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"there’s a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out but I’m too tough for him, I say, stay in there, I’m not going to let anybody see...

“. . . for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other...

A WORD OF PROPHETIC ENCOURAGEMENT In 1607, before the Mayflower, there was a group of English men who came over to our country. They...

After midnight on October 19th, I had a significant dream about our nation. I dreamt that I was part of a group of people reenacting the...

After midnight on October 19th, I had a strange dream that I was part of a group of people reenacting the famous painting by Emanuel...

This feels like kind of a strange prophetic word to give, but I'm going to do my best to just present it to you straight, the way it...

The title of this painting is called RESTORATION. It is a visual prayer for humanity to co-labor together with God and each other in...

“Don't be ashamed to weep; 'tis right to grieve. Tears are only water, and flowers, trees, and fruit cannot grow without water. But there...

"The grass he walked through was new and a sweet smell clung to his clothes. There was blue dye on his hands from the wild irises... that...

I just finished this painting,"Liberty and Justice For All." It has been a visual prayer for America as I've created it. I feel the...

“Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.” ― Gérard de Nerval I love the dappled light that shines through our peach trees into our...

“The earth laughs in flowers.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson This is my first year growing English daisies. I bought them because they are so...

"Blossom by blossom the spring begins." -Algernon Charles Swinburne My azaleas are simply stunning this year! I've never painted one of...

"You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming." --Pablo Neruda This has been an unprecedented time in history. We...

"The Redemption of Islamic Extremists" is a name of a file folder on my computer. It's a sub folder in my photos for art references that...

As a Christian, I am constantly seeking intimacy with my Creator. As with any relationship, an integral art of this intimacy is spending...

“Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoary frost of Heaven, who hath gendered it? The waters are hid as with a stone. And the face...

Today is my uncle Patrick's funeral. He lived the last 40+ years of his life in a beautiful place off the east coast of Spain called...

Thomas Orde-Lees was a naval officer who was part of the crew of the SS Endurance and served as a motor expert and storekeeper. ...

Life doesn't always turn out exactly the way we planned it. Like a sinking ship, sometimes our ideas don't pan out and we have to either...