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Abba—God as Father

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What comes to your mind when you think about a father? Perhaps good but imperfect. Perhaps bad. If your earthly father, (or your children’s dad, or any other,) was loving, kind and good, it may have been easier for for you to see God’s love, care, and provision. If your model of father was negligent, abusive, or just pure evil, perhaps it was hard for you to trust God to be a kind, loving, caring, providing, good Abba. But Abba is not an earthly father. Who God as Father is isn’t determined by who we saw earthly fathers be. The… Continue reading →

God, Our Provider

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One certainly doesn’t need to be in this same situation to have concerns about finances and provision. This struggle began at the fall of mankind, and continues for most people over time and place. But for the women I work with, Christian women who are primarily lifelong stay-at-home-moms, going through lifesaving divorces and healing from abuse—usually including financial abuse, that concern, even fear, for financial provision is strong. It was my greatest fear when I went through such; that my children and I would starve to death in a broken down trailer on the edge of town. The stories fear… Continue reading →

Redeeming Layers

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Do you have the same problem that I often do? (Thankfully, this isn’t that—artistically anyhow. But read on.) Problem. The idea in your head doesn’t transfer into your journal, like you want. Your picture isn’t painting 1000 words, and you feel like it’s going to take 1000 words just to explain what you’re trying to convey through artistic expression. That background that looked so great in your imagination is just plain ugly on the canvas. Do you trash it? Keep trying? Give up and let it be what it is? And we won’t even talk about main focal image. In… Continue reading →

The Living God

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Do you remember the old song, God’s Not Dead? “No! He’s alive!” YHWH, the I AM, the Eternal Creator and Ruler of all is a Living God, making Him far different from, and far above, all the false gods devised and worshipped over all time—who are all dead or never had any life. Even Emmanuel, God the Son, Who came to live among humans as a man, though He died as a human, He rose again to Life! We serve a risen Savior! El Chai (khy) is the Living God! This Faith Art Journal page is another from the Who… Continue reading →

God Most High

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Who do you say that I Am? Jesus asks this question (in Matthew 16:15) of His followers. As His followers also, we must answer Who we say He is. God, the Trinity, reveals Who He is by many names—and also many metaphors— throughout His Word. An in-depth study of all the Names of God can greatly deepen your relationship with Him and your worship, as you come to know Him more and more, in spirit and truth. Over the years I’ve done several such studies, no artwork involved. (But I did create 7 Names of God altered playing cards, as… Continue reading →

El Roi

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In this vast universe God has created, I am less than a speck. (See me down there?)  But YHWH not only sees me in the midst of the hard, hidden, lonely places, He cares and His eyes “roam throughout the earth to show himself strong for those who are wholeheartedly devoted to him.” (2 Chron. 16:9) This was my meditation as I created this journal page, inspired by Aiko’s lesson in the Who Do You Say that I Am? Bible Art Journaling Retreat put on by Jen Alward. What is a human that God is mindful of them, that He… Continue reading →

Change

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Do you change your art, long after it’s “done?” Change is inevitable in life. And for me, in my art too. My art journaling sprint I posted about earlier this week really fizzled out. I did get one more Names of God journal page done (and will share it soon, but not today.) This week has been full of days of remembrance, (and new days of repairs I don’t care to remember.) I think every day for the past week+ has taken a 180 turn from my plans, into something I had no idea was coming. Change. “A person plans… Continue reading →

One Thing

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One thing I have desired of YHWH, that will I seek: that I may dwell in the house of YHWH all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of YHWH,… ~ Psalm 27:4 This is the first thing that came to my mind when presented with, “What is your dream?” You may be wondering if you’re experiencing Déjà vu. I’ve shared parts of this make twice! The house finally found a home for it to land on. 😊 Totally different background, that was reworked 3 or 4 or more times. And I’ll probably add more finishing touches later…. Continue reading →

Selah Retreat {Art Journal}

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I’m back from my retreat and have so much to share that I think you’ll find helpful and encouraging. But for today, I’m only sharing the journaling of my trip—my art page. I so enjoyed my Selah time, to Pause. Ponder. Pray. Praise. Spending time with God alone. 🎨Creating, 📚studying, and enjoying nature walks in pretty, peaceful places. 💖 The river. The vegetation. The flower gardens. The peace. They all made their way into my journal page. The supplies weren’t my typical. I had my bag of usuals with me. But I wanted to do something different. Which led to… Continue reading →

Go Make Disciples

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Have you ever had a creative piece that you knew just what it was to be, but it still just wouldn’t come together? This Faith+Art Journal page was inspired by Marjolaine Simard’s Dream page, in Encounters in Color, and I started it back then, in June. It activated much thought, and I knew it wasn’t just going to be a page in an art journal. It has a longer story, of course. (That will likely wait until my memoir.) 😄 It brought so much meditation, it took 6 weeks to finally get it done. Oh, what can be sparked by… Continue reading →