My Creativity Blog

Today you have a chance to view the results of an online art show. The show is sponsored through Art For Homeschool. You may have seen the links to the blog on a widget or in the information about me. On Art For Homeschool I started an online art show for homeschool students.  I did [...]

“Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:4 Thought: How can we delight in the Lord?  A synonym for delight is rejoice. I feel that in order to rejoice or delight in the Lord you need to have a close spiritual connection. The following are some [...]

Are you a good listener?  Listening is a skill that many of us are known for.  Friends may think of you as a good listener because you silently let them talk about whatever is on their mind. You do not interrupt.  You consciously take in their words, you make eye contact, occasionally you say, “Um-hmmm.” [...]

I had such a nice Mother’s Day/Birthday celebration on Sunday. I spent the afternoon with my children and grandchildren at my son and daughter-in-law’s home. The last few years I have been away so being in town with the family was an added treat. My son and son-in-law planned and prepared a wonderful meal for [...]

    “In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice, in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.” Psalm 5:3 Thought: The scripture above is the memory verse for Chapter 2 of The Creative Call by Janice Elsheimer.  Placing the scripture in this week’s devotional seemed to be the [...]

Welcome to the study of The Creative Call written by Janice Elsheimer. I will write a post each Wednesday as I work my way through the book.  I hope you will join me. This week we will talk about Chapter One: Beginning. The chapter is divided into sections: A New Beginning What is An Artist? [...]

I want to paint more often. When I don’t paint I get grouchy. I feel out of sorts. Another thing that happens is I have a problem getting back to painting if I stay away too long. It is strange. Sometimes when I have time to paint, I don’t.  It is as if I have [...]