I came back from my weekend pottery workshop anxious to practice my pottery skills … because I really need to practice! But with the next pottery class still a few weeks away, I started wondering whether it would be possible…
I’ve been watching pottery videos since last fall. Yup, pottery videos. That may sound quite boring to some, but I am fascinated by the whole process. There’s one potter whose videos I’ve watched more than others because the narrative is…
One day last fall, I was walking past the Exeter Fine Crafts shop and noticed their sign advertising that they have pottery classes. It was a sunny fall day, and it was one of those kind of days when you…
My dad was a photographer in his younger days. He took some sweet photos of us when we were little kids. As the family business grew, he documented everything with his camera. Not only that, he documented all our family…
Starting over. That’s all it was for me. Just get in the car and drive from the east coast to the west, from my sleepy little country town to the massive freeway covered city of Los Angeles. When I got…
A few years ago, my sister and I flew down to Florida for a visit with mom and dad. It was fun to hang out with them. We became more familiar with their home there and why they enjoyed being…
If you’ve ever experienced a traumatic loss, you know that there are times when you can recall your loss with a certain distance and lack of emotion because, well, as they say, time heals and life goes on. And yet,…
Today is Good Friday, and Sunday is Easter. It’s a time when many are observing the occasion, as they think about the profound sacrifice of Jesus and the impact His sacrifice has made on the world ever since then. So…
Sorrow threw a blanket on my thoughts this week. This beautiful soul, Tonya Muro, left us far too soon and far too suddenly. Her family and friends are having to come to terms with this massive level of heartbreak. And…
The darkness of school shootings and their aftermath has been front and center in the news this month, testing our very resolve to build a better world. As the light dawns this morning, I am thinking of the latest horrific…