A thousand voices vie for my attention. Images and ideas explode like fireworks. It’s a war zone, where everything is noise and confusion. And that’s only in my head. I haven’t even finished breakfast yet. A platoon of to-dos stand by, marching in place to the music of the screeching steamer on my espresso machine, […]
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Ever since Adam and Eve made forbidden knowledge their afternoon snack, theologians and philosophers have grappled with the problem of evil, trying to square the existence of a self-perpetuating universal curse with a sovereign and loving God. Far be it from me — one who is neither theologian nor philosopher — to attempt to explain
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#1. A January day as gorgeous as your dress. #2. A chestnut Arabian posing with said dress, as though he knows you and your groom are horse lovers. #3. And a white one, too, because it is a wedding after all.#4. Oh, and yellow shoes. Because you can. #5. Comfy cowboy boots to slip on
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Early Wednesday afternoon I found a folded slip of paper on the dining room table with one word printed neatly in a most familiar hand. I opened it and read these words: I request the honor of a marriage summit sometime soon. Much love, George. A what? Was that some sort of couples’ retreat? I
Sometimes I get there by way of profound beauty and sometimes by broken heart. Sometimes in imagination and sometimes in real life. In some ways it’s a bit like Brigadoon, rising from the mist, magical and mysterious, not to be found unless you’re in the right place at the right time. Then suddenly you’re in
I don’t make new year’s resolutions, but I do tend to get thoughtful this time of year. That zero becoming a one — such a seemingly small change — carries a lot of significance. I can’t ignore the slow-motion ticking of the giant clock. One year farther from the starting gate. One year closer to
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Did you ever sit down in the quiet solitude of your most private room and write a letter to Santa, pouring out your heart, and telling him that, if you could only have one gift for Christmas, it wouldn’t be a pony or winning the lottery or even world peace, but it would be to
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. . . to photograph weddings. Saturday I hung out all day with Juliann and Jacob and their wonderful families and friends. Juliann and Jacob are Wycliff missionaries to Papua New Guinea. They’re dear, precious, fun people, and it was a privilege to capture their wedding day in images. And aren’t they adorable? Oh, wait.
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Fun news! Remember when I asked you to vote for Arts Aftercare to win a free website-design package? Radium3 announced the winners of their giveaway on their blog, and ARTS AFTERCARE WON! Huge thanks to everyone who voted. Let me take this opportunity to again encourage artists of any type — writers, musicians, dancers, painters, photographers, etc. — to consider
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Sometimes when I read beautiful writing, or see a fabulous photograph, or find myself face to face with exquisite artwork of any type, instead of receiving with gratitude the gift God through the artist would give me, I envy. Or I despair. On one extreme I think, “I could have done that,” and on the
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