1 day agoTimelessnessApril 2023 The girl with the pearl earring, painted by Johannes Vermeer in 1665, was the subject of my art class when I was visiting Austin in March. I wanted to try to paint her and capture her most significant quality, which to me, was her timeless “expectancy of good”…Girl With A Pearl Earring3 min readGirl With A Pearl Earring3 min read
4 days ago“i’m a boy”written by my dad herbert h howell… his memories of his childhoodBoys2 min readBoys2 min read
6 days agoA letter to my loveDear one… You asked me what I thought about your friend, who has a little boy who is confused about his gender. This is what I think… When God created mankind, he saw that it was good…not just good but very good. And he told mankind to increase and multiply. …Prayer9 min readPrayer9 min read
Mar 20Note the superheroMy favorite movie is “The Sound of Music”. The music in that movie is phenomenal and I love the resiliency of the nuns, the families, and even the children, against socialism. If that movie were to be the basis for a superhero, I think I would know the name of this…Social Media3 min readSocial Media3 min read
Mar 17Collecting joyMy husband and I both collect things. I am not for sure but I am pretty convinced that he thinks MY collections are um …junk. lol I do not know why he thinks this? …Collection5 min readCollection5 min read
Mar 15Equal access?Driving out of town from visiting my son, I saw the most interesting building, It looked almost invisible, made of glass so that the reflections on the glass looked seamless with the sky and the clouds. I could not take a picture of it because I was driving, but it…Architecture8 min readArchitecture8 min read
Mar 14Do we love the baby?When two year old Ellie needs to be potty trained, I thought it would be helpful to find a baby doll which drinks from a bottle and then can be put “on the potty” to help her understand the process. We did indeed find the very doll at a store…Baby3 min readBaby3 min read
Mar 13The structure of LoveMarch 12 2023 What is the structure of Love? Recently when I was visiting my family in North Carolina, I was able to go into a variety of old homes that had been converted into stores. Many of these stores were selling thrift items or vintage items and I really loved…Life12 min readLife12 min read
Mar 8If you fall from a tree, and no one is there to hear you…I wonder why it is that when I am visiting my mom, I start thinking about things that happened when I was living at home, as a child. Maybe it is because I was about to do a painting of my sisters home for her, but I could not find a…Trees4 min readTrees4 min read
Mar 6Father Steve says…March 6 2023 Some of the most profound things are witnessed in silence. At least that is what Father Steve says. Like sunrises, babies forming in the womb, flowers blooming… all these things are observed by us in complete and utter silence. Father Steve is reading a book about the…Peace6 min readPeace6 min read
