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Today the Udashen Anton firm near Park Lane and Central Expressway boasts a roster of respected criminal defense attorneys, and Udashen — after a long career that included decades of teaching at Southern Methodist University — has semi-retired to North Carolina.

Alongside the late Don Crowder and associate Elaine Carpenter, Udashen successfully argued self defense for Candy Montgomery, the wife of a Texas Instruments engineer who axed her lover’s wife Betty Gore to death with a reported 41 blows.

Crowder is widely recognized in TV shows as Candy’s attorney, but he had never practiced criminal law prior to the Montgomery case. Much of the footwork fell to Udashen, the firm’s only criminal law specialist.

obert Udashen was 27 in 1980 when the partners at Crowder Mattox law firm called on him to strategize one of the most high profile and legally intriguing defense cases in Texas history.

It’s a really interesting story. You’ve got an affair. An ax murderer, which is unusual. It’s involving two women, which is unusual. So there’s the makings of a good movie or TV show in there. Why it’s all coming back right now, I don’t know. WHAT DID HULU’S CANDY GET RIGHT AND WRONG?

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Udashen has consulted on both shows and has appeared in episodes of Snapped and People Magazine Investigates Udashen speaks with the Advocate from his house in Asheville. This interview has been edited for space. A longer version is available at advocatemag.com.

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There are a lot of things, particularly around the trial, that are not quite accurate. For the series, they had to condense the trial. But it gives you a misleading impression of what happened at the trial. Some of that is just artistic license. And they’re condensing everything all together. But being someone who actually participated in it, I don’t like to see it portrayed inaccurately.

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WHY IS EVERYONE STILL SO ENGROSSED IN THIS CASE?

The Candy case, which captured the public interest 40 years ago (the book Evidence of Love and its made-for-TV movie came out in the ’80s), is still captivating audiences.

Hulu’s five-part series Candy starring Jessica Biel is available now. HBO’s Love and Death , due for a fall 2022 release, is based on Texas Monthly’ s “Love and Death in Silicone Prairie.” (Silicone Prairie refers to the Lake Highlands and Richardson corridor where large technology corporations such as Texas Instruments are located.)

Thomas Jefferson High School graduate Robert Udashen into the spotlight

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Don knew Candy from church. They both went to the Methodist church. When Candy first goes to talk to the police, before we’ve been hired, she mentions to Don that the police want to talk to her. He says “you don’t have anything to worry about” so she talks to the police. Then they wanted to talk to her a few days later. When it was clearer that they were looking at her as a suspect, Don told her to come in and see me because I did criminal law. Don wasn’t a criminal defense lawyer. He did civil law. DID YOU KNOW HOW BIG THIS CASE WAS GOING TO BE WHEN THEY CALLED YOU IN? This was 1980, there’s no social media, no Facebook. But what you did have is two daily newspapers, Dallas Morning News and Dallas Times Herald , and then the Fort Worth, Plano, McKinney newspapers, all the local TV stations and they all are competing for stories. So there was something on TV or radio or newspaper everyday for months. Candy had already talked to the police twice when I came on. I knew it was gonna be big, but I didn’t know how big it would become over the next few months. I remember waking up on one morning seeing this headline on the front page of the Dallas Times Herald: “Lawyer dares police to arrest ax murderer.” I was kind of enjoying talking to press, but I do remember thinking I didn’t really mean to do that. I decided I needed to become a little more careful when choosing my words.

SEEMS LIKE JUDGE RYAN AND OTHERS WERE WORKING AGAINST YOU — WAS THAT SO? We had to deal with a lot. For example, once they got a warrant for Candy, I negotiated an agreement with the district attorneys, and I drove her up to McKinney. I was gonna take her to the sheriff’s office and they weren’t supposed to notify the press, because we were just trying not to have a bunch of cameras and reporters there. But there’s all these people. They completely violated their agreement. I turned her in and I made arrangements to have a bondsman post the bond before I ever drove Candy up there. The sheriff wouldn’t take the bond and wouldn’t let her out. Then we had a hearing on that, and we finally got her out. After we get her out, just a matter of two days later, Judge Ryan orchestrates this hearing, which was Robert Udashen faces the press in 1980. Photos from Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries.

