Things are always clearer in retrospect. I understand more about my childhood and young adulthood now, and one of the clear things is that I have always bent toward depression. There have been times circumstantially and hormonally that have tipped me deeper. Those times included a season of young adulthood, post partum with my oldestContinue reading “Crushed in Spirit”
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Pearls of Great Price
These last two years have been challenging for all of us as a collective group of humans, huh? We have experienced differing levels of loss, grief, frustration, anger, sadness, disappointment. Some are barely crawling now under the weight of their jobs or their families. My heart goes out to leaders, educators, medical professionals, pastors whoContinue reading “Pearls of Great Price”
The Spirit’s Work in the Storm
This picture was in my memories yesterday. Storms invade, they come, they bring pain and loss. Then, the sun comes out again. They are fierce, but they do not last forever. They shape us, but there is hope in the anchoring in the midst. I was inspired to paint this. I couldn’t find a bigContinue reading “The Spirit’s Work in the Storm”
It takes a little time sometimes…
It’s the flavor of lovingly fried chicken, crumpled recipes handed down that are barely decipherable, egg salad sandwiches on Sunday nights, and the sound of green beans in a pressure cooker on Saturday afternoons. It’s in the lingering. It’s not scheduled but it’s purposefully planned. It allows space for boredom and has no space forContinue reading “It takes a little time sometimes…”
my worth is not found in who notices me
I was a really cute little kid. And then…my adult teeth came in. And then, there was the tragedy of hairstyles. I went from being noticed to “looked over” or the butt of jokes. I won’t go into the unwise choice of getting pink tinted glasses in fifth grade! After most of my childhood, gettingContinue reading “my worth is not found in who notices me”
Coming Out of the Shadows
This year: The meaning those words have is…heavy, transforming, redefining, refining. We are all emerging from the shadows as different people. We will not even be able to quantify the vast changes to our environments, communities, rules of behavior for a long while. It may left to the history books instead of our own personalContinue reading “Coming Out of the Shadows”
Creatives gotta create!
Intense around these parts, huh? I needed an outlet to create during Christmas break. I also needed a way to shape something in a purposeful and good way. There’s so much strife, negativity, back-biting. and confusion. We can either drown in feeling stuck or make a positive contribution. It’s been a awhile since I haveContinue reading “Creatives gotta create!”
Creativity helps the spirit
This has been quite a year, right? That is an understatement. As my world has gotten a lot smaller, my feelings have gotten bigger. Do you identify? Creating collages of cities near and dear to me has become cathartic. I love that it is blessing others, as well. It’s really fun to see people giftContinue reading “Creativity helps the spirit”
Who is the Hero?
If you watch enough movies and read enough books and peruse Instagram a few times, you begin to feel this expectation. You begin to question what your purpose is, what your story is supposed to say to the world. There’s even a space for you to play your story all day long. You may questionContinue reading “Who is the Hero?”
ponder anew
We can easily list all the things “taken” from us in 2020. Some of those are devastating–loss of life, loss of provision through job or a business, loss or separation from family, loss of a spouse through divorce or death, loss of support for our special needs children. Some of those things are frustrating–lost trips,Continue reading “ponder anew”
The Art of Coming Alive 