Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Hosts Mega Community Vaccine Event

Although the weather started off dreary for Houston Methodist Sugar Land’s Mega Community Vaccine Event, it did not stop over 8,700 members of the community from getting their COVID-19 vaccine.  The event, held on the hospital’s campus February 5th through 7th, was part of the state-designated vaccine...

Roses are Red, Violets are Not Really Blue

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher It’s Valentine’s Day this week – the official day when we celebrate the ones we love. I have to confess I have mixed emotions about the entire concept of Valentine’s Day. Now I love a good Valentine gift – don’t get me wrong and certainly do not give Tim...

Finding Peace – Like Finding Nemo, But Much Harder

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher I was born in the 1960s, so I wasn’t necessarily a child of the decade from a movement perspective, but much about our culture during that period was prominent in my life. The tall, teased-up hairdos, the mini-skirts, the white go-go boots – and that’s just the...

Time Marches On

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher I have a love/hate relationship with time. I expect many of us do. In today’s world, time is one of the most valuable assets we have, and it’s one that I personally share quite selectively. I cherish time because it’s the one thing I simply never have enough of, and...

What is Said on the Porch Stays on the Porch

Porch talk is a really interesting phenomenon. It’s a bit like a confessional in the Catholic church. What’s said on the porch, stays on the porch, and the acceptance, forgiveness and uncanny ability to forget what has actually been uttered is truly amazing. Most of us think of Sin City when we hear the...

Child Advocates of Fort Bend Named Beneficiary of FBJSL Sugar Plum Marketplace

Fort Bend Junior Service League (FBJSL) Members recently presented a check for a portion of the proceeds of their recent Sugar Plum Market to Child Advocates of Fort Bend. The agency actively recruits and trains volunteers to serve in its Children’s Advocacy Center and as CASA Advocates who are appointed...

2021 Chairman’s Gala: The Power Of Us!

The annual Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce Chairman’s Gala will be held virtually on Friday, January 29, 2021 beginning at 6:30 pm. This year’s theme is The Power of Us. Our chamber could not do what we do without the impressive number of volunteers who contributed to our mission by helping us advocate...

New Year’s Resolutions Are So 2019

By Lisa Giesler, Professional Organizer, Life Coach, Author – conversationswithlisa.com It is believed that people have been making New Year’s Resolutions for about 4,000 years. January 1st marks the day when we look forward to resetting goals in anticipation of a better year. Then we had 2020, and you...

From the Pandemic to the Porch

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher Porches are a big thing in the South. A great deal of time is spent on the porch whether it’s visiting with neighbors, shelling peas, sipping sweet tea or simply watching the world go by. As a young girl, I learned that being on the porch with my grandmothers, aunts,...

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