There's a Bluebird in My Heart
"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...
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Alison Shepard
- Jan 15, 2021
- 9 min
Crossing the Delaware to Victory--the fight isn't over!
“. . . for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other...
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Alison Shepard
- Dec 28, 2020
- 5 min
First Landing and the Storm
A WORD OF PROPHETIC ENCOURAGEMENT In 1607, before the Mayflower, there was a group of English men who came over to our country. They...
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Alison Shepard
- Dec 28, 2020
- 3 min
We Cannot Give Up! We must persevere in prayer for USA!
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...
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Alison Shepard
- Nov 3, 2020
- 8 min
Crossing the Delaware
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...
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Alison Shepard
- Aug 2, 2020
- 5 min
The Onion has many layers
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...
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Alison Shepard
- Jul 11, 2020
- 2 min
RESTORATION: changing an art historical precedent
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...
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Alison Shepard
- May 29, 2020
- 1 min
The Beauty of Tears
“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...
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Alison Shepard
- May 27, 2020
- 2 min
Irises
"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...
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Alison Shepard
- May 22, 2020
- 7 min
LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL, Memorial Day, Ascension Day
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...
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Alison Shepard
- May 19, 2020
- 1 min
Slowing Down
“Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.” ― Gérard de Nerval I love the dappled light that shines through our peach trees into our...
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Alison Shepard
- May 19, 2020
- 1 min
The Earth Laughing
“The earth laughs in flowers.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson This is my first year growing English daisies. I bought them because they are so...
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Alison Shepard
- May 19, 2020
- 1 min
Blossom By Blossom
"Blossom by blossom the spring begins." -Algernon Charles Swinburne My azaleas are simply stunning this year! I've never painted one of...
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Alison Shepard
- May 8, 2020
- 2 min
Spring, and the hope of Resurrection
"You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming." --Pablo Neruda This has been an unprecedented time in history. We...
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Alison Shepard
- May 9, 2018
- 8 min
The Redemption of Islamic Extremists
"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...
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Alison Shepard
- Apr 24, 2018
- 6 min
Moab and Redemption
As a Christian, I am constantly seeking intimacy with my Creator. As with any relationship, an integral art of this intimacy is spending...
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Alison Shepard
- Jun 25, 2017
- 3 min
The Face of the Deep
“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...
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Alison Shepard
- May 4, 2017
- 3 min
The Heart of the Great Alone
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...
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Alison Shepard
- Apr 4, 2017
- 2 min
A Remarkable Catch
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. ...
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Alison Shepard
- Mar 30, 2017
- 2 min
The Great Unknown-Staying Buoyant in Times of Struggle
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...
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