Frank Lloyd Wright

Last weekend, Brian and I went to Chicago to see, among other things, Frank Lloyd Wrights creations. Despite his personal quirks, he was a brilliant planner when it came to architecture. Unfortunately, we don't have photographs of the inside of the houses we toured, but I can share with you some of the innovative ideas he had.

Inside his own house (below, above is the Robie house), he designed a playroom instead of an attic for his children. The family was very musical, and he wanted to install a baby grand piano. However, he didn't like the fact that pianos took up so much valuable space. So, he did what any of us would do. He designed a cubbyhole above the stairwell and cut the legs off the back of the piano to fit and stabilize it above the stairs. The piano is still there today!

Architects plan and design structures for the families they will be living in. Sadly enough, both of these Wright structures fell into disrepair for years before being restored. In a similar way, God is the architect of our lives. He has plans for us, but often we allow our spiritual lives to fall into disrepair. He will restore us if we allow Him to. It's our choice. Choose Him.