The world around us is a place of diverse swirling confusion and misinformation. It is getting harder to discern the truth in anything. I am constantly told things that are near truths or fabrications of anything imaginable. Apparently, people are willing to believe almost anything they are told. The world is a mishmash of misleading information partial truths, mirages and total lies. We must remember that we live in a world overflowing with lies and diversions. We are expected to believe what we are told without question. Wisdom would dictate that we stop and weigh everything against what the word of God says. When we do that the realization soon dawns on us that much of what we are told is anything but the full truth. The word of God is something we can go to and discern what is real and biblical. The word of God is what matters. There have been many failures in life and many victories as well. The Lord has been there through all of them. The blessings in life have all come through the Lord. They happen when we seek God and allow Him to provide the blessings. Seeking the blessings rarely makes them happen. It is in His graces that we realize His blessings. The only way that can happen is if we seek Him. It is in prayer and praise that He can be found.
Love The Details
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Wednesday, November 6, 2024
In the Fog
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Thank You
Thank You for understanding the time away. Hopefully I will be returning next week. I will not be posting the artwork every week as before. Again, Thank you. God bless and keep you safe.
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Lost Tomorrows
This is a thing that growing older causes us to do. To those of us that are ageing the past is still relevant and real, a safer place than the present reality. Just as our parents before us saw the days of their youth as safe and simpler we find ourselves doing the same thing, living in the past. In reality, the present is where we are and where we need to be and participate. The past is good for lessons learned and remembering mistakes made to prevent them from being repeated. There are good memories to be tucked away but today is the time to create those new memories. They do not exist in future times because the future is not the present. We create the future in the here and now. It is good to remember that our travels through the present are where our footprints are left according to what we do in the present. Our actions and even our words mold the future not only for ourselves but for those around us. No-one passes through life without affecting the world around them. Every breath we take, every word we utter, everything we do causes the world to change in some way. Is it any wonder that God spoke, and it came to be? Greater things are accomplished when Jesus is part of the present than just me alone. We cannot change what has passed, but we can move forward with positivity.
(This will be the last post for some time. I am taking a sabbatical due to other demands in my life.)
Today I am sharing another of the Highlander Men images.
The Copics used are;
The pen is a Copic multiliner brown.
That's it for now. Thank you for your support and may the good Lord bless and keep you safe. Remember to "Always Love The Details."
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Growing up
The two pens are multiliner brown and multiliner green. The zero blender pens were used at times to correct and to lighten the colors used.
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
You see, I see
1 Corinthians 2:10-16
This is the allotted space at our dining room table that Jill allows me without complaining. It is about a quarter of the table.
It does expand out somewhat from time to time but usually not for long.
This is a sneak peak at the current image I am working on. The tray I use to keep the current pens used separate from the full marker collection is on the left. A notebook used to track the colors used is on the right along with some of the Copic Multiliner pens.
The Copic suit case for the markers
The Copic Marker suitcase also contains some of the refills, replacement brushes and other pens and helps needed to do each project. Yes, that is the full set of Copic markers (less the special brilliant markers). It took all of ten years to collect them all. The refills case sits to the left on the floor. To the right on the floor are more helps and paper. It is a bit confined and compact. It works for me and Jill.That is it for this week. May the good Lord bless and keep you safe. Remember to "Always Love The Details."
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Gifts
Hebrews 2:4, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 & 14:1-5
There are many gifts that the Lord has given us through the Holy Spirit as named in the above verses. The key to these gifts is stated in 1 Corinthians 14:1, pursue Love. The second thing to remember is that they are gifts. Just like the gift of eternal life they are not earned, cannot be purchased or coerced from the Holy Spirit but are given according to the Grace of God. You may not even know you are using a gift at times. It is important to know that you can pray for the gifts and it is equally important to remember that it is by the grace of God that they are given. Each of us is a child of the living God. He sent His spirit to live in us and by that Spirit we shall know Him. This does not entitle us to any of the gifts. They are gifts that are given according to His grace through the Holy Spirit.
The promise of things to come with the holy spirit are still with us today. (John 14:12) There are miracles happening even today. They may not be advertised the way the news media sensationalizes the events of the day but they are happening. The blind still see, the lame walk, the deaf hear and the mute speak. Don't forget the miracle of the birth of a young child. There are even reports of people being reported as having died that upon the coroners table have come to life. You just don't hear of these things because they are not spectacular enough to draw the attention of the news media like war and mass shootings. Many miracles are personal to us. The crazy thing is we are often not even aware of them at the time. Hinde sight often reveals them to us. God is not dead. The Holy Spirit is still at work in our lives. Miracles still happen. Jesus is still coming. Until that day the promises of God and Jesus through the Holy Spirit are very much alive and well. What are your miracles? everyone has them.
This week I am sharing another Moontear image. There are only a few of them left (5) and I have not had much time to do the Highlander images of late.
The Copic used colors are:
The pen in the lower left is a gold Marvy pen.
That is it for this week. May the good Lord bless you and keep you safe. Remember to "Always Love The Details."
