remembering

whether it's been two weeks or two years or six years....we remember...we grieve....we reminisce

my mom and dad....when the love began....

it still grows in heaven

be God's gift to the world

be the gift God made you to be
 if comfort is needed give compassion
 if joy is needed be the lighthearted
 if understanding is needed share God's wisdom
 if hope is needed express it with God's word
 if answers are needed say a prayer
 if forgiveness is needed forgive them as God would
 if patience is needed ask God to help you

heart felt healing

it is with my heartfelt emotion that I beg our world to be respectful and kind.....it can heal a world that is dying to sin, anger, and unhappiness

don't you just hate having to replace something

we had to get a new printer...blah, blah, blah...why do they change but not improve models? why can't they keep a popular model for life? why do they wear out? why do we wear out trying to install it, learn the new tricks and move on with our day? why do we let this stuff bother us? it's not a problem if we say it's not, but it always is...blah, blah, blah...I'll stick to art!

one of many mountain journals

 

 

Pray for everyone in the path of Dorian

Labor Day Gleanings

fresh morning mercies

fill my heart

new hope

restores my soul

abundant blessings

lift my spirit

gratitude

rules my day

 

I will find the path God has set for me. Age weary issues do not win over God’s grace. I will stay strong in my faith to allow His perfect peace to wash over me daily. He is always with me. When I don’t find His all power and divine presence. It is when I let someone or something else get in the way.

Thanks be to God for His immeasureable love, joy and comfort.

I rest in Him!

fall is a time to sit and

 

REFLECT

shine bright

 

Straightsmouth Light

all creatures great and small

the good Lord made them all

sometimes the little words make the most difference

Other Worlds

 

escape through art

Conversation with God

Calm my mind Lord

Trust me then he replied

Answer my prayers Lord

I did he stated

Comfort me God

I am don’t you feel it he responded

Show me the way Lord

Open your eyes he said

Give me the words Lord

Have you read my book he asked

Why do I hurt all over Lord

Did you ask for my healing he inquired

Why am I so weary God

Did you accept my help he uttered

Will I make it O God

If you allow me to go with you he said

Thank God

You’re welcome he spoke

 

 

red sky at night

“Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him.” Luke 8:25

Shine for God

 

 

lift your hands

raise you voice

speak God's truth

to a broken world

every day is made for right choices

Blessings to give and receive

Forgiveness to accept and extend

Gratitude to express

Hope to feel

Faith to grow

Grace to know

Love to share

Joy to understand

Prayers to offer

Needs to meet

Scripture to learn

Sermons to hear

 

God gives clarity of heart!

mooning over art

Simple and tiny joys are best!

Let's heal the world together!

my person story of faith

My Story of Faith

 

Jesus became my friend as a child when my mom taught me the 23^rd Psalm, the Shepherd’s Psalm, at bedtime line by line. She would say a line and I would say it after her.  She and Dad took me to church and Sunday school. They were believers. At the age of twelve or thirteen, I joined the Methodist church in Caroleen NC, a small mill town.  I was baptized and joined on an Easter morning.

 

I attended MYF, Methodist Youth Fellowship. I had wonderful Sunday school teachers like Wilma Vickers, Peggy Moore, and Annis Ledford. When I was a freshman in high school, the choir director, Annis Ledford asked me to play piano. (She was my twelfth grade English teacher.)  She was very particular and I was so nervous, I came home after the practice that first Sunday night and cried saying I would never do it again. I played for six years. I had taken lessons for five years but did not feel ready. My music teacher said I was and began teaching me organ as well and I played organ at church when the organist, Peggy Moore, couldn’t be there.

 

My music teacher, Myrtle Mashburn, also got me a job playing organ for a small Methodist church in Alexander. I would play the early service there and then come to my church and play for the eleven o’clock service. I was employed at the Alexander church until they could no longer afford to pay me.

 

Over the years in high school and junior college, I taught Bible School, Sunday school, and worked at a church day camp the local churches had at Camp McCall in Golden Valley.

 

While a student at Appalachian State University, I didn’t attend church as often but my roommate, Debbie Wall, and I often read chapters in the Bible and discussed them. I did attend church on weekends at home.

 

I have a small green Gideon testament where I wrote that I became a Christian on October 15, 1975 but I was a believer and Christian long before then. There’s poem somewhere that says, “I became a Christian but I know not when or where.”

 

Over my lifetime, I have served on many different committees and held many offices in the church, taught, read the Bible through a couple times, attended Bible studies, read daily devotions, and prayed. I have shared my faith with family and friends. I now attend Stanley First United Methodist Church.  I also do online Bible studies.

 

I know God’s presence daily. There are many days I could do better. I will forever believe in God, my heavenly Father, his holy Son, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. If not for the mighty Trinity I could not survive. They are my true lifeline and I love them and want to give their love and power to everyone.

 

 

 

Jonas Ridge

Change is inevitable.

a view of creation

Jonas Ridge, NC

that time of year

Time to visit the Alluring View B&B at Jonas Ridge, NC for our anniversary. Number 39!!!!!

Peek a Boo Sunflower

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the old ying yang of life

Old Satan tries to confuse me.
My Savior tries to comfort me.
Life beats me down.
God lifts me us.
The world is dying to sin.
I'm trying to live for God.
Sin knocks at my door.
I let God answer.
Fear and worry attack.
God says, "Be still my child. Let me fight for you.
The world laughs and says, "I win."
God holds me tightly and says "we win."

easy peasy? no but doable

The Lord's peace is deep and sustaining.
His love and promises are steadfast.
His love is endless.
His power is greater than any foe.
His grace is free.
All you need do is pray:
confess
repent
BELIEVE
trust

being enough

so should yours

A simple prayer of a song

many parts to art and artist

digital image altered, watercolored, printed on text, enhanced, collaged on watercolor and pencil background.

BeGiN a NeW LeAf

Art is prayerful work.

wounded whole

timing and waiting is part of Life

seeking purpose

surrendering to God

getting still

listening to God

giving thanks

sharing blessings

dwelling in God

moving into my day

knowing God's truth

 

 

encourage your self and others

some days you have to

Wellnes begins in the spirit.

continues into the body and mind.

God's divinity assures us.

Lord, Thank you for making me

AMEN

worry such a waste

if you haven't been reading this is a good week to start

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Turn your worry into peace

Mark 4:39

one nation under GOD

 

 

make your own best day with God

empty - fill up on God
broken - mend with God
lonely - not with God
sick - God is healer
forgotten - never by God

Grieving an old friend!

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