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Seasons—Looking Ahead

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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 →

Seasons—A Look Back

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Creativity for many of us can look a bit different in December. We maybe focused on making Christmas cards, or gifts, or baking, or decorating, or… for me, many additional music performances. I’m sure you have plenty of added activities and events, too. Busy holiday times can change our availability, our creative schedule or style, and even our mojo and inspiration. These times may not be as soul-restoring as our usual creativity time—especially if we’re rushing to get things done, and fit them into an already extra busy schedule. But I find that staying creative, even in different ways, helps… Continue reading →

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 →

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. 👩🏻‍🎨

Why Post “Ugly Art”

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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 →

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 →