by Mark Greenelsh | Jul 24, 2022 | Notes from Greenelsh
My wife and daughters are avid readers. I read also, but mostly for information rather than leisure. Reading is vital to being a lifelong learner and a leader. It allows you to transcend space and time, vicariously experience drama and peril, share in the plight of...
by Mark Greenelsh | Jul 17, 2022 | Notes from Greenelsh
When teaching visual arts to my high school students, I have noticed a rookie trend which I try to help them see in order for them to progress in their artistic skill. When students begin to draw their compositions are typically flat without much depth. Once I show...
by Mark Greenelsh | Jul 10, 2022 | Notes from Greenelsh
“Summertime and the livin’ is easy fish are jumpin’ and the cotton is high.” This line is from a famous lullaby composed by George Gershwin and written by DuBose Heyward for the opera, Porgy and Bess. It always reminds me of the warm, relaxing...
by Mark Greenelsh | Jul 3, 2022 | Notes from Greenelsh
As I write this note it’s quiet. My family hasn’t awakened. Birds aren’t greeting each other. The wind is not whispering through the trees. The neighborhood isn’t clamoring with activity. The sun has yet to announce a new day. Early mornings...
by Mark Greenelsh | Jun 27, 2022 | Notes from Greenelsh
In my daily Bible study I have been reading through the book of Psalms which is a collection of songs, prayers, and poems that focus on worshipping God because of how awesome he is. Psalm 103 describes a number of benevolent attributes of God in relating to people,...
