by Christine | Sep 10, 2021 | Studio |
I never wanted to have any part of working in a restaurant. I am bad at remembering orders and I don’t like when people yell at me (which happens in restaurants sometimes). But when I stood behind the steam table serving pasta, salad, meat, bread and dessert for 6-8...
by Christine | Sep 9, 2021 | Studio |
The Call At Wednesday night service the night after September 11, it was standing room only. The ten-foot distance between the pulpit and the front row was packed with people. Our pastor delivered a timely message, also saying that the numbers of people here tonight...
by Christine | Sep 8, 2021 | Studio |
9-11 That Tuesday – Part 1 of 3 I had just come out of the gym shower at Broward Sheriff’s Office when a coworker told me a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center. Having visited WTC a handful of times, I felt bad for the pilot and whoever else was aboard, and...
by Christine | Sep 6, 2021 | Studio |
I don’t believe anyone is a failure. Sure, we have all failed at something. If you’re breathing air, you’ve failed. That doesn’t define you as a failure. You’ve also got potential. True, there are some people who waste their lives or prefer to do evil, but until...
by Christine | Aug 25, 2021 | Studio |
Eighth grade was particularly difficult for me. In fact, all of junior high was like walking through a tank full of piranhas with a cut foot. But in eighth grade, I had the trifecta of bully-magnet looks: I had braces I got glasses The same week I got the glasses, I...
by Christine | May 30, 2021 | Studio |
I’m a huge fan of traditional everything. Painting on actual canvas or panel. Drawing on paper, not a digital tablet. Reading a paper book, not a digital tablet. Writing paper letters or notes, not emailing. To me, there is a charm and care to all of these things,...