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Change

Life moves on at the same pace.Day by day.Year after year.Even though, as I age, it seems to be gaining speed.But the clocks, the calendars, continue at the same pace. As they have for thousands of...

Hopeful

I’m not a fan of New Years. But I love a new year.It’s a fresh start.And a fresh start feels hopeful. Like anything could be possible.New Years is not a party to me. It’s a cleaning.It’s my routine...

The Table

The Table.It’s the center of our house. Literally.It’s large enough to seat ten. But we have been known to fit twelve.I’ve said for years that my idea of a crowd is the number of people who can sit...

Listen

My favorite way to live life is “one-on-one” over a cup of coffee.It's honest. Real. Eye-to-eye.With fewer voices involved, conversation is more likely to dive beneath the surface, into the deep.I ...

See

To “look”, I engage my eyes.To “see”, I ask my eyes to join hands with my heart, mind and soul.I have the gift of vision which gives me the ability to “look”.But, unfortunately, I don’t always “see...

Quiet

Quiet.It can feel like an interminable pause. A creator of discomfort. A vacuum restless to be filled.Or it can be a balm. A place for restoration. A welcome companionship where words are not requi...

Moments

My Dad raised bird dogs while my brothers and I were growing up in East Tennessee.In the field, quiet, with his dogs - that was the closest thing to heaven.The photo I did this painting from was ta...

I Have Seen

I have seen joy where great adversity dwells.I have seen wealth where poverty rules.I have seen courage where there is war and uncertainty.I have seen beauty where all is desolate and dry.I have se...

Purpose

Knowing my love for birds, I’m often asked, “what’s your favorite?”. My answer probably goes something like “there’s no way to pick one, that’s like choosing a favorite child”. But honestly, I must...

Be Still And Know

Be still and know.That's a mighty tall order when there are still so many things to accomplish in such a short period of time.Decorating.Shopping.Wrapping.Cooking.And working overtime to pay for al...