The Sweet Life Gardener Calendula

Hey Sweet Lifers! Hope y’all had a marvelous and merry holiday! There are many flowers that serve as both a beauty and as a handy helper to plant in your garden. One of these is calendula, also known as Pot – Marigold and Poor Man’s Saffron. It is, in my opinion one of the “major must have’s” for...

Living the Sweet Life: The Best Gift Ever

Hey Sweet Lifers! I’m guessing that most of you celebrated the holidays and got to spend time with those you love – hope so anyway! I have been asking my littles coming in for their visits what their best gift ever was that they got for Christmas, and I have been getting a lot of,  let’s say, very...

What Rhymes with“New Year?” Volunteer!

Happy 2023!  The New Year is a time we naturally reflect on the joy and sadness of the past year.  My family mourned the passing of Nancy’s mom on September 8th, but we find comfort that her human pains are past, and she is feeling only joy and peace in Heaven.  And we’re still feeling the...

Gingerbread: Quality Early Education in Fort Bend County

This year, the Gingerbread Family of Learning Centers celebrated their ninth year anniversary of the Gingerbread Kids’ Academy in Richmond and the 41st anniversary of The Gingerbread House Learning Center in Rosenberg. The Gingerbread Kids’ Academy and Gingerbread House Learning Center have developed an...

Fort Bend Christian Academy Football Wins TAPPS 5A Division II State Championship

Fort Bend Christian Academy (FBCA) Varsity Football team won the TAPPS 5A Division II state championship 42-30 against Fort Worth All Saints Episcopal School on December 2nd. This marks the first state championship win for football in school history. This season, the Eagles were 8-4 and 4-1 in district...

Texas Bar Foundation is Making a Big Impact Toward Justice for Youth

With a mission that includes enhancing the rule of law and system of justice in Texas, especially for programs that relate to the administration of justice for the underserved, the Texas Bar Foundation awarded Child Advocates of Fort Bend (CAFB) a grant to support its work in court advocacy for children and...