Innocence and Joy

Christmas Cathedral

Homemade-- Reminders of Family and Friends

Light Snow

Old-fashioned Ornaments

Merry Christmas!

Christmas

Hello! I want to offer a word of explanation about the conspicuous absence of Christmas-related pictures up to this point, even though Christmas is only two days away. My camera has been giving me issues since Thanksgiving weekend, and I haven't been able to take any pictures or get any pictures off the memory card. One part of the problem was resolved this morning, so I'm hoping to get everything working again today or tomorrow. Then there will probably be some Christmas pictures until New Year! :)

In the mean time, I wish you all a very merry Christmas, and I encourage you to remember why we even have Christmas in the first place. Christmas is a celebration of Jesus' birth-- an event that split history in two forever. His birth is significant because through it, God lived on Earth as a human. Because of Jesus' life and torturous death by Roman execution when he was an adult, we can live free from worry, depression, hate, fear, and being trapped by our mistakes. But Jesus didn't stay dead; after three days in a tomb, God's power entered his body again, and with it, life. Jesus is alive today-- he conquered death forever. To live fully and in freedom, all you have to do is believe that his sacrifice is real and is for you, and make Jesus the "Lord," or master, of your life. Please email me (see sidebar) if you have questions.

Merry Christmas; may God give you peace!
~Stephanie

"Who, me??"

Cat Eyes

Yummy!

Curves and Natural Spires

Almost "officially" winter

Bird Humor

One of my sketches

Stacks and stacks of them

“Books to the ceiling,/ Books to the sky,/ My pile of books is a mile high./ How I love them! How I need them!/ I'll have a long beard by the time I read them.”
-Arnold Lobel

L'escalier

Red

Angle Study

Brokenness

Light and Shadow Play

Distortion

Stinkhorn

Ceramic Wasps' Nest

Colorful Roof

Whimsy- Fairy Playroom

Apologies!

I just realized I've neglected all of you who follow my blog for over a whole week! I usually have posts scheduled out a week or two in advance so that I don't miss any days when I get extra busy, but over Thanksgiving I (obviously) forgot to do that for the upcoming week. My sincere apologies. Start looking for regular posts again either today or tomorrow!

I pray God blesses you all.
~Stephanie

Stuffed Turkey

Hanging Around

Gourds

Glow

Terrace

Leftovers

Rows of Southern Snow

Fiery Rain

Farmer's "Mini Wheats"

Crumbling Beauty

Texture Study

From Under the Trees

Turtle

Sillhouette

Patriotic Train

Pond Scene

Buddy-Buddy

Autumn Colors

Vanishing Point

Tool Shop

Thanksgiving's On the Way

Sawdust in the Air

Railroad Spikes and Rabbit Furs

(and a belt)

The lower spike is just a dirty railroad spike. The upper one has been cleaned and shaped into a knife.

#3 in Series-- A New Creation

When we surrender to God and allow Him to shape our lives instead of trying to make out a way for ourselves, He gives us a new start and a new purpose. Jesus gives us a better life that is so fulfilling! He loves you and wants to make you whole.

Please email me if you have any questions about what I've said in this series.

#2 in Series-- "Broken and Beautiful"

We have to give up our rights and what we cling to, what we think is necessary, and allow God to strip away those things that will get in the way of our potential. We are broken, but He can make us beautiful if we let Him.

#1 in Series-- A Big Mess

We are all jumbled up and confused on our own-- a big mess.

Old and Useless-- or just a new use?