Over 120 women attended Madisonville First Baptist Church Women’s Retreat Saturday, with many area churches represented. Leah Holder Green, who serves in a full-time Christian Ministry as a bible study curriculum developer at Second Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, was this year’s guest speaker. She is now pursuing a Master of Art in Christian Education Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary. Mrs. Green’s message focused on 1 Peter 1:3, “Hope Lives and Hope Gives.” Hope lives because Jesus has risen and lives today, and we know our inheritance is waiting in heaven, never to be lost. Hope gives us endurance for tomorrow and joy during sorrow. God can meet us in the darkness. The music for this year’s event was by Wendy Hunt with the assistance of her husband, Warren Hunt, the Minister of Music at Madisonville First Baptist Church; Betty Coleman provided this year’s meals.

The start of the season for the Mustangs Varsity baseball team has been explosive as they win their hometown tournament after four electrifying matches against tough competition. It started with a match against the Krum Bobcats, who at times during the match seemed to have the Mustangs by their tails, but the team stole the lead late in the game with an incredible sac fly by Caden Miller, which helped the team get away from an early tie of five.

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Pfc. Amanda Gonzales was only 19 and four months pregnant at the time of her brutal murder at the alleged hands of former soldier Shannon L. Wilkerson, a 42-year-old male, who was arrested last week in Florida on suspicion of being her murderer.

Several weeks ago, about 9 p.m. on a chilly Saturday evening, Ronnie and I were enjoying a peaceful night in front of the fireplace when his cell phone rang.