Monday, October 24, 2011
Sequoia Pics-part 1
We spent a week and a half at the Sequoias. The weather was perfect and NOBODY'S there! The skies were clear and BLUE and clean smelling. The water was cold and drinkable (snow!) And the trees.... The trees are awe-some. This one isn't event the largest. It's just one you can climb in. It had little 'caves' you can climb in and even sleep in! Swiss-family-Robinson style.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Cafe Music
Julie Nutting said she loves to create art when she listens to French music. I have a Pandora account and I typed in French Cafe. OH WOW! It definitely opens up another avenue of art! It reminds me of sitting at Starbucks with a friend and chatting. I wish I knew how to make some of that yummy goodness so I can listen, smell, taste, touch and experience it ALL!!!
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Brave Girls Club
I sent one of my pieces of art to www.bravegirlsclub.com and they posted it on their daily truths page today. Wanna see? Click here It says "She chose to live outside others' opinions of her"
Camping
Going camping for a week and a half. (Thank God for housesitters.) Can't wait to get away from computers and phones and touch things that are real! Pray that it stays warm. My hubby says I'm miserable to be around when I'm cold. (O, poo)
This butterfly is flying
It's been several months since God has really done a big change in me and it's still here. Yay! I am not afraid of people's opinions of me. I am what I am. Only God can change me, truly. I can make new habits. I can make New Year's Resolutions any time of the year and try so hard to "keep up the good work" but none of that really sticks. (I know, I've tried. It lasted a week.) When God reveals to you the "lightbulb" moment, things CHANGE and they change permanently. YAY!!!
Example: When my pastor would ask how I'm doing (by the way he's about the same age I am). I would tell him ALL the things that were going wrong in my life. WHY? It would drive me nuts that he had that "power" over me. I asked myself that question. Why do I respond this way? Well, our culture has taught us that this man is closer to God than we are and we treat him as such. We either tell him all the things good or ...bad. I resulted to bad. The reality is that we can have the same relationship with God that our pastors do. God did everything he could to have communication with everyone. He didn't do more for the pastors/priests than he did for us. They don't have special privileges. The only reason we feel this way is because we don't spend time in the Word. We don't spend time with God. It's guilt! God showed me He LOVES me!
I have value. I have value enough for Him to die on the cross for me! When I searched my heart, I really felt that I wasn't worth enough for Him to even die for me. My heart really believed that! My head knew the truth, but my heart didn't agree with it. That's where unworthiness comes from. We have SOME kind of value. Otherwise, God wouldn't spend time even THINKING about us. But He does. I am not scum. You aren't either.
You know there are many things that our head agrees/disagrees on. But our hearts differ; sometimes greatly! I had to do some soul searching to understand me. I had to ask myself if I really believed certain things. I had to allow myself to disagree with friends. I had to search things out. And now, I know ME! Of course, I'm constantly changing, and growing. :) finally....
Example: When my pastor would ask how I'm doing (by the way he's about the same age I am). I would tell him ALL the things that were going wrong in my life. WHY? It would drive me nuts that he had that "power" over me. I asked myself that question. Why do I respond this way? Well, our culture has taught us that this man is closer to God than we are and we treat him as such. We either tell him all the things good or ...bad. I resulted to bad. The reality is that we can have the same relationship with God that our pastors do. God did everything he could to have communication with everyone. He didn't do more for the pastors/priests than he did for us. They don't have special privileges. The only reason we feel this way is because we don't spend time in the Word. We don't spend time with God. It's guilt! God showed me He LOVES me!
I have value. I have value enough for Him to die on the cross for me! When I searched my heart, I really felt that I wasn't worth enough for Him to even die for me. My heart really believed that! My head knew the truth, but my heart didn't agree with it. That's where unworthiness comes from. We have SOME kind of value. Otherwise, God wouldn't spend time even THINKING about us. But He does. I am not scum. You aren't either.
You know there are many things that our head agrees/disagrees on. But our hearts differ; sometimes greatly! I had to do some soul searching to understand me. I had to ask myself if I really believed certain things. I had to allow myself to disagree with friends. I had to search things out. And now, I know ME! Of course, I'm constantly changing, and growing. :) finally....
Art Journaling, Dinner with Friends
I found a book at the library on art journaling. For years I've been journaling on lined paper. I just finished my journal so I went out and bought one without lines. NO BOUNDARIES. What will come out? Hmmmm. I'm thinking some colors, swirly lines of text, lots of faces, photos...
Having friends over for dinner is fun. It's gets you to clean your house, for one. And you laugh more than you usually do around the family you're with all the time. I had forgotten what fun it is to be with others. We used to have people over weekly. We call it home group. It's kinda like "mid-week church". But we got too big, around 30-35 people. So we split up into 3 groups. We'd hang out at other people's homes. But there's something about having it at yours. (You don't have to drive home and put kids to bed!)
Having friends over for dinner is fun. It's gets you to clean your house, for one. And you laugh more than you usually do around the family you're with all the time. I had forgotten what fun it is to be with others. We used to have people over weekly. We call it home group. It's kinda like "mid-week church". But we got too big, around 30-35 people. So we split up into 3 groups. We'd hang out at other people's homes. But there's something about having it at yours. (You don't have to drive home and put kids to bed!)
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