Bluejake

I love this guy’s photos. He just sees things well. This one is beautiful.

Sweet Google Doodle

 Go Grace Moon! Nice Doodle, even nicer explanation!!

A Beautiful Mess: Video Part One: Easter

A Beautiful Mess

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At church this past Sunday, my friend Brenda and I painted on a canvas that had been painted on the week before by the whole congregation. Easter Sunday, we invited the people to come up and express themselves on a canvas with paint. You can see the whole stream of photos here. At the end of the service on Easter, we had a mess of a painting. Dean shared this Sunday about how God makes beauty out of our mess, and then we went into a time of worship where the band played and Brenda and I painted for about 25 minutes while the music played. I have no words for what happened during that time. I have not worshiped like that in a long time, or ever really in such a creative way. It was amazing to see God show up in such a way that literally felt like no one else was around. It was the first time either one of us had painted together or in front of anyone else. Normally neither one of us lets anyone see us painting. We looked at each other during this worship time and she whispered, “I’m not nervous at all” I agreed with her. We both were oblivious to the fact that anyone else was in the room. God just showed up. I can’t wait to do it again.

The Red Balloon

 I just found this little movie and watched it tonight. What a beautiful film of love. Three generations sat and watched it together: my two year old nephew, my mother and myself. We were all taken by its simple love story. No wonder it’s a classic: A must see!