God does not want you to be a fragile Christian. There are no humility points for falling apart. There's no virtue in being fragile. Show me a godly, steadfast saint who's been walking faithfully for forty years, and I'll show you a man or woman who has been made strong through suffering.
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Speaking of Abilene and breakfast, Traces of Texas reader Sandra Monk graciously shared this completely killer-diller image of the Dixie Pig Sandwich Shop in Abilene sometime before 1941. This building was located diagonally across the intersection of South14th and Butternut streets from where it sits today.
How great is this shot?
Thank you so much, Sandra! This rocks!
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"Downtown" Abilene, Texas circa 1886. Being that Abilene was established in 1881, these buildings can't be more than a few years old. The building at the front right, The Cattle Exchange Saloon and Boarding House, was the first building in Abilene. It was built for the cattle drovers that passed through nearby. Frank and Walter Collins built this building, likely with money they earned as Texas Rangers in Company C of the Frontier Battalion. Walter died in his own room on the second floor, 45 minutes after an infamous January 1884 shooting affair in the saloon. Frank passed 2 months later at his home at the corner of 4th and Cedar, today where the Bee Hive Restaurant is located. This photo was taken from the train tracks looking North at North 1st and Pine.
On this day in 1836, Sam Houston, the victor of San Jacinto, was elected president of the newly founded Republic of Texas. Candidates for the office had included Henry Smith, governor of the provisional government, and Stephen F. Austin. Houston became an active candidate just eleven days before the election. He received 5,119 votes, Smith 743, and Austin 587. Mirabeau B. Lamar, the "keenest blade" at San Jacinto, was elected vice president. Houston received strong support from the army and from those who believed that his election would ensure internal stability, hasten recognition by world powers, and bring about early annexation to the United States. He served two terms as president of the republic and was subsequently a United States senator and governor of the state of Texas. Source: Texas State Historical Association