Blogs from Fort Worth, Texas, United States, North America - page 7

Gainesville, Florida to Fort Worth, Texas: After driving for approximately sixteen hours through Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, we finally arrived in Texas! Our trip was un-eventful. The weather was great and the traffic was light. We checked into the Hampton Inn just outside of Fort Worth and are ready for a good nights sleep. ... read more

Hujambo Wenzi! (Hello Friends!), I certainly hope all is well with all of you and your labor in the Lord is going strong. We are back in Fort Worth,TX for a few days for some much needed r&r. We will have the opportunity however, this Wednesday evening, to present the work at Roanoke, TX not far from here. We then will be heading out again this Thursday, making our way to Hattiesburg, MS where we will stay with the Upchurches for a night. The next day we will head out for Hoover, AL where we will present the work. We are looking forward very much to seeing brother & sister Upchurch again and the brethren at Hoover as well. As difficult as it has been, traveling and raising support, it has been a real blessing to ... read more

We've been visiting Paul's family for almost two weeks, spending time with his grandmother, aunts, uncles, and cousins in Fort Worth, Texas. His mom even came down for a couple of days, and his brother for a couple of weeks. Mostly we just spent time hanging out and enjoying the weather. We had to change our truck and camper tires, as the truck tires were pretty bald and the trailer tires were starting to tear up a bit. The new ones have a 60,000 mile warranty, so they'll definitely last us the rest of the trip!! One of our mini adventures was simply a dinner at Wing Stop, where Paul dared his brother Brandon to eat 3 hot wings spiced with habanero peppers. Well, Brandon was $20 richer, but his mouth wasn't too happy! On ... read more

I got my high art and architecture fix at the Kimbell Art Museum and the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth—they are conveniently located across the street from one another in the Cultural District. Designed by master architect Louis I. Kahn, the Kimbell is one of those places where archigeeks like myself make pilgrimages to. It’s a travertine temple to late Modernism. The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth was exciting to see because I haven’t seen any of the architect’s (Tadao Ando) work in person. Lunch at the Modern’s café, Bon Appetit, was delish and the stylish Saarinen dining chairs fit right in to the well-designed space. The day ended with a fantabulous late dinner at Lonesome Dove Western Bistro (billed as “fine urban Western cuisine”) located in the historic Stockyard District. I had ... read more

Here we are somewhere in TX headed for Memphis. James Taylor-"You've Got a Friend." We've been playing old 60s music & it'smaking us sentimental. We are cousins so far removed but connected in some mysterious way. We had breakfast with Kay's sister, niece, nephew & nephew-to-be, Aren. Aren is studying for the ministry, which really piqued Betty's interest. They got so involved in conversation, Betty didn't tell Kay's sister goodbye & is now feeling guilty. This is our 4th trip together. Kay & Betty are the storytellers. They carry & tell the stories of the grandmothers & grandfathers. It's our gift to the present generation. Somewhere in E. Texas got gas & 2 cowgirl hats. Betty got a pink one = Code Pink. Just 2 cowgirls on the road. Kay's hat is a "real" cowgirl hat. ... read more