Yesterday, I took a half day off to spend an entire afternoon at Conestoga House & Gardens. I had the whole place to myself. I brought a warm
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James Buchanan on How Not to Lead
This month, I’m taking an afternoon most weeks to go on a sort of local mini-adventure–checking things off my “local bucket list” that I always said I’d get
How I’d Start My Business Differently
If I could go back to the very beginning of my freelance business, I wouldn’t start with a website, a logo, or even a portfolio. I wouldn’t scramble
How Books Can Help Raise Heroes
I’ve always loved visual storytelling, but my sense of calling to write and illustrate children’s books isn’t just about the art itself. Yes, I love drawing whimsical characters
On Creative Courage
For this being an artist blog, I don’t actually write a lot about my creative life. As in, the part of my life that involves gouache paint, ink
Unexpected Combinations
I had heard about people making brownies out of avocados before. But this year, I finally got around to making some myself. This is partly because I no
Corn Mazes & Fireside Chats
I absolutely love that my birthday is in October. Most years, I love rounding up friends to go to a corn maze, and end festivities with a bonfire
Sepia-Toned Summer
My phone has been doing a strange thing lately where it naturally adds a sepia tone on a lot of my outdoor photos. It’s probably a setting I
Light, Darkness, & Remembering (Creation Day 1)
Genesis 1:1-5 — “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the
The Story of Creation Week
I currently co-lead a night dedicated to worship & prayer over the Arts & Entertainment area of society at Gateway House of Prayer. Right now, one of my