I had reached a stalemate and it made absolutely no sense to me at the time. Here I was, a guy knowing exactly what he wanted to do with his life and having absolutely no forward momentum to do it! Frustrated, I asked God for some kind of a sign to let me know that...
Author Neil Strauss wrote the following about Passion: “Sometimes your passion isn’t fun. Sometimes it’s grueling, soul-searing, self-doubting, time-consuming work. But stick with it and don’t give up, because it’s worth it in the end. So many people buy into this...
Over the years, Mom used many mediums for her art, but fell in love with creating digital work on her iPhone and iPad. Yes, my cutting edge Mom, who was a pioneer for women in the ministry when she was appointed to serve her first church in Hedley, Texas in 1972, was...
At Mom’s memorial service, I shared my belief that each one of us arrives in the world with a gift. And even though Mom was a minister and an artist, her gift was her ability to connect with people in a way that made them feel loved and valued. That’s probably why so...
In a previous post, I mentioned that Mom created a lot art with her iPad, because the medium allowed her to work whenever and wherever she wanted to work. And it always seemed like she was busy entering one art show or another. Her final show was a call for artists to...
One of the coolest things about my 76 year young Mom was the fact that she was always interested in learning new things. This is just one of thousands of abstract images she created with her iPad. And it all started when she bought one of the first generation iPhones....
From the Book: Overcoming the inertia of perceived safe choices and demonstrating the willingness to fight for what you want is the only way to live authentically!
