A word I try to never use
When I was around 14, the leader/teacher of our church youth group was the preacher’s wife. I didn’t think of her as the wife of anyone, though I did call her Mrs. Martin. All of us did. Although I didn’t have the comparison back then, she was the Margaret Thatcher of our group. She ruled […]
Thoughts and Prayers
One of the all time classics goes like this. A fellow was out hiking some Arizona mountain trails all by himself. He reached the top of a mesa, walked over to the other side, then slipped and fell over the edge. Fortunately for him there was a scrub ironwood tree growing out of the otherwise […]
Now you see it
Over the past week I’ve talked to several people about thinking in pictures. Some of them got it right away, some not so much. Those who “got it” included artists, quilters, crocheters, and athletes. All of those are what we often call “creatives.” As for artists, whether they work in oils or marble, we understand […]
