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moving versus resting

moving versus resting

I'm frozen in time. Actually, frozen on my couch somewhere between working on a series of paintings and climbing on my elliptical. I was thinking about inertia—that stuff smart people say when they're explaining that an object in motion stays in motion, and an object...

why do bad things happen to good people?

why do bad things happen to good people?

The rain splashes against the window like tears. The past creeps in like flickering shadows and I am thinking of it again. I no longer ask why bad things happen. In retrospect, I can see how God turned what others meant for evil to good and my sin into something else....

the artist’s rule

the artist’s rule

"As you make art or write, the process is a container for awareness. Everything that rises up—judgments, blocks, insights—is a reflection of the whole of your life." Christine Valters Paintner in The Artist's Rule I sat in the corner of my kitchen yesterday morning...

granny vs. my purpose in life.

granny vs. my purpose in life.

My grandmother is the eternal matriarch, the kind that says exactly what's on her mind, and feels a sense of duty to "raise" anyone who's at least a generation younger than she. Do you know the type? She bakes me a batch of cookies and then tells me not to eat all of...

The Story That
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