On Art & Faith
Anticipation
Anticipation …. The buds on the trees are swollen in anticipation, ready to burst forth, but waiting for the right timing.… Spring in Alberta is this long, long anticipation of summer and warmer weather. Every year I watch the transition with interest. The grass is slowly starting to show some life. Once the trees decide…
Read MoreCelebrating Easter
Happy Easter! This morning I put my the handmade paper butterflies on the window and watched the sunrise. I love the sunrise and try to catch it most mornings as part of my quiet time in the morning with God. Today I was thinking of the beauty of the sunrise after the dark of night……
Read MoreWhat will This Year be Like?
What will this [year] be like? I wonder. What will my future be? I wonder.(see full lyrics below) Do you recognize this first line of a song (with day instead of year)? As my daughters and I put away the Christmas decorations last night we were singing musical numbers like the song above, ‘I have…
Read MoreThere is a Time for Everything
Fall is here, the branches are bare, and the bitter cold winds are back. I brought my flowers in from the deck in to enjoy until they were done. My Gerber Daisy bloomed again, and the others have not stopped blooming. The flowers are all straining toward the window for the glimpse of light upon…
Read MoreInterruptions and Unexpected Turnings
On July 17 in the evening I noticed that we had water on our floor in the basement by the furnace. We have had trouble with our washer before, but this was more. So that evening we started to investigate and pull out the washer and dryer and lift up the subfloor to see where…
Read MoreJune 2020 Retreat – reflection
I am so thankful that we were able to have our Art Vocabulary for the Soul Retreat at the end of June. King’s Fold Retreat Centre did a great job in putting in place social distancing, and alternative set ups to make it work. We had a small group of seven. I want to share…
Read MoreMelancholic, Drippy days
I woke this morning thinking and singing this song, Your Faithfulness, by Brian Doerkson. I don’t know what this day will bringWill it be disappointing, filled with longed for things?I don’t know what tomorrow holdsStill I know I can trust Your faithfulness I don’t know if these clouds mean rainIf they do, will they pour…
Read More#StayAtHome and #Covid19
Last fall, I wrote a few times about rest and the scripture that kept coming up when I went to write. (you can read the articles here…What Are You Waiting For? and Season of Rest) I was thinking this morning about this and reflecting on COVID-19 and the call for us to #stayathome. I also considered…
Read MoreThinking of Spring and Flowers
As winter continues to wrap its cloak of snow around us, I think toward Spring and flowers bedecking gardens, meadows, homes. I bought a blooming orchid to remind me of Spring. I have yet to draw or paint it, but I enjoy its beauty on our dining room table. I brought my two calla lily…
Read MoreSeason of Rest
This last week I was talking to my spiritual director about the conflict within me about rest. I feel guilty and useless when I rest even when I know I need to be doing it to let my injured muscles heal so they can again be strengthened. Knowing it and living it are two different…
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