BetterMENt: Ask That Girl To Dance

Couples two-stepping and dancing at a Hill Country summer dance

There’s a place, west of Kendall County, where boots clack on concrete, and necks sweat from the heat of dancing. Every summer, at Garner State Park, up the bending hill and past the stretch of construction, there’s a dance at the CCC Pavilion. The pavilion is older than anyone dancing in it. Limestone and bald … Read more

Slow, Quick, Quick, Slow

Vintage wedding photograph symbolizing decades of enduring marriage

Growing up in a solid Baptist home, dancing was never really discussed. Scottie Leech made sure piano lessons and choir weren’t optional – those were settled matters. Rhythm in our house came from a hymn book, not a hardwood floor. And if that didn’t shape the rest of us, my dad’s reputation in Brownfield certainly … Read more