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Summer was always the time to take a vacation, getting away from routine and responsibilities. Vacation meant to vacate, no commitments, no routines, and absolutely forgetting the diet that wasn’t working anyway. That was my lifestyle until that day I chose to change my way of living. Talk about a transformation!

June 12, 2006, I started walking every day. I really started WALKING like never before. I recorded my steps with an internet company called walkertracker.com.  At first I counted almost all of the steps, and then in January, 2012, I started “Brisk Walking” between 20 and 40 minutes every day and do about 8,000 steps which is about two miles. The goal is to do this in less than 20 minutes a mile. This works for me. 

We need all our emotions to be healthy, even ones that hurt

If I Had My Way

If I had my way, I wonder what the world would show?

Would there be love to every soul, would I let sinners go?

Would I stop wars, feed hungry men, or simply let them be?

I wonder what I’d really do, if God gave power to me?

I hope I’d always merely show, regardless of the one

Remembering what was done for me, when God gave us His Son

I hope I’d keep the Son with me, let Him show me the way

I wonder what the world would be, if I had my way?

Oh Lord, I will not seek my way, Yours is best for me.

In wisdom let me walk with You, for I can surely see

Selfishness might rule my heart, taking I’d never give

Just give me what You want to, for love’s sake let me live.

LB 2015

July Consumer Tips from the Independent Bankers Assoc. of Texas

Buying your first home is one of the most exciting, and often overwhelming, experiences of your life. If properly educated about the process and prepared for each step you will need to take, this can be not only manageable but also enjoyable. No matter your age or stage in life, buying your first home is a huge milestone. Below are tips to help guide anyone looking for their first home.

Know How Much You Can Afford

Summer Reading at the Van Zandt County Library has three sessions left.  Be There!  About 100 children and adults have attended each of the first four fun days, and adults may have enjoyed them as much as the kids did.  See Facebook, vanzandtlibrary.org or the foyer of the Library for details on the rest of summer

activities. Trinity Valley Electric Co-op is the principle underwriter of Summer Reading again this year.  Their grant provided funds for programs and many of the prizes that were awarded, including the Grand Prize. The Canton Rotary Club gave the main prize for each individual meeting. The Friends of the Library organized and conducted the entire event.
FREEBIE 3rd FRIDAY will begin on July 17.  This is a noontime event once a month sponsored by

CANTON HERALD, July 7, 1949:

The Colfax Cub Scouts ended their year’s work with a pack meeting at Myrtle Springs Park. Mrs. Thurman Hendley and Mrs. J.D. Henderson were elected as new den mothers, while Mrs. Avis Hardegree and Mrs. Effie Cone were the old den mothers.

LaRue Dove has accepted a position in the office of the county agent. Miss Dove assumed duties there Monday of last week. She is the daughter of Karl Dove. Miss Jean Foster, former employee, resigned to assume duties in Foster's Clover Farm Store.

Be still for a little while

And listen to angels sing,

Jesus will come speak to you

And make you like spring.

He’ll say to you, fear not

For I abide with you in power,

Sit quietly for a little while

Feel my joy for just an hour.

Life speeds away so very fast

Quiet moments seldom appear

In place of peace and love

Our hearts hold dred and fear.

So, be still for a little while

Hang on to things from above

Reach out in mercy to someone

For someone needs your love.

Be still and think what you can do

To go an extra helpful mile

To put a smile on another’s face

And be still for a little while.

LB 2015

The Fourth of July is one of America’s favorite holidays. And, why not? Families and friends gather to celebrate our country with food, parades, parties, and fireworks.

But there is a very dark side to this great holiday. For many, the celebrations turn from festive to fatal when alcohol-impaired driving crashes occur because someone chose to drive after drinking. In 2013, Forbes magazine named the Independence Day holiday “the most dangerous holiday of the year.”

Van Zandt County Genealogical Society

Saturday afternoon a lovely shower was given in the home of Dr. and Mrs. T.R. Keahey honoring Miss Julia Frances Loughmiller, whose marriage to S.E. Bering Jr., will take place in Houston, July 2. Miss Ethel Lively and Mrs. L.F. Sanders were co-hostesses. The home was beautifully decorated with spring flowers.

Summer Reading at the VZC Library

Summer Reading at the Van Zandt County Library at 10 a.m. on June 26, will be ZOOFARI.  Unsure of what that is join us to find out. It will be an hour long and prizes will be available. Story time for toddlers is June 23 and is titled Fishing.

There will be no Summer Reading on July 3, as the library is closed for Independence Day activities around the County.

There are computers available to card holders at the library and they are great if you need information in a hurry.  But there is a whole section of non-fiction books on hundreds of subjects that are informative or just fun.  Look in the Numbers 000-900 for great books to read.