So glad you found me. If you look around my website you’ll see all sorts of colorful, whimsical, and encouraging pieces of art. I hope that you’ll keep some for yourself but also share them with the world. We can heal the world with one kind act at a time.
Some days I feel like a failure but i'm not. I'm moving forward--
PROGRESS, NOT PERFECTION.
I know what life is like without addiction and it's good, really good. You smile, you laugh, and you don't have to fake it. You can have a conversation...When I put God first, above me, above Brad, I live a healthier life and i'm able to love better. Not just my husband, Not just others, but myself...
"I'm not a bible expert, I'm not someone who has a lot of answers, i don't understand what i read half of the time but i do know that when i show up and come expectantly God shows up. always. i know that there is power in this book i once thought was a load of crap. i remember..."
.I had wasted my life and i felt such shame. i didn't know Jesus yet so i had no hope...i parked in the parking lot, looked at my 3 rolled up $1 bills and the small rock of cocaine i had left, crushed it, snorted it, and then went inside. walking first, then running, then screaming. ..
SO... I am accepting my own challenge--I am going to spread love using my art and creativity to show people I care about them. God calls us to Love Him and To Love others...I'm on a quest to do just that. Why? Because I can, and so can you. You don't have to go.........
an inside peak of a custom painting, step by step
Birthdays are one of my favorite things and birthday parties that involve painting are by far one of the best ways to spend my day. Bailey and Addison are two of my favorite girls. They are so kind, graceful, they love art, and they love Jesus. They invited me to their birthday party to teach some of their friends how to paint so we did just that!
The Blog Post Ann Voskamp Blogged About--
I recently got asked by a friend to create a Birthday Piece using all the highlights made in Ann Voskamp's book "1000 gifts" -- I got Jessica's book from her and began reading through every highlighted page, there were a lot of great....
Recently I came across a hashtag on Instagram that was #journalingbible -- after I clicked on it I immediately had to go get one of these neat things. Apparently they've been around for a long time but I had no idea such a cool thing existed.....
i love my job not just because I get to paint but because I get to meet the people who I am painting for. When I walked into this house, I knew right away that Jesus.....
"That's when i found new friends and a new idol in drugs. this is when the fun stopped and life got bad real fast. On my quest to feel loved i broke up multiple marriages, stole a lot of things, got into a lot of fights, and embarrassed myself more often than not. I didn't have a home and would sleep wherever and with whoever i needed to."
step by step of a painting from Natalie Grant Lyrics
She didn't accept my invitation and replied with something along the lines of "the only difference between you and me is that you walk into that building and I don't." That hit me hard......
I will forever remember this piece as the most challenging. So many colors and patterns but it was great to learn from. I tried to MAKE this painting turn out awesome and over and over I kept failing. I kept making it look worse, then...I prayed
Patience never was my area of expertise because it requires waiting and at that, I am no good. I want things now...marriage, babies, success, health, inspiration, muscles(this could go on forever.) Christmas at my house growing up is an awesome example of my extreme impatience. My mom would......
I love gifting things and I love surprising people so there was no doubt that this was going to be a way fun project for me....
Hillsong Ocean's Custom Painting Step by Step..
