season because this has been annual struggle for me. What I know about pressured or stressful events is to stay ahead of decisions, calendars, and…
Roy’s Sunday Letter for October 29, 2023
** With this Sunday Letteer I return to a weekly Sunday Letter. The rotation will be a traditional Sunday Letter today, next Sunday, a half page of Encouragement & Support. My hope is to provide each reader and friend good reasons to Open, Click, and enjoy each Sunday Letter. ** Our favorite breakfast place in…
Roy’s Sunday Letter for October 15, 2023
** Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood have taken a national leadership role with Habitat for Humanity. Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter have been Habitat leaders and sponsors for decades, now not able to continue. Good to know Habitat will continue to be responsive with families with a need for stable housing, this good legacy continues in…
Roy’s Sunday Letter for October 1, 2023
** President Biden has established a new federal office, Preventing Gun Violence. Two simple answers: 1) Stop making and selling non-sport rifles and handguns. 2) Establish education and problem-solving training for individuals and groups in schools and community centers. ** “Bargain Block” is a home renovation program on Home & Garden TV. Evan and Keither…
Roy’s Sunday Letter for September 17, 2023
September 17 is 3rd Sunday for the Sunday Letter. Remember 1st and 3rd Sunday Letters in 2023. ** Daily life in the Southwest is not always easy. We learned a new weather term, Heat Dome bringing 4 months of high heat and dry land. This week fall rains and overcast skies have many people smiling,…
Roy’ Sunday Letter for August 16, 2026
Change Has Changed & Will Continue To Change The first workshop I attended on “The Nature of Change ” was in the early 1980’s. Although, I knew something different and important was happening, I was slow to grasp the pace and impact of Change. I first thought of Change in Stages…Adjust to one Stage, then…
Roy’s Sunday Letter for August 9, 2026
An Open Sharing By A Medically Private Person Friday, August 7th, was an important day medically for us. Beth and I listened as Dr. Dean, Texas Oncology, ruled out immediate concerns of Leukemia. He prescribed a new medication to lower my blood platelet count to be within normal range, preventing strokes and I will be…
Roy’s Sunday Letter for August 2, 2026
The What Was…What Is…& The What Will Be Of Life Sometimes the memory connection is the posting of a photo or description of an event, who was there, what was accomplished and enjoyed together. Other memories and connections may be painful both then and even still now. “The What Was” parts of my life are…
Roy’s Sunday Letter for July 26, 2026
The Original Harley Party Now 31st Event July 25 Aft 31 years, what is special and long lasting about a wall white board full of names, dollars, and events from Denver to Austin? Add a board member bringing Bourbon and cups, a troubling Cash Flow report, and me, the new Executive Director, recruited from Fort…
Roy’s Sunday Letter for July 19, 2026
Letting Go to Find Your True You When I was young man, my image 0f being a helper and a fixer shaped the ways I worked, related to Beth, our parents, and friends. My interests and skills as helper and fixer grew along with my leadership roles in hospital and community agency settings. In this…
Roy’s Sunday Letter for July 12, 2026
Ways To Make It Through Texas July & August Heat TV weather forecast for July and August in Texas is Hot – Hot – & Hotter. This Sunday Letter will offer ways to not only to survive but perhaps find fun and enjoyable ways to be curious and joyful in the heat. Escaping Texas for…
Roy’s Sunday Letter for July 5, 2026
Caring For Birds…..Birds Caring for Us My life is blessed by the colors, beauty, and the visitations of birds each day. Our neighborhood of trees and bushes encourage their natural presence. Larger birds as Doves, Blue Jays, Crackels, and Cardinals and small birds of Titmouse, Finch, and Sparrows give us their best. The smaller birds…
Roy’s Sunday Letter for June 28, 2026
It is not helpful to use yesterday’s broken crayons to paint today’s colorful canvas Throughout our working lives our days began early and ended late. Toda, we are learning about the Slow Down stage of life. I do have young readers just beginning their own working lives. Most readers are in their Slow Down period…
Roy’s Sunday Thoughts for June 21, 2026
This Sunday, I would like to share a recent growth period of my life in Ft. Worth. My thoughts of myself as a responsive, proven leader no longer supported my need for a place and life purpose. What I knew about restoring and renewing failed to restore or renew. It was not until I emptied…
Roy’s Sunday Letter for June 14, 2026
Life Notes and Sunday Letter Follow-up Theo Of Golden has been listened to or read by millions and by many Sunday Letter readers. Allen Levi’s career as the son of a Forrester, attorney, a pause for reading and study in Scotland, a musician and song writer along with his law practice, a Probate Judge, and…