We thoroughly enjoyed being with family and friends for the holidays.  On Christmas Eve, we spent the night with Lindsey and her family at their place in the country, about 80 miles from ours.  The rural church was filled with poinsettias and we sang hymns and worshipped on Christmas Eve. 

This has been such a busy month for our Headquarters staff as I am sure it is for all of you.  The Office of the Organizing Secretary General processed thousands of dues in early December.  We welcomed over 1200 guests to the 13th annual Open House on December 10th.  Constitution

This Thanksgiving as we give thanks to God for our many blessings, we are looking forward to welcoming our children, son-in-law and grandchildren to the ranch along with my sister and brother-in-law for a traditional meal.  I’ll prepare the ham and turkey, sweet potatoes, green beans, cranberry casserole, homemade rolls

Congress was so much fun!  Truly, an army of volunteers and staff worked countless hours to make it successful and their hard work paid off.  Thank you to all who worked, all who attended and to our marvelous headquarters staff!

Since then, I have relished the opportunity to be with

I have been richly blessed in so many ways.  As Father’s Day approaches, I am reflecting on the blessing of a wonderful father, Byron Forney.  He was tall, handsome, a hard worker and loved being a surrogate dad to the neighborhood children.  He met my mom when he returned to

As we approach Mother’s Day, I am reminded of the quote attributed to Abraham Lincoln, “All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.”  I was fortunate to have loving parents that did their very best to instill values, ethics and love in all three

I am looking forward to sharing my spring travel experiences with you but this morning I am at our ranch after an absence of several weeks.  The pastures are lush and green and we have welcomed back the hummingbirds, cardinals and even a few finches.  The trees have put out

As I was decorating our Christmas tree at the ranch this week, it was fun to reflect on our family ornaments, many of which were made by our children.  Even though our tree will never win a decorating contest, all our ornaments are family friendly and inexpensive.  It’s a good

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday.  I love planning and cooking the meal and having friends and family with whom to share it.  Typically we spend the holidays at the ranch where we have a large kitchen and room for a crowd.  I enjoy baking bread, pies, turkey and all the

Hopefully each of you had the opportunity to rest from your labors and enjoy a long weekend with family and friends.  We were delighted that our son, Walker, who is a first year law student at SMU could join us at the ranch along with our daughter, Lindsey, her husband