Seek

Seek

What do the Highlights magazine “Hidden Objects” page, the “I spy” game, and “Where’s Waldo” have in common? In the Highlights magazine, the “Hidden Objects” page features a list of objects hiding in a picture. The...
Color

Color

Growing up I enjoyed coloring. I remember creating craft projects with a multitude of crayon colors. Even today, I enjoy adult coloring books – there is something soothing to my soul to let the colors speak of what stirs within me. I also like to bring color...
Crushed

Crushed

When Grace runs in the yard to catch the bouncing ball she often crushes the plants in her way. Some of the tall grasses bend over, crushed by her exuberance. She doesn’t intend to crush them, but her focus upon the ball bypasses any awareness of the green shrubs in...
Exhausted

Exhausted

My alarm began the morning ring and I mechanically reached over to silence the reminder to get up. I lay in bed a few more moments aware that so much of me felt weary. I wish I bounded out of bed at the sound of my alarm feeling energized, but instead lately, I crawl...
Landscape

Landscape

As I consider the word, “landscape,” I notice a few things. Last month when traveling into Ukraine, the bus traversed a curved road through the Carpathian Mountains. Lush green trees and rolling hills filled the landscape. While riding the train from Kviv to Kharkiv,...