the Way . . . over recorded history, there are many who have pursued, searched for, and left bread crumbs about “the Way”—no “eureka” moments indicating anyone “found the Way,” no clear signposts, and yet . . .
Like the hunt for the “northwest passage,” there were perceived rewards for discovering “the Way,” rewards beyond anyone’s imagination . . . and so the hunt continues to this day . . .
As with many others, I have searched for “the Way” at times in my life when challenges arose, when trauma struck, when darkness seemed to surround me . . . and I have been unsatisfied with the “bread crumbs” that have only led me to more questions – frustrations.
So, once again, I focus on “the Way” and seek to simply examine the “bread crumbs”
a work in progress . . . with many traumas of varying intensities and life experiences revealing a Power beyond explanation, I am more open and less defined than in years past - raised in a fundamentalist Judeo-Christian home, I spent my young adult years searching for “truth” in many places and “unlearning” much of what I “knew” and that has drawn me to explore many other paths and gain from the journeys of others.
My childhood was spent living in many places in the United States due to my family's music or ministry—The Hicks Family, made up of Olan and Barbara Hicks, my younger brothers, Clint and Chuck and me, sang in different combos (put out an album) - we do so no longer professionally . . . but, until my parents’ passing, a visit to a family gathering in Searcy would bring you to hear some harmonizing and foot-tapping sounds!
Music still speaks to my heart. Photography and graphic design are primary aspects of the path God has me walking - new lessons come often as I observe and ponder the world around me and learn from creation—so exciting!