Revive Your Quiet Time

Can I ask you something? Have you ever opened your Bible, read a few verses, prayed, closed it and thought, “Okay… now what?” I think we’ve all been there at some point. Not because we love God any less, but because sometimes routines become so familiar that we stop expecting anything new. That’s why I love the idea behind the Faith Journaling Collective Workshop from Faith Bundles. Twenty women—including me! —are sharing different ways they personally spend time with God, and I love that there isn’t just one right way to do it. Maybe you’ll connect with journaling through Psalms,… Continue reading

My Guiding Light

Who remembers the song My Lighthouse by Rend Collective? When I saw Natasha’s make with a lighthouse, in the Encounters in Colour Retreat, my mind immediately went to this song. My lighthouse, my lighthouse, shining in the darkness, I will follow you. What a great follow-up make to my Great Shepherd mixed media meditation on John 10, My sheep know My voice and follow it. They will not follow another. It’s all about following Jesus! In my wresting and in my doubt, in my failures, you won’t walk out… In my questions your truth will hold. Your great love will… Continue reading

Sheep & The Shepherd {Tutorial}

A couple of weeks ago, I shared some thoughts on Sheep, Shepherds, and Wolves. If you haven’t read that yet, click on over. In reflecting and writing, I knew I wanted to do a Bible Journaling page to remember it in my Bible. You saw my beginning ideas in that post. Here’s the conclusion and video tutorial. I made it right away, while still reflecting, but it took a while to get the tutorial edited. Sorry for the delay. (See pic at bottom for what I’ve been busy doing.) 😍 I’d recently gotten the new Happy Herd die set, and… Continue reading

Faith Journaling Summit

Hey, my Jesus loving, creative peeps! I am so excited to finally be able to share this with you! I’m teaching inside the Faith Journaling Collective Workshop from @faith.bundles and I would absolutely love to have you join me. ❤️ Twenty women are sharing different ways they personally connect with God. 20 different lessons. Lots of different styles and approaches. Come hang out with us! ❤️ If you know someone who loves Bible study, journaling, prayer, quiet time, or is just wanting a fresh perspective, invite her to join you. As always, this is not about being an “artist”; it’s… Continue reading

Journaling Retreat

I open up many of my journal pages to you, to come alongside you as a helper of your joy. Showing you that imperfect art is worthwhile to create, and should bring no shame—only joy and healing in the moment and making. And to bring you confidence that you too can do this. You were created to create! I’d love to help you learn how. Continue reading

Seasons—Looking Ahead

If you’ve read my last 2 posts, you know that as I transition from the busy holidays into a New Year, I take a week for Reflection. Looking back and Looking forward. I know very little about what the New Year will throw my way, but I focus on what I desire to create more of in my life—as well as look at what I want less of, (and how much of it is in my ability to get rid of.) Life will throw us enough curve balls that there is nothing we can do about. But we can do… Continue reading

Called to Comfort

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}

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

Why Post “Ugly Art”

Why do I post unfinished, messy middle, even ugly art? It is not what it will be. It is the beginning of something new. It will be transformed step-by-step, layer by layer–just like our lives. Beauty from Ashes! ~Liberty My goal in writing, creating, and sharing is not to impress you with my art (or any other) skills. (Nor incite shame for any lack of them.) My goal is to encourage YOU to create. Regardless of your talents or lack of them. For you to know that anyone can create–and everyone should! I post for you to be free to… Continue reading