This commission was a privilege and a HUGE challenge. My friend Ellen commissioned me just before I left for GOA to do a memorial piece...

Do you ever feel like you're catching up with your child self? The one that dreamed and received love so easily? The one that thought...

This time of year is hard for me to not get depressed. I live where the rain rules the season. My brother died on September 18 when I...

If you look closely, you'll see Laina's profile and her guitar in the window behind her.

Today was the day it all caught up with me. But I am getting better. After a radical hysterectomy to protect me from the risk of cancer,...

Step 3 - The Mantle If you have a mantle, then it's an automatic focal point. Just like making up your bed cleans up half your room,...

Step 2 - the table.

Decorate for Fall: Step 1-The Front Door Today is October 1. I tend to start my annual fight with S.A.D. right about now. BUT I am...

SO... I keep thinking of you. You crazy person, you, who dared to watch this first vlog (video blog-for those of you my age-ish) . I...

I took this pic this morning. I was avoiding doing a video for this blog. Rehearsing excuses, daring to dream, listing fears. It's not...

I just watched THE most amazing movie. We had worked hard all day being very practical. We made some beautifully practical progress....

FALL is officially here. I would have wanted to be decorating today. But my girlfriend's mama just passed away. Now, I want to be with...

As I typed that title, I thought, "Most people will read that and think maybe I am out camping by a beautiful mountain stream." LOL It's...

So the challenge... write a story, a hero type story where you face an obstacle, get over your fear and make it out a conqueror. But, to...

I finished this yesterday at the studio. Two separate men came up and said, “I can literally hear the music coming out if that barn.”...

David Jack, an online friend of mine, has done an amazing job of editing McDonald's work here. You can read (or try to read) the...

OK, y'all. This is not my normal, I know. But I can't stop but shout out for this anthem. There's an official music video, but I like...

My mom is 94! She is in focus, in tune, in step and in love with Jesus. If I were to video her and ask her advice about absolutely...

(Free Template at the end of this post.) This is an invitation, a dare, a gift, a coax...whichever motivates you best. But honestly, it...