WHAT MOST BOTHERED YOU?

Don was held in contempt twice. It didn’t really happen the way it was depicted in the show. By the time the trial rolled around, we were under a gag order not to talk to the press. But Don, right when the trial started, was standing outside the courthouse talking to the press. So Judge Ryan held him in contempt for that. Then there was an incident that occurred during the trial where Don and Judge Ryan got sideways with each other and he held him in contempt again and threw him in jail at the end of the day, which was something not allowed by Texas law. So I had to go to the Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin to get him out of jail.

HOW DID THE CASE COME TO YOUR FIRM?

WAS THE JUDGE (TOM RYAN) AS BIASED AS PORTRAYED IN CANDY , AND WAS DON REALLY ARRESTED FOR CONTEMPT?

I used to practice with George Milner Jr., who passed away in 2014. I just thought George was just a fine person and a great trial lawyer. So he was really a person that I tried to model myself after. Both Jim (Mattox) and Don (Crowder) were very important. When I first got out of law school, I worked at the prison with inmates. And when I came to Dallas, I was looking for a job — and this is probably something Henry Wade did that helped me in my career — I thought well I’ll go work at the Dallas district attorney’s office. But Wade said, “You strike me more as a criminal defense lawyer rather than a prosecutor.” And he said, “I think you should go talk to my friend, Jim Mattox.” So I went and talked with Jim and Don and they hired me to do all criminal work, so that was really the start of my criminal defense career.

People want to know where Candy is and if I really think it was self defense, and I really do think it was self defense. I really believe that for these reasons. I mean, I think the jury made the absolute right decision. Even though there was a lot of hostility to that decision. Yeah, I think I think we got it right.

WHAT DO PEOPLE ASK YOU ABOUT THE MOST?

HOW ABOUT THE HBO SHOW?

WERE YOU THINKING INSANITY DEFENSE AT FIRST?

I brought in two psychiatrists. I did want the psychiatrists to look into any kind of mental issue. That was to me just part of documenting what happened. I wanted the doctors to see if they could explain the overkill, because that was always going to be a big problem here. We could see the self defense and how it got started based on what Candy said. But there’s so many blows that I thought by the time we got to trial we’re gonna need to be able to explain why it happened.

supposed to be about the gag order. I took Candy up there and the judge does impose a gag order, but then he launches into a hearing on whether Candy’s bond was sufficient. It was clear that the judge, DA and sheriff are all prepared for this hearing. No one bothered to tell me about it. Then they throw Candy in jail again. And then I’m under a gag order and I can’t go talk to the press. Things like that. The whole time we’re working on the case. HOW MUCH DID THE MAKERS OF THE HULU SHOW CONSULT YOU?

WHO WERE YOUR ROLE MODELS AS AN ATTORNEY IN DALLAS?

I worked with HBO for months. They’re going to do a much more detailed look at the trial, then Candy did. I’ve talked to all the actors involved in the HBO series, and I was there when they were filming scenes and helping try to make the trial scenes as accurate as possible. And maybe there’s always some artistic license involved in this, but HBO did want to be as accurate as possible. And that’s what my role was during the filming, to try to make sure they were. WHEN CANDY TOLD YOU THE WHOLE STORY, WERE YOU SURPRISED, OR WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? I won’t say I’m surprised at that point. By then I knew she had been there, and I knew that the police had at least a fingerprint. I mean certain things tied her to the scene. But I didn’t really know exactly what happened. And so when she came out and finally told us what happened, to me it was clear that it was self defense. Now we just needed to document and put the defense together.

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I was contacted really early on by writers and producers who I met by Zoom. The writers and I spent a number of hours talking while they were writing the script. And initially this show was supposed to star Elisabeth Moss. So I talked to her on a Zoom call. And then she dropped out. She has so many things going on. I never actually spoke to Jessica Biel.

HOW DID CANDY’S CASE AFFECT THE TRAJECTORY OF YOUR CAREER?

