For Wilshire Baptist Church
My work introduces me to interesting people, and last week it was Tom Hoitsma, a Dallas-based abstract expressionist artist. He’s a tall man at 6 feet 4 inches whose finished works are even bigger at up to eight feet by six feet – a size that involves not just his creative mind but his entire being. Continue reading “Head to Toe”
Twists and Turns
On a sunny spring morning a few years ago I had a cup of coffee with Cleo Holden, a wonderful friend of ours and the executive director of Friends of Olde Downtown Garland. We shared our mutual interest in historic preservation, but also the life events that brought her to Garland from Oak Cliff, and me from Dallas. She especially wanted to know how LeAnn and I met, and as I shared our story, I found myself marveling again at the twists and turns that brought us together. Continue reading “Lenten Reflections”
Breathless
Staggered breathing. That’s what musicians in a section who are playing or singing the same part do when they need to take a breath but don’t want to create a gap in the music by everyone inhaling at the same time. By alternating their breaths, they create a seamless note or phrase. Continue reading “Lenten Reflections”
