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Gardening & Housekeeping
I love gardening – especially in an autumn garden – my enthusiasm is not matched by ability. Both are excellent tutors . . . and here are the lessons I am learning.
painting & writing
I may not yet be a Grandma Moses, or a Eudora Welty, but while there’s life, there’s HOPE. And every day I can paint or write is a good day!
understanding the times
The men of Issachar understood the times — understanding ours is no less crucial. (1 Chronicles 12:32)
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Updates on blog pieces from me to thee.
Paintings From the Porch
In March of 2020, our sun porch became my favorite room in our home as Doug and I began a new season in our marriage — the COVID pandemic season. The season continues and so do the challenges. And, the porch is a place where we both “do” art.
Painting on the porch is my sanity saver! There, painting helps me find designs and colors that say how I feel: hopeful and nervous, and old. (Cute, though) I have a spirit that says, YES! Alas, the old body says . . . maybe not.
In the words of Vincent van Gogh: “In painting I want to say something comforting in the way that music is comforting.”
Communication matters in these uncertain times. And I hope the messages I have painted brighten your day!
Often in styles inspired by other artists, here are some of my creations I am offering. In order to keep painting, I need to clear some room and keep my supplies full. So I’m offering some paintings for sale.
From the Blog
Headlines and Personal Examples
A Personal Headline Of all today’s headlines that upset me, here’s: The Queen missed the opening of Parliament . . ....
A Sermon Series Starts with A Question
At the beginning a sermon series on JUDGES*, the pastor asked a similar kind of a question to Judges 2:2— but the...
The Day After
The day after Easter is not unlike the day after Christmas. For those who are fortunate enough to have it off, — and...
Limits and Limitations
I am learning some limits and and accepting a few limitations as the reality of just how far my get-up-and-go got up...
A Brace and a Banister
There are some days I just need a brace — those days when my back resists an upright posture. Now, everyday I need a...
Wokeness in an Autumn’s Garden
Wokeness is a new adjective; it can be pejorative or approving. a state of being aware, especially of social...
Anticipation and Its Inspiration
Inspiration Up Close Early days in spring are my favorite; almost as much as the later days in autumn delight me. I...
Base Ingratitudes
A recent Lenten meditation “inspired” my most recent painting. (Art & Theology: Lent, Day 20.) Then, a phrase,...
Appliances and What They Teach Me
Appliances are a mixed blessing; they teach me over and over the limitations of my knowledge. But where would I be...
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Who am I? I am a wife, mother, mother-in-law, and grandmother, aunt, sister and cousin, and friend. And I am a recovering English major. I enjoy writing, painting, and reading – which when combined with all the wonderful people God has permitted in my life, I have much for which I am thankful. And I am grateful for the freedom to express my thanks.