Category: Art Exploration

Courageous Hearts, Soaring Toward Eternity

Autumn in America is a fine time to contemplate change and the unchanging. The moody month of October ushers in colorful leaves, clear skies, and crisp breezes. Early evenings give way to scampering feet and wildly costumed kids in the frightful pursuit of candy! It’s almost Halloween. This time of year scary stories lure us…


Smell the Roses: Good Taste, Beauty, and Discernment

Do you start your morning with a steaming cup of coffee? Though coffee smells great, most kids don’t like it. And yet, so many adults do. Is it because grown-ups have more sophisticated palates? Actually, taste buds tend to be more sensitive in youth. You were made to have great taste! But, you knew that…


The Dawn Chorus

How often do you get up early during the school year, stroll outdoors, and listen to the birds as the sun comes up? That joyful symphony is called the “dawn chorus.” Those winged songs compose the daily music of life and light. When you allow for time and space, there is so much inspiration in…


Faith of Our Fathers: ‘Reading Devotions to Grandfather’

Have you ever tried to recall the sound of another person’s voice? It’s difficult to do when you can’t hear it. My grandfather died at 98. I still remember his voice. It reminded me of a whippoorwill. His Southern accent sounded like wind in the woods before a summer rain. He was born in Mississippi…