33 Dots: Balance I am still challenging myself to draw 33 random dots on paper; then connect the dots without intersecting any lines; then paint. Today it turned out to be the theme of balance. This challenge has me inspired. I never know what I will see. This time was very different. I couldn’t see… Continue reading How Can I Balance my Life in This Day and Age?
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Why We Have the Highest Privilege to be in God’s Kingdom
It’s A Great Privilege to Be In God’s Kingdom It’s time for Five Minute Friday. Hubby’s out for a few minutes. Facebook turned off. Ready set go. The word this week is “privilege”. I looked up privilege. Dictionary definition: a right or liberty granted as a favour or benefit especially to some and not others… Continue reading Why We Have the Highest Privilege to be in God’s Kingdom
How and Why God is Leading Me to Go Forth
33 Dot Challenge: Go Forth I love the creative challenge of 33 dots. I randomly place the dots on a page without looking. Then I draw lines to connect them without crossing any lines. This time I saw me carrying a banner that said: GO FORTH. No I am not going to the Olympics. At… Continue reading How and Why God is Leading Me to Go Forth
Why It’s Hard to Agree With My Husband
How to learn to Get Along I’m joining Five Minute Friday just to write for 5 minutes on a word. Today’s word is AGREE. Setting the timer: GO I don’t always agree with my husband. We have been married for 46 years and we are still happily married. It’s not because I always agree with… Continue reading Why It’s Hard to Agree With My Husband
How Can We Learn to Be Good Fishers of Men and Women for God?
Fishers of Men: 33 Dots I love doing the 33 dot challenge. Does anyone else want to do it with me? If so I would set up a special way to link for it. This time my dots turned into a fish. And it reminded me of “Fishers of Men”. “Walking along the beach of… Continue reading How Can We Learn to Be Good Fishers of Men and Women for God?
Three Ways to Surrender All to God
I want to Surrender to God but I don’t know How Today is 5-Minute Friday and the prompt is SURRENDER. Five minutes to write… Set the timer. GO. As I surrender to God I ask Him to give me the words to write. I think back – to the year 2000. That’s when I did… Continue reading Three Ways to Surrender All to God
What do a Dancer and Studying God’s Word have in Common?
How the Joy of the Lord can Be My Strength Once again I challenged myself to 33 dots. This morning it only took about one minute before I saw the dancer. Yes, she was in action with a drape of material around her. I looked at the dots. I knew why I saw this. I… Continue reading What do a Dancer and Studying God’s Word have in Common?
How to Get off Track Easily from Being Intentional
Being Intentional – It’s not easy I have five minutes – given the prompt “intentional” from Five mInute Fridays. Set the timer: GO When I heard the prompt this morning I thought, “yes I can write about that”. Then I had interruptions, lots of interruptions. Now it is 5 hours later (and still Friday) and… Continue reading How to Get off Track Easily from Being Intentional
What can I learn from a Saguaro Cactus?
33 Dots: If I can do it, so can you. I’m continuing to use those 33 dots. I find my imagination is expanding and I am painting without the use of photos as ideas. Today I wasn’t sure … was it an animal again? But no, wait I see a saguaro cactus. So that’s what… Continue reading What can I learn from a Saguaro Cactus?
5 Ways to Simplify your Work Life
To Simplify isn’t Easy, you know Today on Five Minute Friday the prompt is SIMPLIFY. Write for 5 minutes. Setting the Timer: Go I totally agree with Kate when she wrote about over doing it. I have done that before. I think there are 5 major things we can do to simplify our lives. Start… Continue reading 5 Ways to Simplify your Work Life