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A Softer Way

Posted on August 15, 2022August 5, 2022 by vondadrees

“Work, as it turns out, isn’t always what we think it is. It is gift. It is writing letters and… Read more A Softer Way

February 4

Posted on February 4, 2022 by vondadrees

This day’s gathering of images reads like a gospel haiku: Surprise encounters connect us, just as we are. Abiding process.… Read more February 4

November 2

Posted on November 3, 2021 by vondadrees

2014 2014 – sermon notes from Pastor Emmanuel at Living Word in Katy, TX 2015 2017 2018 2020 “Seven Years… Read more November 2

October 16

Posted on October 16, 2021 by vondadrees

There are some days when the years’ images come together in ways that knock my spiritual socks off. I hope… Read more October 16

September 1

Posted on September 1, 2021 by vondadrees

It made me smile to recall the inspiration for the 2015 image (a commissioned wedding present.) Checking FB Messenger, I… Read more September 1

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Instagram holds many seasons of my creative contemplation. It continues to be a place I share fresh paint & ink, and I'd be delighted to meet you there!

Sacred lotus kin, Wisdom from Hannah Arendt: Something cracks in me Annie Dillard wrote, “Nature is, above all, profligate. Don’t believe them when they tell you how economical and thrifty nature is, whose leaves return to the soil. Wouldn’t it be cheaper to leave them on the tree in the first place? This deciduous business alone is a radical scheme… Extravagance!” “With sophisticated technology, we strive to see what is beyond us, but are often blind to the myriad sparkling facets that lie so close at hand. We think we’re seeing when we’ve only scratched the surface. Our acuity at this middle scale seems diminished, not by any failing of the eyes, but by the willingness of the mind. … [H]ave we become dismissive of what takes no technology but only time and patience to perceive?” —Robin Wall Kimmerer We listen, we heal. “We carry ourselves wherever we go…” —Amma Matrona “Waving a white flag, Black Hawk tried to surrender…” -from Wikipedia’s article on the Battle of Bad Axe Gracias a La Vida que me ha dado la amistad con hermana Sonia y hermano Francisco. Que descansen en la paz y en amor eterno.

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