Bringer of Light
It's winter and darkness comes early. The post-work trek to my car is cold and gloomy as I snuggle my coat just a little closer to ward off the chill in the air. As I approach my car in the…
Guest Post: Hearing God’s Voice
I recently wrote a guest post over on Michelle Fitzgerald's blog, The Mimosa Blossom. It was such an honor to write this piece for her blog. Michelle and I "met" during a back to school on-line book party where I…
When a Loved One Suffers
This is the sixth post in the series of Processing Emotional Pain. This is for those who walk beside one who suffers. Perhaps we suffer too. We certainly suffer as we watch our loved one experience and process their emotional…
Processing Emotional Pain through Viewing Art
This is the fifth post in the series of Processing Emotional Pain. “We often come away from someone else’s creation with a deeper understanding of our own story.” -Jan Phillips in God Is at Eye Level: Photography as a Healing…
Processing Emotional Pain through Creating Art
This is the fourth post in the series of Processing Emotional Pain. Many people find comfort in processing their pain through art - dance, paint, pen, words, film. Each medium can provide a cathartic release and expression of pain. Photography…
Processing Emotional Pain through Treatment
This is the first post in the series of Processing Emotional Pain. I originally had this post at the end of the series and purposely moved it to the beginning. Treatment for emotional pain or mental illness is not an…
“Meeting God through Art: Visio Divina” Book Trailer
The book trailer is finally here! Squee!! Meeting God through Art: Visio Divina. A Guided Prayer Journal Using Images from the Metropolitan Museum of Art is launching next Thursday, on August 15! It is available exclusively on Amazon for now, though…
Upcoming Launch of Meeting God through Art: Visio Divina
I am so excited to announce that I will soon be launching "Meeting God through Art: Visio Divina. A Guided Prayer Journal using Images from the Metropolitan Museum of Art." It launches on August 15th and I am so excited!…
Photography as Prayer
I often pray prior to going out to take photos, and often pray during the photography process as well. I pray for God to "open the eyes of my heart" (Ephesians 1:18) and help me to be open to see…
Visio Divina – 3-Part Series
I had a lot of fun writing this 3-part series on visio divina. It was originally published over on the Messages from God Devotional blog but that site was discontinued in December 0f 2020. I have now moved the series…