Hate evil, you who love the Lord, Who watches over the souls of His godly ones; He saves them from the hand of the wicked. Light is sown like seed for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart. Be joyful in the Lord, you righteous ones, And praise the mention of His holy ... View Post
Enjoying the Stroke, Stroke, Stroke
"Rome wasn't built in a day," as the old saying goes. Sometimes, though, we wish it could be. Well, maybe not Rome, but we do want things we'd like to accomplish to happen much faster than they do. Sometimes we wish the washer or dryer or dishwasher went faster. Sometimes we wish that our child ... View Post
Learning How to Teach from Miss Judy
Our children and I remember with joy the art classes we all took as one of our homeschooling subjects. Many pencil, colored pencil, and watercolor pencil pictures from those days decorate the walls of our house. Last Wednesday I gave myself a present. Twenty-four years after our family's first ... View Post
Beautiful Children
Each of the Anna Milo Upjohn drawings and watercolors that I have found in the prints and photographs of the Library of Congress are ones she created for the American Red Cross. All are dated between 1915 and 1920. My guess is that the date relates to when the Red Cross donated them. Isn't this ... View Post
The Pool of Bethesda
David Roberts was born in Scotland in 1796 (to give some historic context, that's the year Tennessee became the 16th state). Roberts was the son of a cobbler. In his teens, he was apprenticed to a house painter. At age 20, he began working as a set designer and painter in theater. He worked in that ... View Post
Counting . . .
I hope you are enjoying our Saturday art by Miss A. M. Upjohn of the Paris office of the American Red Cross. The date on this drawing is March 28, 1919. The title is "Remember to drink plenty of milk." I guess this sister is reminding her brother of how many glasses he needs. From the look on his ... View Post
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