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To serve and protect
I usually struggle to know what to say on Veteran’s Day. I hope that I don’t appear ungrateful… it’s just that I deeply wish that there were no need for veteran’s day… no veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, no … 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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Home Sweet Home
I wonder how many Loving Rd signs there are? I’ve taken a picture of the one we pass on the way to our home and digitally added it to this artwork. It makes me smile. This particular painting captures the essence of our home, sweet home. 🙂 Continue reading
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It’s okay to be seen
Embracing vulnerability, putting my brave girl boots on, and starting the Loving Rd Youtube channel! Yikes! It’s not as easy to let myself ‘be seen’ on camera at this age as it might have been in my teens & twenties. … Continue reading
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Painting Prayers
How often do we say, “my prayers/hopes/wishes are with you” or “sending love/prayers”? I frequently find myself painting prayers and then, literally ‘sending the prayers’ (blessings, wishes, hopes, dreams, intentions, affirmations… however you prefer to think about it) via the art … Continue reading
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Sweetest Dreams
May all the sweetest dreams come true. ❤ Introducing the ‘sweetest dreams’ painted prayers/blessings series by Julia Osterc. 🙂 These were all inspired by native American dream catchers. Sweetest Dreams Shine True Sweetest Dreams Shine True – scanned to print … Continue reading
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