Life Crafting
Reflections on Nativity – The 21st Annual Mepkin Abbey Creche Festival 2024
Reflections on Nativity I’m creating space for Reflections on Nativity – what it means and why it means that to me. Every December I attend an annual Creche Festival. Not only do I look forward to the time with friends, but also the serenity this particular event evokes. Tucked along a riverbank, Mepkin Abbey attracts…
Read MoreThe Way Forward
Character Habits As someone who relishes the end goal and an ordered path toward it, I find peace in reading educational curriculum guides. Weird? Strange as it may seem, I confess the moment I realized it myself I sat down to write this out. Why – as a creative, spontaneous soul – should I be…
Read MoreEntrepreneurship
The Waters of Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship is aptly suffixed with the word “-ship.” Like captains of seafaring vessels, anyone daring enough to enter the shark-infested waters of business better beware. That said, the opportunities are endless and the horizons unlimited. I like business. It is one part foolhardy, one part naivete, three parts perseverance, two parts…
Read MoreMapping Your Story Out
You are the author of your life. You are the hero of your own story. Put another way, mapping your story out should carry high value because who you are and where you’re headed is important. Unlike GPS, your personal story won’t arrive at your desired destination without guidance from you – the author. This…
Read MoreWhy I Wrote American Wild
It’s Not What You Might Think I know its possible to “back into” being an author because I did. Why I wrote American Wild had nothing to do with scholarly pursuits or money-making ventures. It had everything to do with being broke, broken, and lost. But enough about me. Let’s stick with the story. Early…
Read MoreSetting the (dog) Pen Free
In other words, Clearing Debris to Find Your Opportunities The 1900 House we moved to in February 2024 came with land – and some hidden assets. Before you think we found rubies buried beneath the live oak tree (which we haven’t…yet) I’m talking about the large, chain-link dog pen. It was so overgrown we didn’t…
Read MoreThe 1900 House
How We Met So…we did this thing. I could try and tell you all the backstory but that would take so long I’m just going to jump you right in. We bought a house – a house built in 1900. Sight unseen. From out of state. (Yikes!) Last November we drove back to Kentucky to…
Read MoreWelcome to An Adventurous Artful Life
Young and naive perhaps, I remember thinking I would pick a life path (read: career) and set a steady course for about 30 years or so, retire, and then…I didn’t know what. Back then, age 50 was so far away I couldn’t imagine that far out. Now, 50 is a few precious years ahead and…
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