by grace we try
to keep a promise
finish a project
monarch butterflies
back in Wisconsin
“Monarch coloring page” courtesy of wpclipart.com.
Country Roads ~ by Margaret L. Been
Country Roads by Margaret L. Been
Watercolor on Yupo Paper
All Rights Reserved.
Posted with Margaret’s kind permission.
From her blog, THE MESSY PALETTE:
http://northernview.wordpress.com.
Haiku for Mother’s Day ~ In Memory and Hope
Mother’s Day
sorrow turns to stars
and butterflies
Image courtesy: Karen’s Whimsy
Nature’s Praise
good day of work
Emmylou Harris sings
my evening prayers
* * *
mostly by faith
moments by sight
clouds and moon
* * *
warm air
rises from the earth
nature’s praise
* * *
tiny leaves
on trees
no prayer
in my heart
too small for God
* * *
quiet sounds
of waves to shore
writing is prayer
“Seashell” courtesy: antiqueclipart.com.
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Luci Shaw – “called to cultivate beauty”
“Each of us is called to cultivate beauty, knowing that as artists, and as those with whom we share our creative gifts, we become more whole and healed in that sharing of beauty.”
~ Luci Shaw
From BREATH FOR THE BONES Art, Imagination, and Spirit: Reflections on Creativity and Faith (page 33). Published by Thomas Nelson. Copyright Luci Shaw, 2007.
Time for me to reread this book, highly recommended!
For more information, please visit Luci Shaw’s website: www.lucishaw.com.
The image of “colored feathers” is courtesy of wpclipart.com.
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