Summer days spiral past like spinning tops. I don’t know where they went or how they moved by so quickly. I think I might have planned too many fun trips into one summer. But then again, I think, isn’t that what summers are for? Making memories with those we love should take precedence over home …
Three Sisters’ Excursion
I’m in womanly bliss. I’m staying at the Apple Farm Inn that nestles next to rolling hills in the picturesque city of San Luis Obispo. Words cannot describe the feminine beauty that exudes from this place. I hope my photographs will capture a bit of its essence as I snap in rapid succession and then …
Little Sis Turns 50
My little sister, Gina, turned 50 and the family met in Las Vegas to celebrate. I can't believe the years have flown by like they have. Susan, Me, and Gina (the birthday girl) I'm believing for Gina's artistic desires to come true this year. What a wonderful gift she is to me. Happy birthday Sis!
I’m braver in the morning.
I’m braver in the morning. What curls my toes come nightfall, wiggles them when the sun peeks over the horizon. Most new projects overwhelm me before my head hits the pillow; but in the morning, I dare to dream big. Perhaps I inherited (or learned) this tendency from my mother. Ask Mom for anything past …
“What do you want to do?”
“JoDee, what do you want to do?” The longer I’m a believer, the more I dare to let this question present and then suspend unanswered. READ MORE...
The Pressure to be Perfect
The pressure to be perfect shoots my efforts in the foot every time. When I set my expectations far too high, then the gap between my desires and my abilities befuddles and frustrates me. READ MORE...
A Writing Retreat
This week I nestled to write in a luxurious vacation home in the mountains above Edwards, Colorado, a gift from Kay Johnson's sister-in-law. Kay and I reunited through Facebook and hadn't seen each other for twenty-eight years. Previously, we had danced in an international performing arts team together. So when Kay's sister-in-law offered her home for …
Gardening and my Incorrigible Soul
Incorrigible: . Firmly rooted; ineradicable: incorrigible faults. . Difficult or impossible to control or manage: an incorrigible, spoiled child. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition http://www.wordnik.com/words/incorrigible Have you ever felt like your soul was incorrigible? I have. In fact, this personal awareness is one of the reasons I enjoy gardening so much. …
Invisible Guide
Spent a lifetime searching for you Unseen guide eluding grasp Only remnants of your presence Miracles seen in my past Yes the trail of all your wonders Strewn behind my tender steps Evidence of glory's sunder Though the path before me kept Blindly I will surely follow Seeking for your shrouded will Down through darkened …
JoDee Luna Art 