Posts Tagged ‘letting go’
Finding My Balance
Finding balance between work and play, family, health, exercise, and rest. Although I make plans, I try to remain flexible. As unexpected things arise that take me away from what was planned, filling the open places on my schedule, I look for things I need to let go of for now and possibly even adjust…
Read MoreWhen He Came to Himself – Prodigal Son
The onWORD conference with the EPWahl Centre and Taylor Seminary, Sep 29-30, 2017, has invited eighteen artists to show their painted interpretations of the story of the Prodigal Son, the theme of the conference. There will be 30 paintings altogether. I feel privileged to have two paintings in the show. Let me tell you about…
Read MoreSaturation, Ephesians 3:16-20
I pray that according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through his Spirit, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith as you are being rooted and grounded in love. I pray that you may have the power to…
Read MoreEn Plein Air – Painting and Sketching Outdoors
One of the things I like to do in the summertime is to go out sketching and painting “en plein air.” En plein air (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ plɛn ɛːʁ]), or plein air painting, is a phrase borrowed from the French equivalent meaning “open (in full) air”. It is particularly used to describe the act of…
Read MoreA Twist on Psalm 13
When I read the old testament – particularly the prophets I see this God with an achingly Big Heart yearning for his people to “turn to him and live” (Amos 5). God doesn’t ‘need us,’ but he does long for a relationship with us. He went so far as to die for us.I was thinking…
Read MoreInner Turmoil like Crashing Waves
Over the past few weeks, I have been stewing about scripture to select for the upcoming Art, Vocabulary of the Soul Retreat. It has been a slow process. As I think back over the last few years and every time, it usually is a slow process. I read the Bible and I listen to the…
Read MoreA Matter of Perspective
“Crack! Thud!” …. Silence … murmuring voices… “Julie!” It was late, I had been drifting off to sleep. I wondered what Reena (my 15 year old daughter) and Sam were doing working on the basement reno so late. Sam was in the living room figuring out his new phone and ignored the noises – thinking…
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 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…
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