On Art & Faith
Sea lions’ Reaction to an Umbrella
In Newport, Oregon, there is a set of docks just for the sea lions/seals. There are maybe 50 or more sealions there. I don’t know all the difference between harbor seals and sealions. At Yaquina Head there are harbor seals that looked lighter, grey and smaller than the ones we saw in Newport on the…
Read MoreWhere is the Rain?
Yesterday, as I was walking across the soccer field in the beautiful sunshine, I noticed how much it looked and felt like August with the grass so dry and prickly. Where is the rain we usually get in May? Alberta is under a fire ban province wide. Although thunderstorms are in the forecast, they may…
Read MoreSpring?
Spring or Winter Relapse? We woke up to snow this morning. And as I write this it continues to fall. My girls were not excited about it. One chose to bike to work, the other hitched a ride from her dad to get to school. Once everyone had left I took the opportunity to grab…
Read MoreHope for Spring
Painting: Hope for Spring An Afternoon Painting at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital On the morning I went to spend the afternoon painting at the Glenrose, we had a fresh blanket of new snow the day before. But the sun was shining, and as it is a spring snow, we know it is temporary.I decided to approach…
Read MoreBrokenness and Reconciliation
Painting: Bearing One Another Do you ever feel like you are stumbling along, burdened and feeling heavy of heart? I sometimes get there when I have a lot to do and it is not coming together, like this morning before I wrote this article. Some of it had to do with the thoughts I had…
Read MoreFinding a Way to Rejoice Always…
Finding a Way to Rejoice Always… Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. – 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 In June 2013, Alberta experienced one of its worst floods in decades. Towards the end of the June, we had an Art Vocabulary…
Read MoreWaiting for the Promise
I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, that in every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all knowledge— even as the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you—so that you are not lacking in any gift,…
Read MoreEagles, Flight and Letting Go – what do they have in common?
I love watching birds in flight. The beautiful, majestic bald eagle soars high riding the wind, then dives down toward the water to catch a fish. This is the time of year that people start watching for eagles at Wolf Lodge Bay on Lake Coeur d’Alene, mid November to end of January, with the peak between…
Read MoreIn My Weakness, Part 2
Painting: open hands/letting go “Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit” says the Lord of Hosts. (Zechariah 4:6) At the end of my last newsletter, I was healing and thought I was done. But no, after two weeks I went for a follow up appointment with an orthopedic surgeon. The infection was…
Read MoreIn My Weakness, Part 1
Painting: redemption/Transformation “Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit” says the Lord of Hosts. (Zechariah 4:6) Weakness and failure, our world looks down on these and on those who display weakness and failure. Yet, we love the story of the underdog, the hero who rises above his past; stories of redemption, of…
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