by Dorothy Greco | Sep 1, 2021 | Articles, Healthy Relationships
I’ve worked as a photographer for almost forty years. Perhaps more than any other variable, light affects the quality of an image. Too much light and the image will be blown out and flat. Too little and details get lost. Understanding how to work with the light often...
by Dorothy Greco | Sep 1, 2021 | Articles, Creativity
Because I work as a photographer and writer, people often compare their lives to mine and say something along the lines of “You’re so lucky. I’m just not that creative.” Nothing could be further from the truth. As men and women made in God’s image, all of us are...
by Dorothy Greco | Sep 1, 2021 | Articles, Christianity Today
When doubt finds its way into our prayer life, we may assume we simply need to muster more faith. Or we may imagine that to overcome doubt, we need to acquire more knowledge. But the reality is we can’t fabricate faith and we will never fully comprehend God, no matter...
by Dorothy Greco | Jul 3, 2021 | Articles, Marriage in the Middle, Podcasts/Radio shows
This forty-five minute interview with author and professor James Bryan Smith at The Apprentice Institute is one of my favorite podcasts. James said that, “Marriage in the Middle hit all the right notes” for him. He asks great questions and we took a deep...
by Dorothy Greco | Jul 3, 2021 | Aging, Articles, Perennial Gen
What does it look like to cultivate healthy friendships in midlife and beyond and is it really worth the effort? When most of us were growing up, friendship were more narrowly defined. Our extended family likely lived within a one-day drive. Friendship circles were...
by Dorothy Greco | Jul 3, 2021 | Articles, Marriage in the Middle
Even though we live in a world where it’s unimaginable to go through a single day without being barraged by hypersexualized imagery, it’s incredibly countercultural to talk about our bodies and our sexuality in an honest, respectful fashion—even as adults. This is not...
by Dorothy Greco | Jun 6, 2021 | Art, Photography, & Beauty, Blog, Nature, Photography
Peonies never last long enough. Because of New England’s super hot weather this week, they will bloom and fade within a few days. All of these images were shot of one bush (in our neighbors’ yard) with my Canon DSLR and 100 mm macro lens. I did not enhance...
by Dorothy Greco | Jun 4, 2021 | Blog, Health & Wellness
Earlier in life, disappointing others was simply unacceptable. Whether it was my high school or college teammates, my employers, my husband, and later, my sons, I perceived letting others down as a moral defect. It ranked up there with lying and stealing. I’m not a...
