mark whitehouse
@mark41.bsky.social
husband. father. grandfather. graphic designer. life-long observer of Nature and Human Nature.
Even though I learned a lot from my parents, I am still learning. Life is quite the classroom.
December 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Even though I learned a lot from my parents, I am still learning. Life is quite the classroom.
We cannot say it enough. This is rhe bottom line. Everything else is smoke and mirrors.
December 31, 2025 at 10:52 PM
We cannot say it enough. This is rhe bottom line. Everything else is smoke and mirrors.
My wife and I made a conscious effort to introduce our kids to the wisdom of the ages beyond what they learned in school. Our world really needs it now.
December 31, 2025 at 10:46 PM
My wife and I made a conscious effort to introduce our kids to the wisdom of the ages beyond what they learned in school. Our world really needs it now.
The real neat thing about being grandparents is dispensing love and affirmation to the grandkids. If you do it right, it will spill over to all you meet.
December 31, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The real neat thing about being grandparents is dispensing love and affirmation to the grandkids. If you do it right, it will spill over to all you meet.
Creating for me is self expression. It's my reaction to the life that surrounds me.
December 31, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Creating for me is self expression. It's my reaction to the life that surrounds me.
The end of the year offers a chance to examine our life choices. What can we do differently next year?
December 31, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The end of the year offers a chance to examine our life choices. What can we do differently next year?
One of my favorite reads for Christmas. What we get from the past is that they have gone through the same pain and suffering that we are experiencing now. They got through it, so will we. Merry Christmas!
December 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
One of my favorite reads for Christmas. What we get from the past is that they have gone through the same pain and suffering that we are experiencing now. They got through it, so will we. Merry Christmas!
3. Hindsight allows us to see what the locals could not understand. How would we react to an angelic chorus? Babies are all about love and renewal. Merry Christmas!
December 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
3. Hindsight allows us to see what the locals could not understand. How would we react to an angelic chorus? Babies are all about love and renewal. Merry Christmas!
2. Somewhere in a small distant village; where poverty is the norm. A newborn means pressure on how to survive.
December 24, 2025 at 11:37 PM
2. Somewhere in a small distant village; where poverty is the norm. A newborn means pressure on how to survive.
1. The first Christmas was a step into the unknown. Just another baby, born into a poor family.
December 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
1. The first Christmas was a step into the unknown. Just another baby, born into a poor family.
3. The first Christmas was not about warm and fuzzy. I know where my head and heart needs to be. Merry Christmas!
December 22, 2025 at 11:55 PM
3. The first Christmas was not about warm and fuzzy. I know where my head and heart needs to be. Merry Christmas!
2. I see this poem as a self-examination. Advent is a great time to get right with God.
December 22, 2025 at 11:50 PM
2. I see this poem as a self-examination. Advent is a great time to get right with God.
1. This is my Christmas card. This poem was written during Elizabeth's 1 reign.
December 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
1. This is my Christmas card. This poem was written during Elizabeth's 1 reign.
This comes to my mind whenever I encounter the extremes of life and death.
December 22, 2025 at 11:42 PM
This comes to my mind whenever I encounter the extremes of life and death.
We have forgotten what real leadership is. It is not a popularity contest. What we have at the moment is control: thought and culture down to the lowest level of intelligence.
December 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
We have forgotten what real leadership is. It is not a popularity contest. What we have at the moment is control: thought and culture down to the lowest level of intelligence.
We are one family. DNA proves it. We just need to educate the ignorant.
December 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
We are one family. DNA proves it. We just need to educate the ignorant.
This is the heart of who we are. Blue Christmas comes to those who feel alienated from community. Be inclusive.
December 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
This is the heart of who we are. Blue Christmas comes to those who feel alienated from community. Be inclusive.
Even with the current chaos pressing in on all sides, we still have much to be thankful for.
December 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Even with the current chaos pressing in on all sides, we still have much to be thankful for.
One day of thanksgiving is way too little for what we are given.
December 21, 2025 at 8:34 PM
One day of thanksgiving is way too little for what we are given.
This is the story of us. Our life should be all about separating the wheat from the chaff. My vision becomes clearer from interaction with all those I come in contact with.
December 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This is the story of us. Our life should be all about separating the wheat from the chaff. My vision becomes clearer from interaction with all those I come in contact with.
The only war on Christmas was fabricated to promote sales. The reason for the season goes much deeper: who we are and what do we owe to our Creator.
December 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The only war on Christmas was fabricated to promote sales. The reason for the season goes much deeper: who we are and what do we owe to our Creator.
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December 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Sometimes a picture says it all
December 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Sometimes a picture says it all
More affirmation. Diversity is what grew this country, and what will save it.
December 17, 2025 at 11:31 PM
More affirmation. Diversity is what grew this country, and what will save it.
We have never faced this kind of agony in our country. But the human soul is tougher than we think. Our ancestors survived; so can we.
December 17, 2025 at 11:25 PM
We have never faced this kind of agony in our country. But the human soul is tougher than we think. Our ancestors survived; so can we.