I have not talked to her in a long time, and she moved shortly after trial. It was just impossible for her to stay in the area. She couldn’t go to the grocery store without people saying something negative to her. The book Evidence of Love came out a few years after the trial, and Candy did cooperate with that book, and I think she was sorry she did. So did Don Crowder and I. But then after that. They made a movie with Barbara Hershey. Candy would not cooperate with that, and there’s been a bunch of shows since then Candy would not cooperate in.

At that point, it was clearly the biggest case I’d ever been in. And it was a great learning experience. I did so many different things in that trial. Most young lawyers never get a chance to do it. I think it put me on a path to be a really successful criminal defense lawyer. I used to, particularly at SMU when I was teaching there, give talks on the many legal issues that came up working on that case that were just fascinating and a great learning experience. So it did kind of propel my career. I was prepared to handle lots of big cases after it. But at the time, I was so young, it was really learning by fire.

HAVE YOU BEEN IN TOUCH WITH CANDY?

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5600 West Lovers Lane Asian Mint features Thai bites such as steamed sea bass, grilled teriyaki and pad thai. Its expansive patio features clean lines and dreamy greenery, with plenty of room for leashed fidos of all sizes.

True Food Kitchen in Preston Center has two dog-friendly tables on the patio. The kitchen serves healthy eats, including vegetarian and vegan items such as pizzas, salad, sandwiches and bowls.

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8383 Preston Center Plaza La La Land Kind Cafe is known for its stunning patio with crisp white lines, giant umbrellas and plenty of room for your pooch to spread out. The cafe hires foster youth and aims to spread kindness through coffee, with items such as The Butterfly Latte or “The Queen” Avocado Toast.

any Dallas restaurants allow our furry friends to join us. It wasn’t until 2019 that Texas passed a law allowing dog owners to take their pets into certain restaurants with patios. The law requires that restaurants have a posted sign stating that animals are allowed, and the animals must be on a leash and stay outdoors.Preston Hollow is home to many restaurants and cafes with expansive patios and plenty of shaded eateries that welcome furryHerefriends.arefive favorites, offering everything from healthy eats to coffee.

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The ducks stay in the pond at night or get out and wander around Neiman Marcus Court. They enjoy window shopping at nearby retailers and looking at their reflection in the glass.

The ducks receive regular veterinary visits both on-site and at the veterinary office to ensure they stay healthy and happy.

While they do not have specific names given to them by NorthPark, many children come back time and again to see their favorite ducks swimming and playing in the pond. HOW OLD ARE THEY?

The turtles and ducks of NorthPark aren’t given names, but children often have their favorites.

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DO THEY HAVE NAMES? IF SO, HOW DO YOU TELL THEM APART?

Kids can frequently be found huddled around the duck and turtle pond outside Neiman Marcus oohing and aahing at the cute ducklings. The pond features little houses for the birds, warming lamps and plenty of spots to perch or waddle. But where do they come from? Where do they go? We had questions too, and NorthPark spokeswoman Kristen Gibbins answered. WHERE DO THEY GO AT NIGHT?

WHO TAKES CARE OF THE DUCKS?

Our in-house landscaping team takes great care of the ducks and their habitat to ensure they are provided a wonderful home here at NorthPark Center.

The ducks appreciate their habitat, so they are happy to eat and rest in their area. HOW IS THEIR AREA KEPT SANITARY?

The ducks are a NorthPark tradition going back nearly 60 years. They can typically live to be 10 or 15 years, but we do rotate the animals out after a few years. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEM WHEN THEY’VE FULLY GROWN? When the ducks retire from the center, they are sent to a duck sanctuary to live out the rest of their lives. HOW DO YOU KEEP THEM IN THE POND AREA?

The pond is completely drained and cleaned every other day, and then refilled with fresh water. THEY’RE OUT IN THE OPEN. HAS ANYONE EVER TRIED TO STEAL ONE?

We have a security officer stationed in the immediate area, and they keep a watchful eye on the ducks and the turtles to make sure they are protected. IS THERE A VET ON SITE?

NORTHPARK CENTER is home to some of our neighborhood’s favorite shops and eateries, but the center’s draw is more than high-end shopping.

