Quiet time and solitude are vital to helping me keep perspective. I consider myself fortunate to have so much quiet built into my profession. I spend long hours by myself at my easel. And while I work, I think-of the future, of my loved ones, of God's goodness and the many exciting opportunities that surround me. I ponder the challenges I face, the needs of others, the direction my life is going.

Balance, peace, and joy are the fruit of a successful life.

I try to embrace people with love, unconditional love, like Christ did.

To be romantic is quite simply to allow yourself to fall in love with life - all of life - and experience it fully, openly, passionately, and purposefully

Steeping my life in beauty brings color to my days and a song to my heart

The flow of blessings in our life is directly related to our passing blessings along to someone else.

Beauty is found in anything that delights the senses, nourishes the soul, fires the imagination.