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Impeccable Words
One of the 4 Agreements that I try to remember and live by is to “be impeccable with my word.” Words are literally food for thought in addition to being powerful as either poison or good medicine! Words often find … Continue reading
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At Home in the Mist
Coincidence? Mysterious? Last night, I started reading the book, ‘The Mist-Filled Path’ and today, I find myself wrapped deep in the mist… quite literally! I’ve attempted to ‘capture’ a bit of the mist with my beloved camera today… such a … Continue reading
August * Give-Away * Time and it’s BIG & BRAVE this month!!!
Giving Away a Spot in the new Brave Boots, Brave Hearts E-Course! 🙂 To enter, leave a comment on this Blog Post sharing what ‘brave’ means to YOU, dear Braveheart. ❤ Please help spread the word (and get bonus give-away entries!)… … Continue reading
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Brave Boots, Brave Hearts
Giving birth! 😉 Putting my brave girl boots on and fulfilling a dream… quite literally! The vision for this new course came to me this past winter in a dream. I sure hope that it will be a blessing to … Continue reading
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Grateful HeART
Painting with a grateful heart for a few amazing fathers today & wishing all the men that give of their lives, hearts, & hands for the children they love a very Happy Father’s Day! ❤ For my dad: Thank you, Dad, for all the … Continue reading
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Garden in my heART (& critters, too!)
These 4 paintings were made while enjoying pure play with art supplies. The backgrounds were made first and without any thought or plan for what they would become (aside from 4 canvases being grouped together like 1 big project). The … Continue reading
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Singing with the Birds
If a drone flew over my home, I might be caught singing with the birds lately. Our front yard seems to have become a bird sanctuary (or bird zoo as my son Drew called it, but there are no cages!). … Continue reading
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The Art of Living & Loving
While this may have nothing to do with paint or other visual art, it has everything to do with the art of living and loving. What an overwhelming few days it was. Hopes, prayers, wishes, and dreams are mysterious things. … Continue reading
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