This is my favorite painting of the Annunciation by Henry Ossawa Tanner. Can you imagine what Mary felt like when the angel Gabriel came to see her? From Luke 1:26-33. In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed[a] to a man whose name was Joseph, of
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Calling all creatives! New podcast with Amy Bruce!
I’m so excited to introduce you to Amy Bruce and share this conversation with you! She and I met through Holy Yoga and she is such a blessing! She is an artist, a yogi, a mom and your new best friend! Seriously, we talked about being brave and following your calling even if it
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Podcast 30: Jane Reed Henson
I’m so excited to introduce you to my friend Jane! Jane Reed Henson is an artist, author and photographer who loves life and really loves Jesus. She delights in sharing her journey of spiritual healing through different aspects of art and writing. Her concept that living painterly, embracing the brushstrokes of life, allows for a
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New Podcast with Jessica Eileen Drogosz -chatting about Sa Voix in Haiti
I’m excited to share my conversation with Jessica Eileen Drogosz! She is an artist and photographer and teacher and advocate for women in Haiti. She has founded Sa Voix in Haiti which exists to help young women find their voice through the arts. You can find more information at savoix.com. It’s amazing what Sa
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Chatting with Tasha Wahl – founder of The Butterfly Effect Be The Change
New podcast- I’m so excited to share this conversation with you! Tasha Wahl is an artist, mother, wife, strong believer and an absolute delight! She is definitely saying a Great Big YES to living with passion and purpose! Tasha is the founder of The Butterfly Effect. You can find out all about it at www.butterflyeffectbethechange.com.
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Day 24: ART SUPPLIES!
I’m so grateful for art supplies I could just scream and dance around and jump for joy! I swear, I walk around Michael’s and I get giddy. I start picturing all the cool things I’m going to make and all the ways I’m going to organize all my new art supplies. I decide again for
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Day 15: My Kind of Town
The Windy City. The Second City. Chi Town. City of Broad Shoulders. The City that works. That Toddling Town. Whatever you call it, it’s a beauty. If you are lucky enough to call it “Sweet Home”, then you may want to join me in my thanks today. I’m grateful for Chicago. I’m grateful for Lincoln
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No Boundaries
Writing is difficult. I struggle sometimes. I have a lot of things I want to “say” but sometimes I put boundaries around my work and it suffers. I decide I can’t “go there” or I “shouldn’t” write about certain topics. Even within certain topics, I tiptoe around and I draw arbitrary lines about what
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Dream On
Does anyone else feel like all hell is breaking loose? Every time I turn on the TV, there is more bad news. Death, terrorism, destruction, violence, unemployment, strikes, misery, the list goes on and on. Sometimes we need to break up the serious with the silly. Here’s one thing I love about September. Every September,