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How To Deliver The Perfect 18 Minute “Ted” Talk

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Art as Sacrament (L’Art Comme Sacrement) — My Latest Watercolor

L’Art Comme Sacrement
30″ x 22.5″  NFS – Private Commission for a Dining Room with French theme.
Archival Giclee prints are available
8.5″ x 11″    $55. US
9″ x 13″ $65.
11″ x 17″ $85.
13″ x 19″  $105.
16″ x 20″ [...]

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Help Me Choose the Model For My Next Watercolor

I have been commissioned to create a watercolor for Servant’s Heart Ministry to be auctioned at their Ministry Dinner on Thursday, October 14th at the Factory in Franklin.  They provide food programs, Haiti and Dominican Republic relief trips, church planting and leadership encouragement. My friend Ken Davis will be the speaker. Get tickets for the [...]

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A Two Minute Video—Monday Food & Wine Pairings

Randy’s Thai Red Curry Soup w/ Chicken
Ingredients
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
2 tablespoons grated ginger
1 large onion , sliced
6 teaspoons Thai red curry paste
3 tablespoons fish or soy sauce
6 cups low-sodium chicken broth
2 (14-ounce) cans coconut milk , well-shaken (variation: lite coconut milk)
1 tablespoon light brown sugar
1/2 pound white mushrooms , cleaned, stems trimmed, cut into [...]

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How To Open A Bottle of Wine with a Boot

Forget your corkscrew? No problem. This works equally well with a shoe. A One Minute video.

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El Shaddai — My Latest Watercolor — For Amy Grant’s “Pieces of Our Lives” Tour

I have been asked to paint the iconic song El Shaddai for Amy Grant’s “Pieces of Our Lives” Fall Tour (An Intimate Evening of Art & Music). Needless to say, it was an intimidating task. As I scheduled time to think about the commission, the phrase “age to age, you’re still the same” kept coming [...]

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A Wife’s Eyes Are The Window To A Man’s Soul

A French poet once said, “Les yeux sont le miroir de l’âme“ or “the eyes are windows to the soul.” Here’s another thought. I believe the eyes of a wife are windows to the soul of her husband.
With few exceptions, you can gauge the measure of a man in the eyes of his wife.
Knowing [...]

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Thinking Is Underrated

“Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?” ~Winnie the Pooh
A question—do you have a recurring appointment in your calendar for “thinking?” An even bigger question, would you be embarrassed if the boss came into your work place during your thinking time? And would your boss (or you) think you were wasting [...]

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