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Morning

Morning. My favorite part of the day.  Quiet. Still. Hopeful. Before rising, I begin with gratitude. For life. For opportunities the day will provide. I fill my thermos with coffee and retreat to m...

Grace (a short video)

Originally posted July 25, 2011 I'm sitting at the water's edge being lulled by the waves as they gracefully roll in, then gently slide away. There is such peace here in this continual rhythm.Mind...

Sanctuary

The garden has always been a place of peace for me. A sanctuary.A place where I feel closest to my Creator as I work hand in hand with His creation.It is a place where I learn. Not just about garde...

The Dash

The dash.Such a small, simple mark. Representing a lifetime.Mine began on October 17, 1956 and God only knows when it will end.In many ways it seems appropriate that an entire life is represented b...

Second Impression

It is often said, “you never get a second chance to make a first impression”.There is truth to that. But limiting.I am learning to give people a chance to prove my “first impression” wrong.I would ...

Progression

I don’t often look back on my artwork from the past. I’m a “move forward” kind of guy.Push. Push. Push.And that’s a good thing as far as “productivity” is concerned.But it doesn’t remind me to use ...

Adapt

If I’ve learned anything over the last two years, it is this.One of our greatest tools for living a life with less tension is the ability to adapt.Not adapting in ways that infringe on beliefs or c...

Snow

We don’t have these days in Nashville very often.But when we do, I’m smitten.This one came fast. Every flake counted.The world stood still.Even if for a moment.The chaos was quietened.Even if for a...

A Wretch Like Me

Can you hear something so many times, say something so many times, think something some many times, that its meaning is lost?Maybe its meaning isn’t lost, but its truth has become diffused.Routine....

My Therapy

I have said many times that the garden is my therapy. It's my place of peace. Where the stresses of the world are set aside and, for the moment, replaced with the nurturing of God's creation. It fe...