Marian Knowlton -South Texas Lands

08/15/2024

Lots of recent conversations about the authenticity of photos on social media. Here is a good guideline to decide for yourself.

How can you discern in this age of misinformation if the images you’re seeing are real or fabricated?

04/23/2024

Approximately 102,000 Californians moved to Texas in 2022, more than any other state-to-state relocation total in the U.S., according to data from the U.S. Census recently analyzed by Texas REALTORS® in its 2024 Relocation Report. More than 41,000 Floridians moved to the Lone Star State, while 30,0...

04/07/2024

FWIW - Might want to review your public pages if you are an elected official.

The US Supreme Court said public officials can sometimes be sued for restricting access to their private social media feeds, ruling in two cases that evoked former President Donald Trump’s efforts to block people from his Twitter account.

12/19/2023

If I had children in our public schools I would be asking a lot of questions. It appears throwing billions of $$$ at our government education is not the answer. As a taxpayer who is footing part of the bill, I am asking our legislators-what next????

More than half of all students statewide fail to meet grade level across all subjects.

12/12/2023

I'm sharing this from a friend's page, Sonia Harris, enjoy!

❤️ “In 1965, Charles Schulz, a devout Christian and creator of the Peanuts comic strip, was asked to create a Christmas special for CBS featuring the Peanuts Characters. He agreed with one requirement, that they allow him to include the story of the birth of Jesus. Although the stations executives were hesitant and tried to convince him otherwise, Schulz was insistent. As a result, for the past 50 plus years, millions of people have watched and “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and heard the story of Jesus and “what Christmas is all about.”
It wasn’t until a few years back that I realized a “hidden message” in the film. Linus, a child who seems to have some insecurities as he carries a security blanket with him at all times. In fact, Linus NEVER drops his blanket, except once....
While sharing the message of “what Christmas is all about,” Linus drops his blanket at the exact moment he says the words, “fear not!”
In this seemingly innocent moment, Linus delivers a powerful reminder of the true meaning of Christmas. We are to “fear not”, for Jesus is born. We needn’t rely on material things for security, we have God with us, “Immanuel”, (Matthew 1:23) Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior - the true meaning of Christmas.
Awhile back, someone informed me, indignantly so, that Linus picks up his blanket at the end of the speech so my interpretation must be wrong. Well, he was right, Linus does pick up his blanket at the end of his speech. However, he “drops” it again later...
Amid big, bright, colorful, shiny artificial trees, Charlie Brown chose the least of these, a little, wooden tree with just a few branches. Shortly thereafter, Linus uses his blanket to wrap about the base of the tree and says, “Maybe it just needs a little love”. In that moment, the tree “awakens”, stands tall and firm. A reminder that no matter who we are, how many mistakes we’ve made, a “little love” can make all the difference.
Let’s strive to “fear not” (Luke 2:10) and “love one another” (John 13:34), not just at Christmastime, but the whole year through.” ❤️

Credit: Kevin Pentland

12/07/2023

12/01/2023

“We must recognize that our standard of right ends up being very wrong when it is unhinged from the truth of God. To reclaim our republic—to restore that essential liberty—we must take our eyes off ourselves and fix them on the Word of God.”

Michael Quinn Sullivan
The Texas Minute
December 1, 2023

11/09/2023

Being sensitive to the cultural nuances of others can help them assimilate into the culture of the United States and assist them in obtaining their "American Dream".