Article by Burton Tiemyer

March 20, 2026 - History and high-stakes medicine intersected on March 18, 2026, as Chad Solomon addressed the Timpson Area Genealogical and Heritage Society (TAGHS) at their monthly meeting. Solomon, whose deep family roots are planted in the Weaver Community, and Chief Operations Officer who still flies as a nurse weekly, provided a detailed look at the origin of air medical services in the region, centered on the legacy of Mother Frances Hospital and the expansion of the Life Flight program .

March 20, 2026 - Good Morning! It’s Friday, March 20. Happy First Day of Spring!

In 1931, British author Eleanor Farjeon wrote a hymn for children. She titled it “A Song for the First Day of Spring”. It was published in a few hymnals but, at her death in 1965, was largely unknown. In 1971, British musician Cat Stevens was making a record album, but needed one more song. Browsing through a bookstore for song ideas, he came upon an old hymn book. Inside he found a simple, lovely hymn about God’s creation that had been written 40 years before.

March 19, 2026 - Good Morning! It’s Thursday, March 19. Our series praising God for His beautiful creation continues today as we approach the first day of spring - tomorrow!

Most of our Daily Devotion readers live here in Shelby County Texas, but there are numerous readers all around the Lone Star State. And a few who are even farther afield. One faithful reader in Yakima, Washington is over 2000 miles away! Thank God for the internet, where anybody, anywhere, can connect with a message from the Word.

March 18, 2026 - The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Tyler Nature Center and partners invite the public to learn about nature, and the importance and benefits of prescribed fire at the 2nd Annual East Texas Fire and Nature Festival on April 18.

The free festival will take place 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Saturday, April 18 at the Tyler Nature Center, 11942, FM 848, Tyler, TX, 75704 and demonstrates the multiple benefits of prescribed fire and focuses on increasing public familiarity and understanding of its role in the ecology of the Pineywoods.

The festival will include:

March 18, 2026 - Good Morning! It’s Wednesday, March 18.

The first day of spring is just 48 hours away as we continue our series on creation and the Creator. Our attention this morning is turned to the theological term “general revelation”. That’s the idea that God reveals Himself - reveals His nature - through nature, through His creation.