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Above: Chile relleno de camaron features a charred poblano stuffed with white cheddar cheese, crema and gulf shrimp (19).

Opposite: Coctel de camaron (shrimp cocktail) features gulf shrimp, tomato juice, lime, serrano, avocado, onion and cilantro ($19).

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MESAS ON WALNUT HILL, esteemed restaurateur Michael “Mico” Rodriguez sits on the back patio chat ting with chefs and other staffers. It’s 100 degrees, but the man who founded Mi Cocina 20 years ago is dressed head-to-toe in white, flashing a brilliant smile and looking quite cool, both in the literal and poetic sense.Inside, several late lunchers spread out among 120 or so white-clothed tables, and line cooks in crisp white uniforms are visible through the open-concept kitchen’s window as they hum behind a neat row of tortilla chips in angular (white) containers. When first approached about open ing a second Doce Mesas here at The Hill, a busy development just off Cen tral Expressway, Rodriguez says he wasHeskeptical.imagined something more in timate, with the neighborhood-cafe feel that defined his earlier concepts such as the first Doce Mesas, opened in 2018 on McKinney. But when he

A visionary restaurateur returns to his roots with The Hill’s Doce Mesas Story by CHRISTINA HUGHES BABB | Photography by KATHY TRAN A WEEKDAY LUNCH RUSH AT HIS NEW EST RESTAURANT DOCE

The carne tampiqueña plate includes a generous serving of beef steak aside an enchilada with guajillo chili, onion, serrano bell pepper and grape tomatoes ($38).

“For two years I was putting together images and colors,” he says. “I just didn’t know what I would do with it.”

What came of it is a 120-seat, “intimate and upscale yet ac cessible” (as he puts it) venue with “a California coastal vibe,” a “breezy indoor-outdoor flow” and a robust menu featuring chilled ceviche replete with fresh fat Gulf shrimp, cheddary charred chili relleno or deepfried chicken thigh on challah and a crispy ensalada topped with grilled meat.

before we launched, people were anxiously asking ‘when are you going to open?’” It is the perfect location, straddling three Dallas neigh borhoods — Lake Highlands, Preston Hollow and East Dal las, he says. “It feels like home,” he says. “You know what I mean by home? Comfort. Home is one of my favorite words and one of the best feelings.”

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When he toured it, he liked the back patio, which housed a miniature amphitheater fit for, say, acoustic guitarists and flamenco dancers. Behind the stage, and a director’s chair marked “MICO,” hangs a pro jector screen where he plans to display digital art during the dinner

“Even if I don’t like it, if the customers do, then I will serve it,” he says. The menu also features a seri ous selection of tequila drinks, refreshing frozen cocktails, wine, beer and desserts such as pastel de leche and classic flan.

Aftershift.apause, Rodriguez agrees he is as much an artist and creative as he is a business man.“But isn’t food art? And, even better, it is art that everyone enjoys,” he says.

People stay in the neighbor hood to dine these days, he points out. They don’t want to drive.Rodriguez has a storied histo ry within the Dallas restaurant environment, having built a bona fide Tex-Mex empire from his small 12-table restaurant in the ’90s, assuming a pivotal role with the MCrowd restaurant group and establishing sundry eateries across our city and its suburbs.Afterdeparting the organiza tion with which he was former ly associated, Rodriguez says he spent some time solo and started imagining this warm and vivid space. He was at the time not sure what would come of these ideas.

Rather than having one chef design the menu, it was a col laborative effort, he says. And he’s not necessarily a fan of ev erything on it.

“Doce Mesas is a return to Mi co’s roots,” according to restau rant literature, which goes so far as to note that “this is his best restaurant yet.”

finally checked out the space at 9810 N. Central Expy. #600, former home to Red, Hot & Blue BBQ, he felt the potential.

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Guests of Doce Mesas include families with children, loads of couples, dedicated Mi Cocina loyalists and medical person nel from nearby hospitals and doctors offices, he says. There has been a “tremendous response” to this Doce Mesas, he“Evensays.

