by Charity Lee Jennings | Sep 13, 2017
Walking by the canal, a fire catches my eye. At first sight one might think the sweet-looking elderly couple is enjoying a bonfire. But as my walk down the canal leads me closer, I know they are worshipping their ancestors. The seventh month of the lunar calendar is...
by Charity Lee Jennings | Sep 6, 2017
I thought it was just a drawing – it was more. The aloe plant I sketched belonged to my teenaged son and drawing it drew him to me. He doesn’t beg my attention. Like me, he always has a project on the go. Like me, he’s always looking for a chance to escape and...
by Charity Lee Jennings | Aug 30, 2017
I loved drawing the roots of this aloe plant twisting and winding their way into the water, lazily offering support. Drawing this healing plant brought me a healing moment. Peace, quiet, reflection. This week, have you offered yourself a healing moment? If not I...
by Charity Lee Jennings | Aug 23, 2017
Tens of thousands of couples chose sacred seven as their wedding date. Going back a decade, wedding website The Knot usually had around 12,000 couples registered and preparing to unite on any given Saturday in July, but leading up to 7/7/07, there was triple the...