by Charity Lee Jennings | Jul 13, 2020
One Who Gives It wasn’t until I started painting the flowers that my mind turned to the fragility of life. I knew I needed to grieve. I’d been trying but being so far from family I couldn’t get to that place. But now, as I pushed my brush against the canvas to...
by Charity Lee Jennings | Apr 18, 2020
A Covid-19 Creation Birds & Bare Branches Looking out the window we saw birds dancing over bare branches and our conversation turned to Brian’s grandpa and his love for birds and flowers. As a child, Brian explored his grandpa’s backyard garden with wonder....
by Charity Lee Jennings | Feb 29, 2020
Face Masks & Friends: Surviving The Coronavirus Outbreak “We need to buy face masks, right away.” Brian said, “And rubbing alcohol to wipe down everything we bring into the house, if stores aren’t already sold out.” Brian had been reading the news,...
by Charity Lee Jennings | Jan 28, 2020
New Fish, New Year by Charity Lee Jennings “Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they’re supposed to help you discover who you are.” Bernice Johnson Reagon Our fish tank has life again. The past year and a half it sat empty. It...
by Charity Lee Jennings | Feb 6, 2019
Lanterns’ Dance While the city is outside celebrating, I’m in bed recovering. For days I’d been anticipating creating this drawing. I want to be strong and free, like the wind that gives these lanterns their dance – yet I could only dream. Sickness drained...