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   Last Fall when I left Catalina Island and was headed for home there was one thing I didn’t share. Before my bags were fully packed, my art easel was securely stowed away, and goodbyes were said, the Lord revealed to me I would return to Catalina Island off the coast of California in the Spring! However, I was very much missing friends and family and my heart was set for home in South Carolina, the last thing I was thinking of was the future.     Usually when I hear something from the Lord, I usually think “yeah sure, ok God”....

   Several years ago, I got to live out a big dream of mine. That was to learn how to ride a horse. I probably would have been satisfied with a few trail rides and with the knowledge of how to put on a saddle and bridle, but I got quite a bit more than I bargained for. Thanks to a family friend, Greg, who shared his excitement for horses, there were many adventures that followed. Probably one of the biggest things I learned from being around horses is that horses are just darn right stupid and those who get...

 After such a full season on Catalina Island my brother and I were sad to say goodbye to the many familiar faces that became family and the adventures that it offered. But as the Fall season began to wind down on the island and as the days grew cold and stormier each day our desire to be home was without question. Folding up the art table I had borrowed and returning the shells that I used for paintings to the ocean was difficult but necessary. After many goodbyes I dropped off the last painting in the gallery in Avalon before...

Fall on Catalina was incredible.    It wasn’t just the fresh cool air and yet still warm and inviting seas, or the shift of the season, truly everything was unforgettable. I was so so fortunate to get to stay in a small little bungalow tucked up on a hill. It was shaded by soft Eucalyptus trees with a porch that was simply a stone’s throw away from the ocean. Every night I fell asleep to the roll of the ocean waves and dreamt about what I was going to do the next morning.    I didn’t let any moment slip me...

   Now that summer has come to a close and the light grows more dim each day, I’ve finally found the time to slow down and reflect from my Summer on Catalina Island. The days were so full of swirling details, people, changing tides, and lots of sunshine. The island has a magical way of pulling all people from different regions of the country to its shores year after year during the July and August months. I reunited with so many friends that feel like family at this point that share the same love for the island; more specifically Gallagher’s...