Alice Gerard

Today I’ll take you through the steps of a painting that, at this point, is still a work in progress. This is how the painting came to be. I have a friend, Amy, who wants me to make a painting to go with the words, “Friends become our chosen family.” I puzzled for a while […]

Blogging challenges! Today is the first day of the A to Z challenge and the Ultimate blogging challenge. Today’s letter is A. I chose A is for Afghan because I am working on one right now. It’s for a friend who had been diagnosed with cancer. The project Above are a few squares that I made.

It’s been a busy week. Last Monday, I went to the library for a book club meeting. We discussed the year’s classic book selection: East of Eden, by John Steinbeck. We had a fascinating, spirited discussion of this big, complex book. Tonight, we are returning to the library to watch the movie version of East

The sun came out for Easter. Early in the morning, it was cold but it later warmed up. I went to church, sang in the choir, and then walked home, via the linear bike path and Buckhorn Island State Park. Below are some of the images of the day.  The gloom of Good Friday was

Lent is over. For Christians, the saddest and most challenging time before Easter is Good Friday. In the western church, Good Friday this year is on March 25th. In the Eastern Orthodox church, the day is called “Great Friday,” and it will occur on April 29th. Today is Good Friday, the day that Jesus Christ

It’s laundry day, and you’ve washed your sheets. You want to fold them and put them away but — oh! — those darned fitted sheets! Do you ever find that you are wadding them up in a ball and tossing them in the closet? Out of sight, out of mind? When you need them, you

Do we ever have enough? Our needs… are they ever fulfilled? And, if they are, are we even aware of it? This past week, the Rev. Carla Klein of Island Presbyterian Church explored the fear that God will not provide us what we need in her reflection. For me, I have completed another week in

Note: During Lent, people from Saint Martin in the Fields Episcopal Church and Saint Timothy Lutheran Church has been visiting other houses of worship. We have been learning about other people’s faiths and traditions. It has been a good experience. When you experience other faiths, you can understand that there are many ways of spirituality

Note: The fifth and last Lenten luncheon was held on Wednesday, March 16th. The speaker was the Rev. Carla Kline, pastor of Island Presbyterian Church. She offered a reflection on the fear that God would not provide us with what we need. At the Lenten luncheon, I sat at a big round table with just one

Introduction:  Gretchen Murray Sepik is a performer, artist, and writer who goes to schools, libraries, festivals, and other venues. She brings people from history, as well as some fictitious characters, to life. On Friday, March 11th, she shared the story of Mary Jemison with the fourth graders at Huth Road Elementary School. By becoming Mary