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Roy’s Sunday Letter, June 12, 2022
* First encouraging and celebrative news: Diebeda Francis Kere has been awarded the Pritzker Prize as Architect of the Year for 2022 Born in an African village with no school, Kere’s determined way carried him through education to become an Architect His education and public place design are astounding, pleasing, functional, and magical. Find him…
Why Do I Write?
As a writer of elder age, I am asked why I write stories. My desire is to Engage, I am Interested in how we/I meet and work through life’s challenges. I write from life events I have witnessed or from my “what if” idea bag. What if a shopping center Santa Claus, due to alcohol, was not allowed to…
Roy’s Sunday Letter, June 5, 2022
* Beth has taught art to African American elders at Como Community Center for 9 months, volunteering each Wednesday. On Saturday, the Center hosted an all Art Day. Various artists, vendors, and classes were held. The elders had their own Art Show displaying their own art. Each elder was proud of their progress, working in…
Roy The Elder
Perhaps we all have that one morning or afternoon that has remained with us over decades, still guiding us even today. Mine was the spring of 1970, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Dr. Sam Samford had finished his class notes when he looked down, was silent. Quietly, in the way of older Southern men, said,…
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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…
Roy’s Sunday Letter for June 7, 2026
What To Start – Stop – & Continue Books often begin with a Prologue, then the stories, chapters, and closing with an Epilogue. In this Sunday Letter, I am asking SL readers what they would like to Start, What to Stop, and What to Continue. To Start: Is there an activity, an event, or perhaps…