I have a very close friend who is going through a very difficult time. Two months ago, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She asked me to go with her to her doctor visits, since I was a nurse for over 20 years, to help “translate” the medical jargon. As we went to these visitsContinue reading “The Emotionally Difficult Painting”
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Worse Before It Gets Better: Dream
A few weeks ago, I had another dream. In the dream, I was next to a beautiful river filled with clear cool water, with a golden sandy beach, and Jesus was walking with me. We talked about numerous things, and then He told me “I want you to know something. Things will start to lookContinue reading “Worse Before It Gets Better: Dream”
Hope for Difficult Times
These are difficult times we are living in as a nation. The COVID panic has caused disruption in our lifestyles, our relationships (when lockdowns limited face-to-face interactions) and anxiety as the news media reports new variants on the virus, and the potential for further limitation of personal freedoms. In the midst of this, there isContinue reading “Hope for Difficult Times”
After the Storm: Inspirational
As I was thinking on some Bible verses today, a picture came to mind which I painted. This painting represents a flower that has been through a terrible storm (see the lightening on the right), but the storm actually brought it rain, which helped it to grow. And after the storm, revival (represented by theContinue reading “After the Storm: Inspirational”
Pumpkins
I have a friend who absolutely loves pumpkins, so for Hanukkah, I painted her a picture of pumpkins piled up on straw, based on a photo I took in Hillsdale, MI last fall. She loved the painting (said I could post it here). But I also feel that these pumpkins symbolize a bit more. EachContinue reading “Pumpkins”