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Legacy

As I step into my seventies, I can’t help but think about what I will leave behind.  My legacy. If there are things I would like to leave, but they haven’t been achieved, I need to do them now. For...

Wonder

We look for miracles. We want to experience wonder. Yet it’s all around us every day. At every turn. But amid the busyness and the distractions, they’re lost. Unnoticed. We miss that breath of fres...

Quietness & Trust

Nashville was in the path of a major ice storm. Nashville is where I live. Power is out. Temperatures are bitter cold. Quietness covers. Like a blanket. Like the blanket of ice outside our door. St...

Remembered

When all is said and done, I believe we all desire to be remembered well. We hope for words or thoughts that evoke good things. Kind. Faithful. Honest. God-fearing. Loving. But once our time has co...

Shed

I have a love for the beauty of antlers. Each is unique. Every antler-bearing animal having its own design. To find a shed antler is a gift. A treasure to stumble upon. I think about the moment tha...

Garden

My garden is ever evolving. But I believe that’s the nature of gardens. Honestly, my idea of gardening evolves too.I love to begin a day here and end a day here. It enlivens me to start my day and ...

Changes

This barn has been the perfect place for my gallery over the past thirteen years. With all its quirks, it’s been perfect. But sometimes change comes when you least expect it. And often those are th...

Creativity

I can’t imagine life without creativity. It’s like food that nourishes, fuel that ignites, water that refreshes. For me, creativity is communion with God. The Creator of creativity. Creative acts c...

Ending Well

I want to end well. This has been a prayer of mine for years. My days are numbered. I just don’t know the number. But when that number comes up I want those around me to see that my faith was real....

Begin

Where to begin. A daunting thought.  Whether it be a painting, a writing or a new year. The first pass of paint. The first word. The first step. How I begin influences where I go. How I begin influ...