On February 29, 1956, my almost-30-year-old father was at a crossroads in his life. He was without a doubt on a destructive, downward-spir...

Okay, this is a strange one. But, I’m determined to stay on track with this weekly journaling challenge from Jennifer Frith. This is w...

Lesson 4 of Rebekah Jones’ 2016 Bible Art Journaling Challenge (Heaven is Calling): The Lord is With You. The Bible passage focuses on the...

This week’s prompt (#15) is: “Sketch, quote, or illustrate your thankfulness for the ability to treat yourself with care.” When I think ...

Prompt #14 for my 2016 Gratitude52 Art Journal (have there already been 14 weeks in this year?? Wow!) is “Sketch, quote or illustrate your...

This week’s prompt for the Gratitude 52 Art Journal (#13) is “Worship.” I am thankful for worship, in all its forms. I love worship music,...

"Our help is in the name of Lord, who made heaven and earth." Psalm 124:8 Simple. Profound. Why do we keep forgetting? ...

2 Peter 3:18: "But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. A...

The Gratitude 52 Journal Prompt 12 is “Sunshine.” In the mood for simplicity, I used Distress Inks to depict a sunrise. I am posting thi...

1 Peter 5:7 - "Casting all your cares on him; for he careth for you." When this verse comes to mind, I can almost feel a physi...

There are so many wonderful concepts found within the 23rd Psalm. For my Bible page, I decided to focus on a word in the last verse of the...

The prompt for my Gratitude52 Art Journal Challenge, Week 11: Sketch or illustrate your appreciation for spring flowers. I sketched and pa...

Sometimes, even though my head and my heart know better, I feel like I have things to ask of God that are just too big. I almost think I s...

I am passionate about the truth that the heaven and the earth, and all that dwell therein, were all the intentional creation of God, and t...

Just a quick and simple illustration focusing on one of my favorite verses (since I love to study and learn), 2 Timothy 2:15: #BibleAr...

Just a quick post because the Type-A side of me requires that I do every single Gratitude 52 Journal challenge and that I post every sing...

I’m a temporary resident here! “This world is not my home; I’m just passing through.”  – Jim Reeves For this world is not our permanen...

This week’s prompt (#9) for the Gratitude 52 Art Journal Challenge is “Shoes on Your Feet.” I veered off topic a bit, because the first t...

I love this story in the Old Testament about a young man who had been dedicated to God and was spending his growing-up years in the temple...

I am so ready for spring! Around the beginning of March, I start thinking about daffodils, one of my favorite signs of spring. They remind...

Prompt 8 for the Gratitude52 Art Journal challenge is Role Models . Coincidentally, I just purchased a book by Liz Curtis Higgs , It’s Go...

I like the image that came into my mind when I read yesterday’s You Version Bible Verse of the Day, Proverbs 18:10 - "The name of t...

The prompt for the Gratitude 52 Journal this week is “Music: Sketch or illustrate your appreciation for the gift of music.” My Mamo Wil...

In Rebekah Jones’ “Heaven is Calling” Bible Art Journaling Challenge (one challenge per month), the passage for Lesson 2 is Genesis 3. In...

I have been crazy about Russell Ford since June 28, 1959. I was only 12. It’s true. I have never dated anyone else. He has been my Only V...

This week’s prompt (#G52Prompt5) is Books: Sketch or illustrate your appreciation for books! How has a certain book (or books) affected yo...

For Gratitude 52: A Collaborative Sketchbook Project , Weekly Prompt #4 is: Shelter—Sketch or illustrate your thankfulness for a safe plac...

Gratitude52 Prompt 3: Sketch or illustrate your appreciation for the gift of self-expression. I do not usually attempt to sketch “people...