Category Archives: {living}

Silent Night

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Yesterday was my annual “Me & Jesus” Day. While everyone is celebrating the hustle bustle of “Christmas,” (most with no Christ acknowledged or included,) my hustle bustle, family celebration of Emmanuel, God with us in the human form of Y’shua, the babe born in Bethlehem, was completed the night before. Christmas Day has been, for almost a decade, a day when I’m alone, (as my children continued their dad’s side’s traditions, initially all day by court order.) That, of course, has brought grief, but also I chose to rewire my thoughts and redeem the day. With everyone off doing their… Continue reading →

ThanksGiving

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🧡 Happy ThanksGiving! 🧡 Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. It’s one that is overlooked by way too many. But it is so important. Its true history has been lost by many, and been politicized by many more. It’s been chided by those who think they have nothing to be grateful for, if they are suffering loss or grieving, or everything in life isn’t perfect and full. They forget or never learned that the beginnings of this day set aside as a holiday reflects back to families who had lost half of their members due to starvation in the previous year,… Continue reading →

Creating a Life I Love

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❤️‍🩹Domestic Abuse Awareness Month❤️‍🩹 I’m resharing this journal for #DVAwarenessMonth 💜 Every once in a while I share art pages here that are noted as “created in my She Created a Life She Loves Journal.” I created this blank eclectic journal in 2022, (see how-to video) and have slowly been art journaling on its pages (videos and web articles linked below.) It is a slow, contemplative journal, filled as I determine how I want to artistically represent things that I love in my rebuilt life. Although my greatest “creations” are all my dearly loved children, this is not a photo… Continue reading →

Domestic Abuse Awareness

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October is DV Awareness Month. Don’t turn a blind eye to abuse. Yes, the month is almost half gone. Yes, I’ve mentioned it in a previous post. Yes, I’ve been posting about it daily on social media—educational info, how you can help, how you can get safe, heal, and live free. Yes, I chose to not just repeat all of my past posts about this that are already here. You’ll find them all here by clicking the #DVAM tag. DV is not just what many stereotypically believe—drunken beatings.Do you recognize red flags of abuse? Check out my daily posts on… Continue reading →

Called to Comfort

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Called to Comfort—Decades ago, 2 Corinthians 1:4 became a mission verse for me in mentoring and coaching others. Throughout my life as I’ve gone through hard things, God has sent others to me that needed comfort, hope, wise counsel from His unchanging Word. This mixed media Faith Art journal page illustrates that. Continue reading →

Send Me {video}

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Isaiah 6:8 has been on my heart this past week or so. I’ve spent nearly my entire adult life in Christian ministry. But betrayal trauma nearly silenced my voice, and the years of healing from it practically put a pause in my outreach ministry. Although my personal relationship with God didn’t waiver, the level of my bold outward witness no doubt lessened. “Here am I, Lord. Send me.” “Here am I, YHWH. Send me.” Isaiah 6:8 I’ve been playing catch up back at home this week, after being gone to Convention all the last week. Still continuing to create a… Continue reading →

Pray & Play {video}

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New video up. Pray & Play*, Restorative/healing creativity. Faith+Art Video ⬇️ I already posted a written article on this, a couple weeks ago. I finally got the video edited, if you prefer to watch. What verse has God laid on your heart recently, that you can meditate on while expressing your soul and worship creatively? If my content is helpful, please consider Subscribing to my YouTube channel, as well as here. Thanks. 👩🏻‍🎨

Parenting Plan Idea Workbook {Review}

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The Parenting Plan Idea Workbook is a great resource for helping you figure out what should be included in your parenting plan. You will no doubt come across areas and questions you wouldn’t have thought of, as well as various options in those areas, to think through. I’m very glad that right at the outset it is made clear that you do NOT share this workbook, nor your thoughts and answers, with the other parent. That is so important! This is for you and your attorney to come up with your ideal plan, and what you can compromise in that…. Continue reading →

Restorative Creativity

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Some Pray & Play* time. Creativity based on just being present in the moment. Having no agenda or direction. No goal to “finish it.” Not even “practicing” a specific thing. Just Creative Freedom—for Restoration! Continue reading →

When Your Soul Needs Peace

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When there are so many unsettling things in this world surrounding us… 💜 I swing my porch swing, on these beautiful, quiet nights with a cool breeze, the insects chirping. Swinging is so soothing. 💜 I attend a candlelight prayer vigil, with over 100 others. We pray. We encourage. We sing. 💜 I invest in soul settling creativity time. Just putting color and texture to the page. I’ll finish them when the time is right. When your soul needs peace, just create. No plan, no finished art piece. Just rest in the moment, and let color and texture express your… Continue reading →