by RaShell Southerland | Jun 16, 2023 | Principles, Rights
My wife and I have 6 children. Our oldest is our only daughter and the younger 5 are all boys. So, it is reaching back there a ways, but I remember when our daughter was little, maybe 3 or 4 years old. One day she got my tape measure. She...
by RaShell Southerland | May 22, 2023 | News, Principles
Have you ever used the expression, “Don’t let the good be the enemy of the great”? The idea is that there are lots of “good” things out there and we could go crazy trying to chase them all. The danger is If we try to chase all the “good” things, we might miss the...
by RaShell Southerland | May 13, 2023 | Enumerated Powers, How Government Works
Hey… welcome yall… if you have been reading this blog for any period of time at all, you know how I like to write. I like to open with a fun, light hearted story that will illustrate the material that I want to cover… then I cover the material,...
by RaShell Southerland | Mar 7, 2023 | Action Steps, Principles
On February 24, 1836, LtCol William Barret Travis was in command at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas in a precarious situation. The following is a letter he dispatched on that day: To the People of Texas & All Americans in the World- Fellow Citizens &...
by RaShell Southerland | Mar 4, 2023 | Enumerated Powers, How Government Works
“Hey, come here, look at this!” My wife tilted the computer monitor so I could see it clearly. We have often been quite critical of our Representative in the U.S. House, and one of our Senators from Texas. Even though they run their campaigns touting...