thoughts and thinkings of an artist
By Their Fruits
Perhaps just yesterday you pulled an apple out of the refrigerator and enjoyed it as a snack. Or, maybe you opened a container and sprinkled blueberries over your oatmeal. As the juicy flavor burst into your mouth, did you think about how these pieces of fruit can...
When You Take a Walk with Gratitude | Storytime
Everybody called her Little Miss Happy.
Was that her real name?
Nobody knew …and in fact, nobody could imagine anything else fitting …so the name stayed, settling victoriously in its place with no other rival to argue its ownership.
In fact, nobody even knew that Little Miss Happy existed until a drippy, foggy day on Main Street.
To Paint Clouds | Art Story and Scripture Meditation Film
Joyce Charmaine is on a mission to paint clouds. But there is one problem. Where are the clouds? Take a meditative journey listening to beautiful music, watching a simple art story and meditating on Scripture. This poetic film can be a companion for a time of rest and...
The Night is Coming
There’s a song resting amongst numerous others between the hard blue covers of a book (with many exactly like it) in the family room of our home. Hymnbooks yes, but they could perhaps also be called “pointing-to-the-Truth” books as well. While the songs may be the thoughtfully written meditations of man, they can become mental vehicles to what is lovely and true and right.
Connection and Reflection | Seeing Everyday Life and Nature as a Springboard for the Truth
What a moment of confusion, agony, despair, mockery, painful hope and redemption-filled triumph.
In that moment, a woven tapestry of meaning–a fabric that had symbolized sinful man’s separation from a holy and righteous God–that drapery of weaving–was torn.
Torn not by human hands. Torn not by human effort or human imagination.
Torn and ripped apart by the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, signaling the end of the old law. Signaling the beginning of a new relationship to God through our Advocate Who sacrificed Himself for us (see Matthew 27:50-51).
Clouds | Reminders
Clouds. Soft-winged mist of protective covering. Swirling mass of warning trouble. Moist thickness of a hovering shield. Beautiful art forms that consistently travel across the vestige of earth, these masterpieces, they express truth …
Lydia | Painting
Are you familiar with the story of Lydia from Acts 16? How this woman, this seller of purple, was transformed through the hand of God and impacted by the ministry of Paul?
Meredith Mia Paper Doll | Monday Littles
Yes!! A new paper doll has been added to the Melissa Jacie paper doll family! Meredith Mia can’t wait to be printed and colored.
The Signal
The signal. It is faint, quieted in the warm embrace of home. Sunlight flickers with a silent rhythm against the wall, and she listens.
Free Printable Resources for Your Thanksgiving
What are your plans for Thanksgiving? Will it be a quiet one with your close family and/or friends? Or are you planning to travel to join up with extended family members? Having people in? Whatever the case, as you prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving, here is a list of...
