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Letters from 1934

Handwritten

There is not much I would rather receive than a handwritten note or letter. It is a gift in itself. (I'll admit, it's a bit ironic that I'm talking about "handwritten" as I type away on these little white plastic keys.) I fear it is something my children will not experience once my wife and…

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Story painting

Story

I am sitting here with my cup of coffee this morning pondering a very large painting that I just completed. It is only the second time in all these years of being an artist that I have painted a piece this large - 4' x 8' - which is still the largest size I have…

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Age of Beauty

Age of Beauty

I love old things. They speak to me. I think their history gives a room such soul. I bought this chair last weekend and I love it. I love the wood detail. I love the tapestry with the deer head in the center. I love the patinated hardware that makes it able to fold. But…

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Fresh Start

Christmas in Nashville. It was the first time in seventeen years that we have had a measurable snow on that day. It was magical. After all the noise and frantic activity of preparation for that day, all was finally quiet…and still. If there wasn't peace on earth, there certainly was in my heart - even…

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Merry Christmas

We had our first snowfall of the season in Nashville this past Sunday. That's early for us. It was beautiful - one of my favorite kind of days. From my studio window I looked up and the sun was illuminating this icicle hanging from the eave - a beautiful little sculpture that was formed for…

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Be Still And Know

Heaven’s Little Reminders

What if the wisemen had been so distracted with busy schedules and agendas that they didn't even look up to see the star? They would have missed all that God had to show them and forfeited the opportunity of being used in a way that would affect the lives of generations to come. May you…

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The Best Day of My Life

When my oldest daughter was in third grade, she was given an assignment during creative writing class to write about heaven. The teacher provided the first line but she was to create the rest. How refreshing it is to see something so beautiful through the eyes of a child. So innocent. So pure. The paper…

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One Of My Favorite Gifts Ever

This may not look like much, but it is one of my favorite Christmas gifts ever. My wife gave it to me several years ago. Who would think I could receive so much joy and peace from such a simple, "not necessarily attractive", object? This speaker sits on the windowsill in my studio and there…

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‘Tis the Season!

My tummy is still full from Thanksgiving overindulgence. The pumpkins have been thrown in the field to decompose. The fresh tree is standing in the foyer. And Handel's Messiah is at full volume in my studio. It is officially the Christmas season! May we enter it with a grateful heart.

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