Miscarried- A Poem about Miscarriage
Grieved and inspired by two beautiful women’s recent experiences, I was forced to bring my dark time of grieving after miscarriage into the light to make sense of it… This is dedicated to all those cherished and gone before we’ve met with the promise of the Lord to meet again someday…and to the women who […]
transcending cub scouts with art…
Tonight I led a round table of six second-grade cub scouts through a recreation of Picasso’s life and “Mains aux Fleurs.” I pray the art they created transcended the den meeting and it’s permanently mixed in their minds that when they mix red and yellow something beautiful is born and when they present someone with […]
No.
This morning, my homeschool day was pushed aside to have just one more “play-date”. A chain of events spawned by my distractions out of the house led to a Pelligrino bottle crashing onto the floor at Whole Foods and shattering into thousands of pieces- half of which ended up in my son’s flip flops. We […]
What is a Blog?
I first heard the term “blog” when we were out of the US in 2004 for nearly a year chasing the grape growing season. It was suggested to me by Nelson, my big brother (in-law): “you should have a blog.” What was that? I barely had internet access once a week and was still carrying […]
Be a brush to paint the world with Life
I don’t remember where I stumbled upon that quote ages ago, but it has stuck with me- perhaps painted a bit of its truth in my heart. Perhaps it is because I am an artist whose heart and desire to create beauty was shut inside for many years and now is bursting out like a […]
What reminds you of your grandpa?
I had my first experience with Romana Black Sambuca liquor while working pre-opening as the director of marketing for golfer Greg Norman and chef Todd English at their concept restaurant in Myrtle Beach when Todd English himself was still new and not-so-celebrity. It was the chef’s (Dave) favorite after work drink- Black. I’m not a […]