This is an extended quote from Brenda Ueland’s book, If You Want To Write. It is an excellent source for inspiration and practical advice for creativity. I encourage you to get it. I found my used copy, in good condition, online for $1. Here’s the quote: Gradually by writing you will learn more and more to be free, to say all you think; and at the same time you will learn never to lie to yourself, never to pretend and... Read more
I went for a walk again across the Kennebacasis River Saturday, in front of my house. Abby, my dog, just loves it. She runs and runs and runs. She’ll go way off so that she’s just a black speck in the distance. She’ll turn around, spot me, and come tearing back full speed, touch me, then take off again. She did this over and over. Even while Abby was way off in the distance, she was still, so to speak,... Read more
I started a contest Friday. All you have to do is enter a comment, and your name will be entered into a draw to win an original painting of mine. Go HERE to enter and to see the painting, worth $100 in a gallery. The contest ends tonight at midnight Atlantic time. Good luck! Read more
A friend died Sunday night. I was with her in the hospital room Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Here’s a list of suggestions for those visiting the dying and their loved ones in hospitals. This is mostly for the loved ones in the room, and most of it assumes that the dying is unconscious. Kerry slipped into a coma as the weekend progressed, so even though we were ultimately sensitive to her, their were concerns for the family and friends who... Read more
I started a contest yesterday. All you have to do is enter a comment, and your name will be entered into a draw to win an original painting of mine. Go HERE to enter. Good luck! Read more
Comment on this post and I’ll enter your name in a draw to win my original watercolor painting, 4″x6″, called “Green Field Fence”. The contest ends Sunday night midnight Atlantic Time. I’m doing it differently this time: I’m not sending out a general email invitation to enter the contest. Whoever comments, comments. If you find this contest, go for it! Good luck! Here goes: I’m not sure what’s going on with me. A friend of mine who has a prophetic... Read more
Martin Luther, in his important book Bondage of the Will, wrote: He who glories in God is he who knows for sure that God looks on him with favour, and deigns to regard him kindly, so that what he does is pleasing in God’s sight, and what does not please God is borne with and pardoned. The painting is one of my original watercolors. Read more
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A Contest Winner!
We have a winner from the contest that started Friday by commenting on my blog post So Deep I May Drown. It is Erin Wilson of Biscotti Brain. I put all the names in a container, and looking the other way, pulled Erin’s name out. Congratulations Erin!Thanks everyone for supplying a comment. I tried a different method this time. I’m not crazy about mass emails, so I thought I’d give it a shot and see how many would enter without... Read more