Archive for favorite things
Our Morning Run
Why I love to run in the morning…
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Friday Nights
In third person he calls me “My wife.” It gives me butterflies every time I hear it.
We were pronounced Man and Wife over thirteen years ago. That is why I call him, “My Man.”
The slow grown feelings finally found root next to the deep waters in my heart. The twisting and twining has never stopped. [...]
Wednesday Without Words
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Image Therapy
Images are a powerful and integral part of my life. Images perceived with my physical eyes are just as potent as the images in my rather over-active imagination. At times this make-ableeb (my pronunciation for make-believe when I was a Mr. Rogers watcher) world exists as a completely real-to-me parallel universe. Images are realty, vitality [...]
We’re Teenagers Now
Mrs. DaRonn Washington came on the scene 13 years ago today. You could say that we are teenagers now. It feels the same as when you first get to tack that teen onto the back of your age. You wait for people to ask you how old you are so you can say thirTEEN. Yep, [...]
Desire Fulfilled
Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.
(Proverbs 13.12 New Living Translation)
Laying on the landscape framed by my kitchen window Mount Tunari waited. From afar I watched it change unchanging. Snow, clouds, fire, sun, green, brown, and shadow playing on the peak as I longed from afar. Promises many, [...]
Inspiration To Go
There are moments when inspiration levels are high. I liken it unto an adrenaline rush. Creativity flows and beautiful things happen. This is distinct from when I just doodle and peck to get through the dry times.
There are certain stimuli that evoke this inspiration high. It is different for everyone, I am sure. Here is [...]
What Awaits
Amidst all the list making in preparation for travel in a few days I thought it would be fun to make a ‘live’ list of what awaits me this coming week. I let myself start getting excited the other day. I felt it building. It’s one of my favorite sensations!
Without further ado and void of [...]
Tuesday Tip #22 – Conversations with Children
Have you ever intentionally had a respectable conversation with a child? It is one of my favorite things. Here are some pointers I have found to be helpful in delightful conversation with children.
Be yourself. Kids can spot a fake a mile away. Authenticity will open them up.
Ask open ended questions about their life. Avoid questions [...]
Close Up
Usually I share photos on Wednesdays. It is Saturday. I am just so pleased by how these pictures turned out that I wanted to share them. There are more on my Flickr account if you get into this kind of stuff. Oh, and speaking of Flickr, if you are a member over there then feel [...]
On this journey of life, sharing my existence with God’s wonderful creation, there is nothing that thrills my heart more than knowing that my moments drip with purpose and destiny. 