In Your presence I see Your face. I have found that Secret Place. I see Your love and unchanging grace. In Your presence Your glory fills this place.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. This verse has been a comfort to me in so many ways. My thoughts today were directed specifically to the part where it says to not lean on our own understanding. What a challenge! Our own understanding is part of our everyday experiences. The book of Job has become one of my favorites lately...

How many times a day do we say the words “I want”? There is nothing wrong with saying these words at all, but just a reminder that when we are speaking to our Heavenly Father, maybe we should reflect on how many times we say them to Him. It only takes a few seconds to change those words to “Thank You.”

Progressive slides of me painting a rose at the Shasta County Fairgrounds several years ago. That was the day that I hand painted over 100 cards for each person who wanted one.