{"id":2694,"date":"2012-04-07T07:48:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-07T07:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/daffeythoughts\/2012\/04\/rip-thomas-kinkaid.html"},"modified":"2012-04-07T07:48:00","modified_gmt":"2012-04-07T07:48:00","slug":"rip-thomas-kinkaid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/daffeythoughts\/2012\/04\/rip-thomas-kinkaid.html","title":{"rendered":"RIP Thomas Kinkaid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

We\u2019ve been\u00a0on vacation, and now turn our attentions to picking up the rest of the Passion Week, that is Easter.\u00a0 Normally we don\u2019t travel on spring break because we prefer to remain nearby to take part in the various celebrations and reflections leading up to Easter.\u00a0 But getting my wife to see her Dad, who has gone trough some pretty tough health problems this last year, was high on our list of priorities.\u00a0 We also managed to add some visits along the way to make up for the last few years in which we were unable to take any trips at all. More on that later.<\/p>\n

But as we get ready for Easter Vigil tonight, I was saddened to see that popular painter Thomas Kinkaid has died<\/a>.\u00a0 I know, I know.\u00a0 His paintings were a lightening rod for criticism from the \u2018Art Establishment.\u2019\u00a0\u00a0Truth be told, I was always \u2018meh\u2019 when it came to his works, but I appreciated the happiness they brought to people.\u00a0 For those who criticized his works for being some faux<\/em> happy illusion, well I just say in this life a little happiness goes a long way.\u00a0 Nothing he did was against the Faith, and if he brought some happiness in the meantime, more power to him.\u00a0 Better that than the crowd of cranks who enjoy sitting in the bleachers of life, making their primary contribution to humanity by doing nothing other than pointing out how nobody does nothing better than they do.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Anyway, peace and prayers to his family and loved ones.\u00a0 Thanks for the happiness he brought to so many. May God\u2019s grace and love embrace them during this time, and may the perpetual light shine upon him.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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