Posts by Julie Drew
Plitvička Jezera (Plitvice Lakes National Park), Croatia
My husband , Sam, and I celebrated our 25th anniversary year with a three week trip to Europe in May. As we looked for places to visit there, I got a big “dreaming” book of pictures of places around the world. In it were many beautiful possibilities in Europe, but one stood out to me…
Read MoreRemembering the Past
Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness,you who seek the Lord:look to the rock from which you were hewn,and to the quarry from which you were dug. Look to Abraham your fatherand to Sarah who bore you;for he was but one when I called him,that I might bless him and multiply him. Awake, awake, put…
Read MoreAnd The Heavens Declare the Glory
Painting: The Heavens DeclareTime flies…and sometimes it doesn’t.I have worked on two paintings this year that reflect the passage of time. The changes a sky can have in 20 minutes. One I painted in February and this week I finished the second one. The first one I saw on my way to Kananaskis last summer.…
Read MoreHope Does Not Disappoint
And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us,because God’s love has been poured into our lives through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us. Romans 5:3-5 We also “boast in our sufferings…”…
Read MoreScribbling in the Sand
Painting: How Deeply Are You Rooted? What does scribbling in the sand have to do with creativity?In his book, Scribbling in the Sand, singer and songwriter, Michael Card explored the biblical foundations of true Christian creativity. He speaks to all people not those just with a creative bent. I resonated with much of his work,…
Read MoreEmpty Sea, Empty Hearts
The Story of the Aral Sea epitomises our own thirsty search for water other than the living water. In 1960, just 50 years ago, the Soviet Union began diverting water from the Aral Sea to grow cotton in a dry climate. Their experiment was successful, producing a cotton industry in Uzbekistan to be the third…
Read MoreI am Loved
I am Loved I am loved even in my sin…I am loved.Pour Your Spirit on me cleanse me, wash me wash away my sin, my selfishness, my pain, my self-righteousness, my pride, wash me clean, white as snow, make me whole, to live, to serve You, to serve others.I cannot contain this love.Let it flow…
Read MoreIsn’t It?
Isn’t It? Water, we take it for granted, we turn on the tap, we let the water run, we can do what we want, it’s ours isn’t it?What if… the snow didn’t come? the spring rains failed to come? the river ran dry? we used up the aquifer?What if… it didn’t rain because…
Read MoreEmpty Nest
Empty Nest, Winter of my Soul Changes. New things come, old things pass. It is hard to let go. It is hard to say good-bye to what was,Treasured moments; the good, the badYet letting go is part of living.It is part of loving.There will be new beginnings;New memories;New changes.Such is the circle or spiral we live in.We cannot hold…
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