d e s t i n a t i o n

Church online today. Direction not intention determines our destination. We are not perfect, we struggle daily to do the things we should do that brings life to us and to others. I am encouraged to continue on the path moving forward, continuing to recognise and let go of things that cause me to stumble and […]

t r a n s f o r m a t i o n

This morning as I started to work in the studio while iso church was streaming the message, the subject matter and art method and style is my focus again, but the end result is always unexpected. I see in pictures all the time. When I hear people talk, when I hear songs or sounds, when […]

s t u m b l e

In church today this image emerged as I am challenged and reminded again that what I am ok with for me isn’t always the same for others. It also reminds me that what others are ok with can be my stumbling blocks. It prompts me to always want to know more about someone and to […]

K i n t s u g i

Translated to “golden joinery,” Kintsugi (or Kintsukuroi, which means “golden repair”) is the centuries-old Japanese art of fixing broken pottery with a special lacquer dusted with powdered gold, silver, or platinum. I love this practice of repairing the broken in a consumer culture where things are discarded and replaced so readily. Have we lost the […]

He cares for even the birds

Sometimes I think I need reminding of God’s bigger picture. And as I write this it is obvious that I/we need reminding of this more often than we should, but in the messiness of life, God is so patient with his children. Especially me. What I am coming to realise is that in my own […]