‘Painter of Light’–Thomas Kinkade

This post is not going to be what you think… I am not a fan. Self proclaimed “painter of light,” Thomas Kinkade’s art is splashed everywhere in American society. I was especially surprised to read that Kinkade is very popular with evangelic Christians. Somehow Kincade has learned how to tap the market. It is said that there…

Something New…

Announcing a new photoblog– “echogram.”  It is a collaboration with a good friend, Mary Jo… Mary Jo has served the pastoral staff of a large church as the Associate Pastor of Prayer & Intercession since 2004. She and her husband have two married daughters that have blessed them with four grandchildren. I have served as a missionary for…

Wide Open

My husband and I are on a two-day trip for the New Year. We will stay in a bed and breakfast tomorrow. Last night we were in a small, off-the-beaten-path, Texas town. We love road trips. With the highway wide open before us, it is fun to hop in the car and just take off…

To Touch a Life

This German sister, from the Evangelical Sisters of Mary located in Darmstadt, Germany, deeply touched my life this year. I met her at the Toward Jerusalem Council II summit meeting in Germany last fall. There were about 100 people there from around the world to pray for reconcilation between the Church and the Jewish people. On the…

Dazzle Fade

The holiday dazzle is on a downward slop to fade… but here are few moments to remember.

A Little Pampering…

Well, we are pampering ourselves a little here over the holidays. I just packed my bags for a two-night stay in a suite at the Gaylord Hotel. And I can’t wipe the smile off my face as I am thinking about not cooking or entertaining–just enjoying fine cuisine, elegant holiday ambience, food, fun, family, and rest…

Angels

One of my favorite winterscapes is a sunrise or sunset scarlet sky in the background with lacy, barren branches in overlay. I snapped this photo yesterday at dusk as we were driving to a couple’s house for dinner. There were slate blue clouds mixed in with the pink, and it was so beautiful. In the near-center…