Strong Hearts, 38 x 38 inches, by O.V. Brantley, 2009. For sale on EBay.

It’s exam week in my house.  India is wrapping up 11th grade at the Lovett School, and my niece Brittany is sweating out Air Tran’s Flight Attendant training. It has not been an easy week for either of them. I keep reminding both of them that it will be worth it in the end. Don’t give up. Stay strong, I say.

After all, only the strong survive and get to play later.