Category: Communicating
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Which Came First: Color or A Way to See It
Much like chicken and eggs the idea is one of the philosophy of origin. I often asked my students this question to help them to wonder about the complexity of God by considering the human eye and the perception of color.
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To Root or Stake Down?
Parenting never stops. Just because you get them to 18, or 22, or in the case of the country of Spain 28, doesn’t mean you are finished parenting, it just morphs. Just because our children are the age of an adult does not mean they can live on their own. Even when our children reach…
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Control THIS! 4 things that help children develop self control
By giving limited choices children feel they have power. (Example, rather than “Put on your jacket.” you ask, “Which jacket would you like to wear?”) Help children develop an Inner Locus of Control.
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Everything is Redeemable
This painting was one I had tested photo transfer methods upon. I looked at the canvas for almost a year. Praise God, I could not throw it away. I love this painting after working back into it. It is in a friends collection because I didn’t throw it away. My students laugh at me because…
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EDIT-UNDO!
I love Edit UNDO! Honestly, mistakes-are-us is my business. What I really enjoy is when I have deleted something that I needed to keep and then I get to go to Edit Undo that which I undid by mistake. Win win! Life seldom affords us an opportunity for edit-undo. Sometimes…
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Redeemable… A City?
Memphis is like a woman who has been abused and now kicked to the curb by many of her inhabitants. What does it look like for someone to love her? What does it look like to live forgiveness as a community? We must do it with Words and Deeds! Words are so powerful. We can…
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Weeds, Weeds, & More Weeds
Weeds again. Simply because they are so difficult to eradicate. This flower bed is 6 feet long by 2 feet wide. Oh, I wish I had taken a before weeding picture! It took me 2 hours to weed this flower bed and the smaller one below. It is such a time-consuming occupation. Preventative is…
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Done…
How do we know a thing is done? How do we know when we are finished? With… A thing in the making. A relationship. A situation. The dumplings. A child. School. A job. Think about biscuits in the oven. How do we know they are done? They are brown, with a slightly crunchy texture on…
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Blame: Sometimes There is No One
Bryant’s breakfast is one of the most incredible eateries in Memphis, Tennessee. Phil, the owner runs the place like a machine. On Saturday morning customers are lined up out the door and around the corner waiting to sample the fluffy biscuits and egg concoctions. On the Saturday of the happening we were meeting a lady…
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To Root or Stake Down?
Parenting never stops. Just because you get them to 18, or 22, or in the case of the country of Spain 28, doesn’t mean you are finished parenting, it just morphs. Just because our children are the age of an adult does not mean they can live on their own. Even when our children reach…
Mind over things that matter 