the outhouse: where art goes | works by kopana
“Many people would be scared if they saw in the mirror not their faces, but their character.” ~ Unknown Jennifer Bartlett won the Faculty Award of Excellence and accepted her major award at this evening’s spring gala. She brought Abby … Continued
“The real test is being kind to unkind people.” ~ Unknown It has been a really interesting day, full of old friends and coincidences (or were they?). I’ll tell you later about the big event of the day and just … Continued
“Life isn’t perfect, any failures you have are actually learning moments. They teach us how to grow and evolve.” ~ Phillipa Soo After yesterday’s post, my friend Esther Edwards told me the last high school graduation took place in Memorial … Continued
“We are made for loving. If we don’t love, we will be like plants without water.” ~ Desmond Tutu I’ve finally gotten enough off my plate to work on the first batch of photos from Memorial Coliseum. I adore the … Continued
“Life humbles you as you age. You realize how much time you wasted on nonsense.” ~ Unknown Yesterday, as we waited for the elevator to go from Lori’s 11th-floor room to Mom’s 1st-floor room, we admired the view of campus … Continued
“Perhaps you were made for such a time as this.” ~ Unknown Followers of the outhouse might recall meeting my cousin Lori Sanford back in January 2018. I think of it as a God thing that she researched her genealogy … Continued
“Sometimes the best thing you can do is not to think, not wonder, not imagine, not obsess. Just breathe, and have faith that everything will work out for the best.” ~ Unknown I’ve probably said this before, but it’s worth … Continued
“The discipline of gratitude is the explicit effort to acknowledge that all I am and have is given to me as a gift of love, a gift to be celebrated with joy.” ~ Henri Nouwen At the end of each … Continued
“If you don’t become the ocean you’ll be seasick everyday.” ~ Leonard Cohen It’s been an unexpected week. Mom suddenly fell ill an hour after we left Sharon at the airport Sunday. We went to UK’s ER where she was … Continued
“Stress and worry, they solve nothing. What they do is block creativity. You are not even able to think about the solutions. Every problem has a solution.” ~ Susan L. Taylor You don’t often see a “Fallout Shelter” anymore. It … Continued