by Melissa | Nov 6, 2021 | Art Journal
It was one of those days where the wind was bending himself all out of shape. As though his back had a kink and he needed to do all possible calisthenics to relieve the disordered joint. Katie didn’t mind. It made the tall pines bend their regal spires as though...
by Melissa | Jul 3, 2021 | Art Journal
Our homes can be worlds of windows to the Word. Our walls a place of Truth, Hope and Life. Our table a landscape of reflection. Our rooms a home of remembrance. This, is a land of potential. A place of possibility for the presence of the perfect Word of God. Of all...
by Melissa | Jun 19, 2021 | Art Journal
Liquid silence reflected the mute stirring of leaves. A humid blanket of moisture laid itself heavily against every wind that might venture upon the threshold. Not even the footfall of the rotating guard down below disturbed the thick, voiceless throb of time. Allie...
by Melissa | May 29, 2021 | Art Journal
Sometimes God may allow constraints or hedges in our life to help us grow, change and/or heal. Like Birdie, we may not realize that stepping out of those boundaries may cause greater harm than staying within. But one day, when it is right, the door will open to our...
by Melissa | Apr 24, 2021 | Art Journal
They always said it that way. Sarah could hear the pointed words as though she had witnessed them visually before her, written in jerky strokes of agitation. “If she’s comin’ in like a lamb, she’ll be sure to roar out like a lion.” It...
by Melissa | Apr 2, 2021 | Art Journal
A man under intense pressure. A heart that perhaps was wrestling. Not entirely mocking …not entirely blind to what was right. “Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?”...
