One of my favorite places to go to just be and breathe is the Sandzen Gallery in Lindsborg Ks. They have quality work and are well-curated. It’s hard to believe it is in such a small town. I go there to drink it all in and for a moment feel connected to other creatives in …
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Reeds to Matchsticks
This painting comes from a morning I woke up to an image of a hand holding a matchstick and I heard, “I’m turning reeds to matchsticks.” Immediately I knew he was talking about the bruised reeds. “A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.” (Mt.12:20) He was …
What a Healing Path Looks Like
When you are in the healing process, there may be times that the progress that you have made can look like it disappeared. This is not true. Anxiety sneaks in and takes your breath away. Sadness comes in a moment and tells you that it’s going to stay. Identity lies can trickle back in and …
Praise
On the roadmap to healing, one of the greatest keys to healing for me has been praise. This along with prayer holds great power. As I mentioned in the last post, I have received much healing and release in praise and worship. Worship isn’t just for church on Sunday mornings. This is for your everyday. …
The Giants Will Be Our Food
If you are familiar with Betta fish, they are beautiful small feisty fish. They are often in a fishbowl by themselves. They can be overly aggressive and may attack other fish. I had a vision of a Betta, also known as a Fighter Fish, hovering over a bowl of large fish fillets. It came at a time …
New Birth
I’m just getting around to posting the finished painting here. I put off posting when I think I don’t have anything to say. Sometimes I just forget. It seems strange that I don’t think I have anything to say, but my brain is running non stop. The after school classes that I usually teach are …
“It Won’t Be Long Now”
This painting is almost finished. It’s been almost finished for over a month now. I wish that were the exception and not the rule, but…let’s just say it’s not my only long process piece. This painting is significant to me because of the turn I’ve seen in my work. It isn’t so much about the …
Waiting Room
I don’t know how long it took for the world to come together or for the red sea’s waters to gather in a heap so the people could cross. I know that Ezekiel heard the sound of dry bones rattling as he spoke the words that God told him to. I know that Abraham waited …
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