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
friendship
The friends who will answer the phone at this time of the morning or earlier are true friends indeed. They are a treasure to be kept close to one's heart. When they are gone it is a heavy loss that may never be replaced. This hit home for me since those that I could call anytime of the day or night and know it would not be a problem are gone. They are home with the Lord now and we are still here awaiting the call to come home.
The Copic colors used are;
The four pens are all Multi Red, Blue, Black and Cool Gray. I did some research on this image because I knew the attire was formal. I did the best I could to make sure it was as accurate as I could make it.
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Imperfect
Failure ©
What is failure as defined by man?
Is
it omission, inability, lack or deficiency
Of
a vital or not so vital function?
Who
is guilty of failure if not all?
Who
can judge if all are alike?
Dare
I judge myself or another when
I
have failed by sin or lack of talent?
Where
is the failure if the lesson it
Teaches
is one of positive results?
Why
can't failure be constructive
Instead
of destructive in nature?
If
all things were created for good
Then
failure is victory in disguise.
If
this is true, then what we call failure
Is not failure but the teaching of wisdom.
©This is copyrighted material from my book that never was.
Christ died for us even though we live in sin. We are in a world that is rife with sin. We are unable to win our way into heaven sinless. We are doomed to fail on a regular basis in this world. Try as we may, we will not become sinless. That said, it is not a green light to go ahead and commit sin after sin until we die. It isn't a free pass to do whatever we like thinking we are forgiven no matter what we do. It's not a get out of jail card making you free to commit crimes against others. Failure is the means by which we are taught humility and courage. It is the means by which we learn that we are all vulnerable. It is the means by which we learn that we are all very much alike in many ways. It is the means by which we are tested and guided in what is good for us and bad for us. Failure is many things. It is never the end of the line unless it is where you give up and stop trying.
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Reflections on God are important for
personal growth but
should
be to the good of all mankind. A truth about a
reflection
on God has no worth if the beneficiary is strictly
ones
own self. The true test of its value is in its ability to
touch
and bring light and peace into a dark corner of the life
of
others. Truly, it is then a reflection of God who is a
solid foundation of life.
© From my book that never was.
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This week I am sharing another image from the Highland Dreams coloring book.
The Copics used are;That will be it for this week. May the good Lord bless and keep you safe. Remember to "Always Love The Details."
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
The foe
Just about everyone knows that Satan was the master in charge of sheol (hell). Did you know that he was not the most powerful of God's foes? He controlled what happens to the dead. The supernatural beings that were assigned to the disinherited humanity when God created the nations after Babylon were of the council of God and were greater than Satan. When we consider who we should remember as foes they are paramount. They are still alive and well. They are still in rebellion of God. The quote above is a reminder that not only does the sunbeam dispel the shadows but it also reveals shadows. In the light of Jesus Christ no shadows exist except those of God's opposition. They are the rulers, authorities, powers and lords that were and are still opposing God. The light of Christ reveals what hides in the invisible shadows and it is not always Satan or demons. Christ knew the hearts of men (the Shadows) and the truth and the lies that dwell within. He drove out the darkness from the shadows and brought true shadow free light into those hiding places. True healing and freedom is the result.
This week I am sharing an image completed several months ago from Dreams Coloring Art. I thought it might make you long for the cooler weather.
The Copic colors used are:
Next week I will return to the Men and women of the Irish/Scottish series. For now, may the good Lord bless and keep you safe. Remember to "Always Love The Details."
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
The beat goes on.
2 Corinthians 4:7-15
4:7 But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that the extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us. 4:8 We are experiencing trouble on every side, but are not crushed; we are perplexed, but not driven to despair; 4:9 we are persecuted, but not abandoned; we are knocked down, but not destroyed, 4:10 always carrying around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our body. 4:11 For we who are alive are constantly being handed over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our mortal body. 4:12 As a result, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you. 4:13 But since we have the same spirit of faith as that shown in what has been written, “I believed; therefore I spoke,” we also believe, therefore we also speak. 4:14 We do so because we know that the one who raised up Jesus will also raise us up with Jesus and will bring us with you into his presence. 4:15 For all these things are for your sake, so that the grace that is including more and more people may cause thanksgiving to increase to the glory of God. 4:16 Therefore we do not despair, but even if our physical body is wearing away, our inner person is being renewed day by day. 4:17 For our momentary, light suffering is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison 4:18 because we are not looking at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen. For what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.
Biblical Studies Press, The NET Bible First Edition; Bible. English. NET Bible.; The NET Bible (Biblical Studies Press, 2005), 2 Co 4:7–18.
The quote today certainly fits what most of us experience in our day to day existence. It is good to remember that what we go through isn't for no reason. The bible quote tells us that how we handle our situations is important for the end result, what we can't see. Just because we can't see something does not mean it does not exist. The unseen world is where we are going to be when this world ends for us. This world is a stopover, a way station, a classroom. The bits and pieces shared in this blog are not the whole or the end of the story. Each of you are the ongoing story. Read the shared verses above again and let them speak to you. They are the answer to the Brainy Quote above.
Today I am sharing a Scottish Highland Men image. It is one that I am sure the ladies will like.
The Copics used are;
The pen in the upper right corner is a Copic multiliner 0.05 black.
That is it for this week. May the good Lord bless and keep you. Remember to "Always Love The Details."