Painting

I have been trying to get back into painting. Art is something I have always enjoyed and painting is a great creative outlet for me. I am just lazy about starting the process. Which is my roadblock in most things-getting myself started. 

A blank page is kind of a fun start. Overwhelming but full of possibilities. 

Sketching

Yep, some of these are my old childhood paints. Complete with my name printed on them. 

And the end result. I usually get my ideas of pintrest.  This is one of them-an abstract Venice canal. Figured I would put my longing for our may vacation to use. 

House of God

Yep...I have been the slacker-est blog post-er ever lately. I have been spending each morning writing on my own so I feel like less of that is coming out here. I have also just been flat out lazy. No other way around that. All good.
Wanted to share one of my new favorite songs these days. We sing one of Jon Foreman's songs in church (I am assuming it is his song), so I was checking out his other music and found this great song. (Photo courtesy of Amazon)

 It is really just the 23rd Psalm but the melody and mood of the song so perfectly fit the words of that Psalm. I feel as if I am sitting in green pastures by a quiet stream with a breeze blowing gently by whispering words of love and trust to me.
Here is the YouTube link if you want to hear it. Happy listening!

Quote Part 2

"Silence gave me back my dignity" Brene Brown. 

This quote has come back to me...one I found while I was in Seattle and learning how to allow room for silence. It has given me pause this week...do I invite silence into my life? Do I create the opportunity for white space or time that I can sit in silence? If not why?