<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[luke and lainey - where we belong]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inspiration through Art and Words]]></description><link>https://www.lukeandlainey.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 15:44:29 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.lukeandlainey.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Garden]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the back of a cabinet down in our basement, in a room I call my studio, I recently found a bin full of treasures.  A lifetime of writings.   The following excerpt was written on November 19, 1980.  At that time I was 27 years old. Luke and I had been married 8 years, and we had three young children, 7, 5, and 3.  We were living in a Chicago suburb and were very active in our church, the church we were married in.  In the backyard of our home was a very large garden which was a joy, a...]]></description><link>https://www.lukeandlainey.com/post/the-garden</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6e622d3e0c16484ff69791</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 22:04:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0acb8_e8072ae838cd414fb6d56ac21843c3c2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>lainey h</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Hope is Gone]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the last few months we have heard of two people in our community who have ended their lives.  Both in their fifties.  A woman and a man who, seemingly, had many reasons to stay alive.  They had families, businesses, wealth and what appeared to be a bright future.  At least outwardly.  It is sad and distressing to hear news like this.  Even though we did not know either of them, we grieve their decision and wonder what caused them to make such an irreversible decision. I’ve read stories of...]]></description><link>https://www.lukeandlainey.com/post/inspiring-hope-stories-of-resilience-and-creativity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a31b23e21920c994c77b252</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:29:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0acb8_0cd2603b43b64c529294cd2edac2fd35~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>lainey h</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Open Hand]]></title><description><![CDATA[This poem was written in April of 1988.  We moved from Illinois to Indiana in June of 1988 with our three children, ages 10, 13, and 15 .  We had no jobs.  We had a house we would rent from Luke’s parents.  And we had a plan to take our family on a three week vacation across the country in a mini van, pulling a pop-up camper shortly after we got settled.  After that amazing trip, Luke would take classes at the Christian College in the town we moved to, we would both work full time, and our...]]></description><link>https://www.lukeandlainey.com/post/lainey-and-luke-a-journey-of-art-and-inspiration</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a31b237d98cc147601ebfb3</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:29:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0acb8_13f16ef789f74a20a7e6207cf2a7cc99~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>lainey h</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[This World is Not My Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[“This world is not my home…I’m just a-passin’ through…       And I can’t feel at home in this world any more.” This old song says what many of us are feeling these days.   There is a common questioning and bewilderment over what we hear and see on the news, social media and podcasts.  Weather related disasters are becoming frequent occurrences.  Our populations are diminishing due to low birth rates and high diagnoses of lethal and deadly disease.  And there is war.  War dominates and has...]]></description><link>https://www.lukeandlainey.com/post/finding-joy-through-art-and-photography</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a31b235655fbab867109afc</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:29:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0acb8_d482bc985c7e4ca5974eb5e9544c9404~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>lainey h</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Answers Which Demand Questions]]></title><description><![CDATA[We used to say, “There are more questions than there are answers.”  Today it’s more like, “There are more answers than there are questions.”   We accept things without questioning and spend way too much time thinking about solutions to problems we don’t even know we have!   We are told what to buy and where to shop.  We are given remedies for ailments we never heard of.  Our vacations are planned out for us with dire warnings about what to avoid.  We read reviews by strangers and make...]]></description><link>https://www.lukeandlainey.com/post/answers-which-demand-questions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5d506ca93b53fe88968ce9</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 22:43:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0acb8_092ece2f58e9449e97cd2724681c86a6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>lainey h</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>