His uniquely capable staff is to thank for that, he says. And he is on the floor almost every shift, using his finely tuned hospitality senses to intuit diners’ needs. Stellar service is a priority.Rodriguez says our neighbor hood has become a gathering place where you go out to a restaurant “and you know you are going to see everyone, your friends, people you know.”

Lily has also modeled and been featured in YouTube videos for the American Heart Association, along with Brown, the company’s CEO. Lily also is an ambassador at events like the Heart Walk.

Away from competition, Lily enjoys normal dog activities like playing with her sister Libby and hanging out at the Browns’ lake house. She also loves taking trips to Neiman Marcus.

Lily Claire, a Bichon Frise, is a sixthgeneration Best in Show competitor. When Nancy Brown adopted Lily Claire, she had never owned a competition dog. But she decided to keep Lily’s legacy going.“Inever before that moment thought it would be something that would be such an important and meaningful part of our lives,” Brown says. Tara Rowell trains and presents Lily. The pooch has competed in countless shows, including the Thanksgiving Day National Dog Show and Westminster Dog Show.

“You know these dogs love being show dogs. They love the attention. They love to perform. They love to succeed, and they love their handlers,” she says.

T his Bichon means business.

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Lily Claire competes in conformation shows, where dogs don’t compete with each other.

“They’ve been to Oregon and Washington and Massachusetts and New York and Florida and everywhere in between,” Brown says.

“Really, the judge compares each dog to the standard and picks the dog to win the breed they believe best meets the qualifications of the standard,” Brown says.

“This year, she was invited to come to Westminster because she was in the top five of her breed, so that’s a big honor,” Brown says.

When asked how long it takes for Lily to be competition ready, Brown says it can take around three hours of grooming — more than it takes to get ready herself.

“We certainly leverage Lily’s beauty and her success to help benefit the American Heart Association,” Brown says.

At last year’s Westminster, Lily won the Best Female Bichon Frise. Her other titles include Multiple Best in Show, Multiple Reserve Best in Show, Multiple Best in Specialty Show and Grand Champion Gold.

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Lily Claire, the show dog

Small pets doing big things in dog competitions

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“I kind of started it just for fun because she loves jumping and likes being active. And I was like, ‘Oh, well, maybe we can do agility,’” Helwig says. Agility competitions consist of a series of obstacles that include jumps, tunnel runs and teeters.

Twixie and Helwig, now an Instagram-famous duo, began training classes once a week, then twice a week. Soon practices started taking place at home. Twixie and Helwig entered their first competition in August 2021. Dog competitions usually seen on TV consist of bigger dogs, but Tara wasn’t discouraged from competing. Instead, the competition motivated her to keep going. “I feel like people think, ‘Oh, I have a little dog, and I can’t do that.’ But that’s not true. They love it just as much as the big dogs,” Helwig says. “Any breed or size dog can do it.” The goal is eventually to compete in a televised agility competition.“It’ssomething fun and unique to do with your little buddy, your best friend,” Helwig says.

W hen Twixie Marooroo is out of the ring, she loves to sit in her backyard and chase squirrels. She enjoys walks and meeting up with her fellow Brussels griffons. Twixie recently celebrated her wedding to dog model Cowboy the Griff. During the pandemic, owner Tara Helwig signed Twixie up for agility classes.

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“We had to try everything to give her that second chance because no animal should die in that state,” Sans says. “And that’s DPA. We save the ones that are on their very last notes and their last chance, and Shelby Sue is a shining example of who we are as an organization.”

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Dallas nonprofit finds homes for furry friends, one foster at a time

FIVE MONTHS AGO, Shelby Sue was a scrawny, starving mutt lying in an alleyway. She’d contracted heartworms and been hit by a car, leaving her with huge scabs and scars all over her body, and leaving her without the energy to walk. It was in the alley that Dallas Animal Services found her. With the shelter’s space often hitting critical status since the beginning of COVID, Dallas Pets Alive! Founder and Executive Director Leslie Sans picked up the dog herself to foster until she could find a permanent home. Now, Shelby Sue is 40 pounds heavier and happily looking for her forever family.

