“Grief is a wolf we keep locked in the basement,” said grief counselor Shelby Forsythia.

The older I get, the more uncertain I am.

Kentucky Refugee Ministries is displaying art in public places all around Louisville. Here I am with one of the banners made from my artwork in Joe Creason Park, visible from Newburg Road.

Acrylics seem to be more and more popular, and they can yield beautiful results. Acrylic paints are less expensive than oils and easier to clean up, requiring only soap and water. They dry quickly, which can be a positive or a negative, depending on the artist’s personality. For beginners or pros, acrylics are a great option. The following list will walk you through painting with acrylics, step by step.

We were all smashed together, a vibrating mass of humanity, with a man and his son in the middle and the little boy saying I want to follow God and have a new beginning. In his seven years he probably had not done much to be forgiven of.

It may not have been the very first night. I suspect the first night in Maputo we were so exhausted that we didn’t hear a peep after traveling from Chicago to London to Johannesburg, South Africa, to Maputo, Mozambique, with 3 children, 14 tubs, 6 carry-ons, and countless farewells.