The year of 2020 has brought more than its fair share of challenges. You might be one who laughs at the word challenges and says, “More like disasters!” as income and job opportunities dried up. On the flip side, you might be one who suddenly finds yourself running faster and harder to keep up with […]
Read More »“Cobblestones.” The word dropped into my spirit as I sat at the easel, developing what would be a prototype for a commissioned piece. Thus began the journey that brings me to this morning when the Lord said, “Write what I have shown you.” The word “cobblestone” brought up memories of the ancient city of Volterra, […]
Read More »Football season is upon us. In our house that means I might not be able to engage my husband for a few hours on either Saturday or Sunday, or both. That’s okay. As Rick is watching his beloved Badgers or Packers, I have the freedom to go to one of my favorite places: my workout […]
Read More »This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. Every day is a new day. Every day brings a new sunrise, sunset, and 24 hours until the next day. Every day brings new opportunities, challenges, and choices. But some days feel newer than others don’t they? There are […]
Read More »Life is full of “in between”. Ben and Jerry discovered a fortune could be built by putting the “in between” of life into an ice cream flavor. Chocolate chip cookie dough is the “in between” of a list of ingredients and baked morsels of yumminess. As a fiber artist, I loved the process […]
Read More »“The former things have come to pass. Now I declare new things; before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.” Isaiah 42:9 New Year’s Eve is 3 weeks from tonight. The passing from […]
Read More »What would you do if you saw a brick wall across your path? Would you run straight into it to make sure it in fact was a brick wall that was trying to impede your progress and only then try to climb it, knock it down, or any number of things to get past it? Would you, like my husband, analyze the wall, […]
Read More »If you want to change a culture, change it’s art. Art that is created from a place of worship, a place of abiding in the Presence of the Lord sets a transaction in motion that we can’t even begin to understand. Holy Spirit invades the work and it serves as a gateway for others to […]
Read More »In between. Neither here nor there. State of transition. All apt descriptions for what many people experienced this week throughout the Midsouth as ice and snow disrupted plans, rearranged schedules, closed schools, businesses, and churches alike. Prepared for one type of week, we found ourselves living a different type of week. In between. Neither here […]
Read More »What is it about words? They surround us in greetings (“Merry Christmas!”), promises (“I do.”), blessings, (“Happy Birthday”), celebration (“Congratulations”), forgiveness (“I’m sorry”), and so much more. Words fascinate, inspire, and transform. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with […]
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