Honoring the Past, Building a Future
Lake Shore Drive, Chicago - From my early lessons in beauty and stewardship to my bench on Main Street today. FIRST THESE THOUGHTS: I was watching Kentucky basketball the other evening when a simple phrase, Back In The Day, slipped past the announcer and settled beside me. It lingered longer than the final buzzer, because … Continue reading “Back in the Day” – A Standard We Must Be Willing To Meet Again
I'm in love again with another beautiful building under restoration. This time it’s 234 SW Main Street. The first thing that caught my eye was the color palette. The soft gray façade, the white trim, and the darker accents create an elegance that feels both modern and respectful of the building’s history. Whoever is guiding this restoration … Continue reading A Jewel Being Polished: 234 SW Main Street
I click my heels, pause, and salute the one hundred–year celebration of a historic Main Street building. As the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer says, “It is meet and right so to do.” Standing on a corner of Main Street with steadfastness, this commercial building has done its work faithfully for a century. It holds … Continue reading A Sunday Snow Day and a 100-Year Story on Main Street
Take time today while snowed in to read this new blog post published on a snow bound day at 6:30 AM A birthday worth celebrating. There is a silence in the air with the snow decorating the garden and the street with no tire tracks interrupting the beauty of it all. It's Sunday and people … Continue reading A Sunday Snow Day and a 100-Year Story on Main Street
When I look up at the Rocky Mount National Bank, I don’t just see architecture. I see a standard that still asks something of us, about stewardship, pride, and whether we believe our Main Street is worth the same care today. This Beaux Arts building was designed to do something specific. It was meant to … Continue reading An Invitation to See Main Street With Fresh Eyes
The New Year has a way of pressing a question upon us, whether we ask for it or not. After the holidays pass and the decorations come down, there is a pause, a moment when we ask, What’s next? Sitting on my bench, looking down Main Street, I ask a version of that same question: … Continue reading Happy New Year !!! The Quiet Work of What’s Next
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