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want to do anything at all, it was worth it. Whether it was Texarkana Magazine deadlines, the TikTok account with my best friends, or commitments I made to myself, consistency always paid off. 5. “A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.” This verse from James 1:8 came to me from one of my closest friends, Kara Humphrey. She is someone who has a gift for gently (and sometimes not so gently, which I love about her) reminding me of what is true when the noise of life tries to convince me otherwise. There are only two realities. The truth, and the distorted version of the truth we create to make ourselves comfortable.
The older and wiser and more mature I get, the more I realize I do not want comfort if it costs me clarity. Believing two things at once, trying to live in two worlds, trying to please God and also please my flesh, trying to choose every path instead of committing to the right one, only leaves me exhausted and confused. I do not know everything. I am not trying to pretend I do. But I hope these lessons I learned in 2025, messy, funny, painful, beautiful, give you something to carry into 2026. If life really teaches you how to live it, then I hope next year teaches us all even more.
December 5 Hailey Wright Redbone Magic Brewing Company 7:30 pm December 5 Kidd Six A Tribute to 80’s Rock Fat Jacks Oyster and Sports Bar 8:30 pm December 6
December 14 Texarkana Symphony Orchestra Christmas at the Perot Perot Theatre 4 pm December 19 Tailgate Poets Whiskey River Country 9 pm December 20 Ugly Sweater Party with
December 1 Christmas Parade Main Street Texarkana 7 pm December 5 Farmers Bank Photos with Santa 2900 St. Michael Drive 3-5 pm December 4 The Ace Shines Bright— Opening Night Preview Party Ace of Clubs House 6-8 pm December 5 & 6 TRAHC Holiday Arts Market Texarkana Regional Arts Center December 5-7 Texarkana Community Ballet Nutcracker Perot Theatre December 5-7 Drive Through Live Nativity
December 12 Texarkana Public Library Centennial Gala Texarkana Regional Arts Center 7 pm December 12 Downtown Live! Downtown Texarkana 6-9 pm December 12 & 13 Christmas and Candlelight Tours Old Washington, Arkansas December 20 Christmas on Main Perot Theatre 10 am-7 pm
Birds of a Feather Fat Jacks Oyster and Sports Bar 8 pm December 7
Allan McEneaney Hopkins Icehouse 8 pm December 27 Jase Bryant Band Hopkins Icehouse 8 pm
Charles Billingsley Christmas Concert First Baptist Church 6 pm December 13 Heather Lynn and the Deacons Whiskey River Country 8 pm
First Assembly of God Lighthouse Ministries 6-8 pm
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