Earlier this week I had a bit of a pity party for myself.  I had been under the weather for about a month with bronchitis and was having a few “woe is me” moments thinking I was never going to get my energy level back.  Our mighty God took a few minutes of his time Read more

Does anyone else get frustrated by how quickly things that have been freshly cleaned get dirty again?  It seems like my patio area is especially guilty.  I can work up quite a sweat getting the weeds out of the surrounding flower beds, sweeping all the leaves and dirt away, and washing all the dust off Read more

“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourself with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.  Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another.  Forgive as the Lord forgave you.  And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”  Colossians Read more

“…Weeping can stay for the night. But joy comes in the morning.”  Psalm 30:5 “You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.”  Psalm 16:11  So, I am sure that we all wake every morning just overflowing with joy!   Mmmm, Read more

“Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10 I don’t know about you, but I have trouble being still, especially when it comes to spending time with God.  I have always been a very task-oriented person, so I tend to approach my “quiet” time with God with a spiritual “to-do” list:  read “Jesus Read more

For a good chunk of my Christian life I had trouble with relating to the sentiments below: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” Matthew 5:6 “As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.” Psalm 42:1 That kind of kind of hunger and thirst for Read more

‘When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”’  John 8:12 As I have begun to paint, I have learned how critical light is to the success of a painting.  With no clear source of Read more

Every week I wonder, “What will I write a devotional about this week?”  Usually my mind is totally void of ideas and I hope that the Holy Spirit will give me an inspiration and then the words to write.  This week I remembered a painting that I did a couple of months ago titled, “Hope,” Read more

My husband, Ron, declared that the name of this painting was “Firmament.”  I had couple of other names in mind, but Ron was adamant that its name was “Firmament,” so “Firmament” it is!  The Bible verse that kept running through my head while painting was Psalm 8: 3-4: “When I consider your heavens, the work Read more

A while back I painted a picture based on the Great Commission, Matthew 28: 18-20: ‘Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.  Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Read more