by Melissa | Nov 6, 2020 | Art Journal
“You are the light of the world. Matthew 5:14a ESV Are we senders of hope? When we know Jesus Christ as our Savior, we hold a bright world of hope within our souls and a gift of hope within our hands through God’s Word–the Bible. We know the sun is...
by Melissa | Oct 31, 2020 | Art Journal
Light. It traces patterns on our walls–transparent fingers of golden cream. It shatters through the darkness and becomes a widespread echo of a new day. Light shines over the world, crumbling barriers of darkness and breaking into sparkling droplets on an ocean...
by Melissa | Oct 24, 2020 | Art Journal
The vista is beautiful, the sun is shining, the water is lapping against the shore. Joyce Charmaine steps into this landscape with a mission to paint the scene before her. Things flow smoothly overall. But there is just a little problem. Sometimes life has those...
by Melissa | Oct 10, 2020 | Art Journal, Thoughts & Thinkings
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...
by Melissa | Oct 9, 2020 | Art Journal, Children's Story
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...