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Visual Art & The Gospel of Christ: Some conversations
What if all Art is about a grander idea than that of the artist or the viewer? What if defining a work as Art is not the most important discussion? What if all Art is humanity telling the story of the Gospel? Let us look for the four pillars of the Gospel in these four…
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To Root or Stake Down?
Parenting never stops. Just because you get them to 18, or 22, or in the case of the country of Spain 28, doesn’t mean you are finished parenting, it just morphs. Just because our children are the age of an adult does not mean they can live on their own. Even when our children reach…
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Identity Everything!
Identity Politics Identity driven advertising Identity Factor Identity Theft Egads! Defining ourselves is an impossible task in this complicated world. There are many ways to think about or decide who we are. My take is this: I side with God on who He chose to make me. I don’t want anyone or any ONE thing…
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Control THIS! 4 things that help children develop self control
By giving limited choices children feel they have power. (Example, rather than “Put on your jacket.” you ask, “Which jacket would you like to wear?”) Help children develop an Inner Locus of Control.
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Everything is Redeemable
This painting was one I had tested photo transfer methods upon. I looked at the canvas for almost a year. Praise God, I could not throw it away. I love this painting after working back into it. It is in a friends collection because I didn’t throw it away. My students laugh at me because…
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EDIT-UNDO!
I love Edit UNDO! Honestly, mistakes-are-us is my business. What I really enjoy is when I have deleted something that I needed to keep and then I get to go to Edit Undo that which I undid by mistake. Win win! Life seldom affords us an opportunity for edit-undo. Sometimes…
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Weeds, Weeds, & More Weeds
Weeds again. Simply because they are so difficult to eradicate. This flower bed is 6 feet long by 2 feet wide. Oh, I wish I had taken a before weeding picture! It took me 2 hours to weed this flower bed and the smaller one below. It is such a time-consuming occupation. Preventative is…
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Done…
How do we know a thing is done? How do we know when we are finished? With… A thing in the making. A relationship. A situation. The dumplings. A child. School. A job. Think about biscuits in the oven. How do we know they are done? They are brown, with a slightly crunchy texture on…
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WEEDS, like Bad Thoughts, so Difficult to Root OUT
Weeds are so distracting and can be destructive in the beauty of our gardens! This post will be analogies of the weeds to the often erroneous and distracting thoughts we can have in our minds. If you click the link above you will see a quick and lovely blog post on 5 weeding tips. Included…
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Too Much of a Good Thing
Like sun, like water, like truth, like people… it can all be too much of a good thing. Even good things can spoil. Think about a cold cup of milk. Now, see that milk sitting outside on a summer’s day directly under a brilliant sun. Too much of a good thing! 15 minutes of sun…
Mind over things that matter 