About Us

Peter MacInnes, Owner/Publisher

FaithAndFamilyAbilene@gmail.com  325-665- 3191 (texting is best)
 I am a husband, father, a grandfather, a Canadian and a Texan. Shirley and I were married in Lubbock, then moved to Canada. Ten years and three children later we moved to Texas where I started several Big Country Telephone Directories (Later called Area-Wide). After 10 years I sold the directories to an investment group, and the next 20 years worked as a field director for the Texas Midwest Community Network. TMCN, helping to promote tourism and economic development throughout the region, is now celebrating its 30th year. It was guided for the first 22 years by executive director Nicki Harle (now Callahan County Judge), and Lori Dodd from Gorman is now the executive director.
 

Why The Name FaithAndFamily?
 

FAITH: Faith is what makes life work. In this context faith could be understood with this question, “How many of your best traits were learned through adversity?” I’m guessing most of them. Planning can reduce unknowns but not eliminate them, and faith is most often demonstrated in our kindness. Lewis Carroll the English author and poet once said, “One of the secrets of life is that all that is really worth the doing is what we do for others.”  To his words I would also add, "At the end of the day it’s almost always the small things that really count".

FAMILY: Life is not a do-it-yourself experience. One of the gifts my parents gave me was an imperfect home. They were godly and honest, but practical. Honest about what they believed, and honest about their inability to always live up to their ideals. However, who they were at home always matched who they were to the world at large. This gave me security and a foundation of trust both with my own family and with others. “Every effort to make society sensitive to the importance of family is a great service to humanity” - Pope John Paul II

BUSINESS: Small businesses creates over 60% of all new jobs, and thus are vital to a prosperous society. When responsible men and women with different gifts and world views fashion commerce together, they create prosperity. Business owners are motivated with aspirations beyond just business pursuits, they are also employers and customers. As a small business grows it will travel a changing path that may not always be smooth. But with time and work the business can grow into something very special.                   

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