He Speaks to Me Everywhere
How do I put words to the quieting of a November afternoon? The greenbelt near our home has shrugged off the intensity of Summer and early Autumn, and is now …
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Prayer for Autumn Rain
California was home for so many years…my childhood memories and dreams had the golden hills and redwood forests as their backdrop. Now I call Colorado home. Both these states have …
Quietude
“When my anxious thoughts multiply within me, Your consolations delight my soul.” Psalm 94:19 I need this verse today. My soul is easily overwhelmed with worry and anxiety. I wake …
Oasis of Hope
Oasis of Hope, 16″x20″, oil with wax on canvas My small patch of garden is a perfect metaphor for hope, the kind of hope that waits for seeds to germinate …
Healed Waters
18″x18″ oil with wax on canvas, embedded sea salt Almost 3 millennia ago, a prophet of Yahweh called Elisha declared these words: “This is what the LORD says, ‘I have …
Quiet Words of Wisdom
I struggle with loudness. Even if a sound is “good,” such as a favorite song, if it is too loud it causes me physical pain. However, I am surrounded by …
Blessed are the Peacemakers
These words spoken by Jesus of Nazareth are forever true: “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.” Jesus didn’t put any qualifiers, caveats, or conditions …
Beautiful and Broken
These words initially seem to be an oxymoron. Modern society is excessively fad-oriented. The new, the perfect, the shiny prevail in our culture. When anything is broken, it becomes obsolete, …
Meadow
Yesterday I did something tangible! I walked down the stairs to my studio, squeezed paint onto my palette, and painted. The rich smell of walnut oil permeates the canvas as …
Joyous Lament
In the tidal waters we find a mysterious mixing of salt meeting sweet. In the brackish water between fresh and brine, where sea mingles with stream, there is a place …