Page 5. Hope Rocks

August 18, 2026
medium: gouache

We pass this rock garden every time we head to chapel or to the dining room in OCC. The rocks have spelled out many words over the years. Today they say “hope.” I think that is appropriate for this moment. 

My favorite part of this scene is the little sprig of a milkweed growing up inside the “O.” This reminds me that life always finds a way. God is the one who makes things grow, not us.