Finding Color
I am a native of Ocean Springs, Mississippi. I attended Delta State University and subsequently graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from The University of Mississippi Medical Center. During the next twenty-five years, I was married, raised my children, and helped run the family business. I also became a caregiver for my second child, a son, born with a severe bi
rth defect. This story of pain and loss and my never-ending search for the kind of beauty found in everyday things, is chronicled in my memoir, Outer Edge of Grace, available on Amazon. During that time, I honed my skills of photography by documenting the young lives of my children. After the marriage ended, I returned to practice as a physical therapist throughout Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, in a variety of settings. However, with the changes that had occurred in my life, I came to the realization that my view of the world was awash in black and white and shades of grey. I was no longer picking up her camera to capture the color that comes with everyday moments. In mid-life I reconnected with a past love, which took me back to the Mississippi Delta. For the next three years, I again learned to see through his eyes the rich color of his ten-square-mile world, including the many hues of agricultural fields, farm machinery, sunsets, and many old structures, some of which have disappeared. Thus I've earned the title of “Architectural Preservationist.”
I choose to live in color, which to me equates to appreciating the wonder of simple moments and the beauty contained therein, thereby living according to the Scripture, “He has given us all things richly to enjoy.”
