Guatemala Day 4: Women of Courage
The women’s retreat is now over. Some of the women will leave at 5:00am and travel all day. A couple of them have to take a boat for the final leg of their journey. That is how remote their village is. Today was full of wonderful learning experiences for me. I am...Guatemala Day 3: Many Flames, One Light
I’m writing this post early on Sunday morning. The women’s retreat went well yesterday. However, six villages backed out at the last minute. They wanted to come, but their husbands did not allow them to attend. This is indicative of why this women’s retreat is so...Guatemala Day 1 and 2: Getting There
Our travels started at 3:00am yesterday. Well, they tried to start. Lona was kind enough to pick up Denise on the way to the airport to drop us off at 3:30 in preparation for a 5:15am flight to Houston. Deb and Sammy, the mother and daughter team, were already at the...
A Visual Meditation on Romans 12:4-5
How Do I Find Meaning in My Work? I chose to zoom in on Romans 12:4-5. Your work matters because it is a part of what God is doing in the world.
Art and Travel
Dear friends and readers, I’m using this post to inform you about two things and ask for prayer. The artist community of Easter Lutheran Church (where I serve) invited me to have an art show in the gallery. It is hanging now and will run through December, 2017....Encounter the Other #REA17 #visualnotes
I had the privilege to spend this past weekend with religious educators from all over the world at the Annual Conference of the Religious Educators Association. We gathered at the Union Station Hotel in St. Louis, MO. Our theme was “Encounter” This is a generous,...
National Novel Writing Month Begins #NaNoWriMo
The final hours of October are evaporating. I dedicated this month to inktober. It was a fun challenge to create a new pen and ink drawing each day. It really got the creative juices flowing. “Now what?” you ask. Well, I’ve decided to plunge into...#inktober2017 is Finished!
31 days of inking. The challenge is to create one new original pen and ink drawing each day of October. The purpose is to improve one’s inking skills. Thank you Jake Parker for starting this artist’s challenge. I actually did it this year. Here is my...