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Dallas Pets Alive!, which is based in our neighborhood, started 10 years ago from the idea that adoption is not only the right thing to do but the thing to do. DPA’s website features adoptable dogs, cats and other pets from foster families and local shelters, but it doesn’t just help animals find families — they help them keep them.

“We also take a very proactive approach through our PASS program, where we’re working with families and individuals that are going through any sort of life crisis that puts them at risk to surrender their animals to the shelter,” Sans says.

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PASS, or Positive Alternatives to Shelter Surrender, collaborates with Dallas Animal Services, the SPCA of Texas, Mazie’s

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Shelby Sue contracted heartworms, had been hit by a car and didn’t have the strength to walk when she arrived at Dallas Animal Services.

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In an attempt to remedy this, Dallas Pets Alive! has a medical care fund to assist with medical bills and partners with low-cost vet care services and training and behavior coaches. It also offers rehoming resources and aids in temporary boarding costs.

Mission, Best Friends Animal Society, Gannett Foundation, Communities Foundation of Texas and PetSmart Charities to decrease the number of animals surrendered to shelters every day.

Potential foster families can sign up to foster in three steps. First, fill out a form online. Second, answer followup questions that a foster vetting team member emails within 24-48 hours. Last, choose from an album of dogs and cats available for foster and work with the team to make arrangements for the furry guest.

“We are in desperate, desperate need of fosters and adopters right now,” Sans says. “Post-COVID everything slowed down for us, but the shelters are filling back up again. It’s actually a really concerning problem right now across the United States, but we are seeing it right here in our own backyards.”

“We believe that nobody should have to choose between feeding their family or feeding their pet,” SansThosesays.who want to be a part of the nonprofit’s mission can volunteer online to work with the adoption team or alumni team, work with events, foster an animal, support foster families and more.

In order to do this, PASS posts volunteers outside Dallas Animal Services on high-volume intake days to discuss free or low-cost resources that are available to help owners keep their pets at home and out of the shelter. In 2019 alone, this program was able to prevent more than 500 Accordingsurrenders.toSans,many families surrender pets because of medical conditions that are too expensive for the family to cover; temporary life situations where the families cannot find someone to care for the animal; or the animal has behavioral issues that the family has not been able to manage.

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Blessings on the many new beginnings, for the journey ahead and for deeper expressions of life and faith that await us all.

Beginnings bring renewed energy, focus this season with intentional faith

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I want to invite you to find 15 minutes to reflect, listen and pray. It can be as simple as sitting in silence, going for a walk or praying. I find the modality less important than the intention behind it, for it seems giving the soul space to speak always reveals a longing we have known but rarely named. So, following those 15 minutes, I would encourage you to jot down the inner rumblings of the Spirit.

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D o you remember the energy and excitement you experienced at the beginning of a new school year? I imagine not everyone shared that excitement. But I always enjoyed the optimism, hope and adventure the new school year provided. In high school, one of my favorite days leading up to school was learning my schedule for the coming semester and who I was with in class!

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Beginnings typically bring renewed energy and focus. They also allow us to evaluate where we want to go and what growth we most hope to experience. While our school days may be behind us, a deeper invitation remains for all of us. As we all begin a new “fall semester,” I invite you to enter this season with intention and spend time reflecting on how your spirit may be longing to grow in this next season of life and faith. I believe as people of faith, we express and grow in our faith in five distinct ways: worship, study/prayer, fellowship, service and generosity. Through these opportunities for connection, we experience a faithful life. I like to think of these five buckets as if they make up an investment portfolio. We want to work toward a balanced portfolio, so our longterm life of faith is diverse and grounded in the richness found through each pathway. For instance, your portfolio is not balanced if you study the scriptures once a week but never worship or exercise generosity. Likewise, if we are not intentional, our life and faith can get out of balance.

REV. MATTHEW RUFFNER is the Senior Pastor at Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church. He is husband to Sarah Ruffner and a father of two. You can follow Matthew on Instagram at @thisismatthewruffner and visit PHPC.org to watch the church’s live stream and listen to sermons.

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