Artisan at Work
For quite some time I could not blend creativity with Christianity. It seemed as if one was opposed to the other. This comes from being raised in and around a community of artists whose lives were anything but holy. The association of art and ‘alternativeness’ seemed natural. “The complexity is that we are both works…
Dr. Seuss Day
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Jealousy
had an epiphany! studying jealousy on a human level…how it causes division, anger, hate…realized i’ve walked in jealousy myself & fostered it in others. ouch…repent, repent, repent! epiphany part-if this is how i feel, i tried in my finite brain, to comprehend how GOD must feel when His creation turns from Him to chase other…
Die Daily
I die every day – I mean that brothers – just as surely as I glory over you in Christ Jesus our Lord. ~1 Corinthians 15:31 NIV Paul was an educated man, a Jew of Jews. His sole ambition was to destroy the young faith of Christ’s followers. However, while in determined pursuit of…
Little Things Are The Key…?
This morning, in the busyness of getting ready for work, my attention was drawn to a key on the floor of my closet. I bent down to pick it up & realized it was the key to my work! It must have fallen out when I was changing purses. As I am the opening stylist…
Walk For Freedom
Yesterday I had the privilege to gather with a couple hundred people in downtown Raleigh and walk in silence around the capital building in support of A21’s Walk For Freedom. This walk was the 1st annual walk in Raleigh and the 3rd annual walk world-wide. What is the purpose of the Walk For Freedom? It…
National Read a Book Day
Happy National Read a Book Day… Reading has always been a favorite pastime of mine. A rainy Saturday will allow me to finish a great read without feeling to guilty of not getting yard work done. In the past, I’ve ‘marathoned’ my way through a book series in a weekend. I will admit, however, that…
My Top 10 Favorite Books
Listed below are my current Favorite Books…and honorable mentions because I struggled with limiting myself to just ten. I do believe this list will be subject to change the more I read. What are your top ten favorite books? A Severe Mercy Sheldon Vanauken The Great Divorce C.S. Lewis Till We Have Faces retold…
Creativity Killers
There are seasons in my life when I feel more creative. When I stop to consider the reasons for a lack of creativity in a particular season, I try to make it right be either eliminating or adding something to my life. Here are my top 10 Creativity Killers: Too much media: whether social media,…