But Is It Art?

And Why I Doodle (It’s Good For My Noodle) Lately I’ve been insisting: I’m not an artist; I’m a doodler. And I’m not mock-modest-fishing-for-compliments. Honest. I will confess, though, that I have been reflecting on art for a while now. And I’m wondering how we decide if a given creation is art. Does Supreme Court justice Potter Stewart’s famous […]


Weekend Reflection: Declare

Mojave Desert. February, 2007. The heavens are telling of the glory of God;And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands. Psalm 19:1 (NASB) Shhh. It’s the weekend. Remove your shoes and step into the stillness. Stopy by Sandra Heska King’s place for Still Saturday.  Then stop by Lisha Epperson’s Give me Grace. Join us? We saved room just for you. […]


Borne an Image Lately?

Left to Right: Cadence, Ayden, Lala, Carly. Making Stuff. May, 2014. Creating and Consuming: No Contest I really like to make stuff. Whether it’s a batch of cookies, or bossing words around until they line up the way I want them to, or a greeting card, like this one: The specifics don’t matter much. My soul […]


Weekend Reflection: Forever

The Pacific Ocean 1 Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations.2 Before the mountains were bornOr You gave birth to the earth and the world,Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God. Psalm 90:1-2 (NASB) It’s the weekend. Around here we remove our shoes, step into the holy, and tour the stillness. First, stop by Sandra Heska King’s […]


Weekend Reflection: First

Sunrise On  Ice. Photo by My Talented and Gracious Friend, Bob Coller.  3 Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day. Genesis 1:3-5 […]