Dictionary.com Word of the Day: Limn.

limn \LIM\, transitive verb:
1. To depict by drawing or painting.
2. To portray in words; to describe.

Oh, yes, I write, as I limn the familiar perfections of his profile, "you look very well."
-- Kimberly Elkins, "What Is Visible", The Atlantic, March 2003

In telling these people's stories Mr. Butler draws upon the same gifts of empathy and insight, the same ability to limn an entire life in a couple of pages.
-- Michiko Kakutani, "Earthlings May Endanger Your Peaceful Rationality", New York Times, March 10, 2000

But used faithfully and correctly, language can "limn the actual, imagined and possible lives of its speakers, readers, writers."
-- John Darnton, "In Sweden, Proof of The Power Of Words", New York Times, December 8, 1993

What a wonderful word. To limn people, things, ideas is what I have such strong urges to do. Oh, Lord, show me how.

A new little miracle.

Welcome to the world, Marlo Valentine!

Congratulations, Jensie & Andy!

Could this beautiful little baby be real??

Planning my trip to KC...

The blogging cycle.

I've been going through my cyclical blogging identity crisis where I question the purpose & audience of my blog.  But I'm working through it.

If you read my blog & enjoy it & would like to see me write more, would you leave a comment?  Let me know what kinds of things you like to read about from me.

Thanks, friends!

I heart my poloroids.

I've had this vision for my blog title image for a few months, and have finally realized it.

What do you think?