Posts by Julie Drew
Fabric of Life
Psalm 139: 7-16Ephesians 4:11-16Eccles. 4:9-12Colossians 3:12-17 I was talking to my massage therapist recently about fascia tissue, which is like a web or net of tissue that wraps around all the muscles organs and bones in the body. The fascia holds everything together, holds the shape with tensegrity and works to protect you. When you are…
Read MoreWonders of the Sea
Wonders of the Sea… Have you ever really looked at a shell? They contain God’s amazing creativity and ingenuity. The shell grows with the creature inside of it. Even the tiniest ones are miniatures of the large ones. I started collecting shells as a little girl in landlocked St. Louis, Missouri. My parents had taken…
Read MoreMonday Evening Watercolor Classes Jan 11 – Mar 7
Come have fun on eight Monday nights this winter as we work on watercolor. This is a class for all levels. You work at your own pace on images you want to explore. I teach techniques as they are needed for each person. I will also have suggestions for the group to all work on…
Read MoreThe Process of Saturation
The Process of Saturation Today as I have finished this painting, Saturation 2, I think again of how it felt to be in Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia, with water below me and falling all around me, the sound of the water dancing, roaring, trickling as we walked around the 16 lakes and thousands of…
Read MoreWhere do you Stand?
This morning, I woke thinking of Corrie ten Boom’s story. Do you know it? I read her book, The Hiding Place, a long time ago. She lived in the Netherlands during World War II and she worked in the clock shop with her family. When the Nazi’s invaded, she and her family put their lives…
Read MorePainting of the North Saskatchewan River West of Downtown Edmonton
Update on the painting of the North saskatchewan River West of downtown Edmonton. I decided to post the progression of the painting process and I will add more as I complete the painting.
Read MoreOn Procrastination
On Procrastination: These last two weeks I fully intended to finish that painting I started so I would be able to show you, but I didn’t. I would like to say that there was a good reason for this, but there isn’t. I procrastinated. I found many other things to do instead. I even found…
Read MoreBuilding Websites
Sam, my husband, and I also own and run Trinity Web Hosting, an Edmonton based website business that builds, supports and hosts affordable websites for churches, non-profits and small businesses. You can find us at trinitywebhosting.com. Most of our sites are Joomla! based. Joomla! is a content management system that makes updating your website easy, but still…
Read MoreSunrise: On the Wings of the Morning
One of my favorite places to sit in the morning as I eat my breakfast and study the Bible is in the livingroom. The chair I sit in faces a large picture window, which faces east. If I get to the chair at the right time, I am able to watch the sunrise peak through…
Read MoreOn Failures and Acceptance
Last month I wrote from the Oregon Coast. I shared about the funny sea lions and their antics and compared it to myself and my faith journey and I shared the painting of Jesus with his arms stretched wide. If you missed it you can read it here: Sealions Reaction to an Umbrella. What I…
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