We lost power in the middle of the night once when there was no moonlight. Since we live away from the center of town, there isn’t much light coming from outside. I have never experienced such deep darkness before. I could see absolutely nothing.
Read MoreGod is constantly working in us and for us. Sometimes it’s like God takes out his extra-fluorescent highlighter and colors the event for us to make sure we see it. You know if God is highlighting something for us, we need to pay attention and remember it. We need to capture it somehow so it doesn’t escape our fragile memories.
Read MoreThe imperfections were a result of joyful creativity, experimenting and playing with new techniques. Sometimes you just need to let go of “just right” to jump into the relaxing, fun flow of the art.
Read MoreThe sounds of nature can transport you to another place, if you let it. They can take you away to savor the serenity, to soak in the creation, to observe the reflections in the pond, to watch the trees eagerly wave with the wind, and to capture each moment we have, each one a gift to marinate in the joys of Gods imagination and creativity!
Read MoreTo be outside in the darkness and yet be surrounded by the most glorious display of God’s handiwork and His creativity—it reminded me of a baptism of sorts. Instead of being immersed in water, I was immersed in the colors and light and love that God pours out on us.
Read MoreI will never forget my first watercolor class, learning and watching how the watercolor paint will stay on the wet parts of the paper. You can paint a shape with just water on your brush, and then put the paint on the brush and touch a section of paper that is wet, and watch the water just travel where you paved the way for it. You can add a different color to the same wet area and watch the colors collide, swirl and fade into each other. It’s beautiful!
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