the uncharted terrain
“Count your blessings name them one by one, count your blessings see what God has done…” That is the song that awoke my heart this morning. It’s Thanksgiving and as each year unfolds the complexities of life, I have found many reasons to be thankful. I have learned to savor God’s goodness in all of…
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Hey, I see your face anytime you walk out of the youth room. It’s downcast. You share great life insights. But you feel what you say is way over our heads. You feel like it entered through one ear and got out through the other. No. It may not seem like that, but we hear…
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It all started with the question. “Can you draw me?” “Yes. I can.” I replied, then as she posed, I took a picture, opened my iPad pro and put the apple pencil to use. What no one knew was that this was my first attempt at digital portraiture. Everything I did before then was non-realism. But…
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The In-between Life is not all moments of honor. Most times, there are no spotlights, no paparazzi or yelling crowds. No, you’re not necessarily working on something big. Sometimes, that big project you anticipated to be successful will not come through. So it’s just you, and your active imagination. What do you do at these times? How…
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A couple of months ago, I purchased a couple of sketchbooks, a set of pencils, pens, and brushes – all I needed to create art. For some reason, the pens and brushes have sat on my desk for months, like many wonderful unfinished ideas, begging to be completed. But it’s time to go, so I’m…
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Blossom! That was the word on my mind the morning I made the first sketch. This time, I didn’t let it slide, like the rest of the unfinished works that tugged at my sleeves at downtime. Like plants that grow by taking in sunlight, water, and other minerals in the right proportion, I can only…
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I’ve been away from this blog for a long time. Little did I know, when I wrote the previous article on Productivity for 2018, that I was about to take a journey of my own through the icy winters of introspection. Thankfully, it’s warming up in here. The Beginning I remember when I typed my…
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Read part 2 of my two-part series on productivity in 2018.
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Want to make 2018 a productive year? Read my selected Creativity Tips before 2017 ends.
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Hi dear readers! I’m especially excited to be sharing this post today. It has sat in my blog drafts for months because the post wasn’t ripe yet, but the recent turn of events in my life has spurred me to reopen this muse. I am so passionate about this principle I am learning every day…
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