I wrote a few weeks ago over on instagram about God creating masterpieces out of our messes. As I wrote, I was reminded of a painting of mine that started out on a great note. I had a specific vision and even a plan of what it was going to look like. I had prepared a palette sheet of the colors I would use to keep me on track. I was convinced it would be my first best piece. But once I started, I became overwhelmingly frustrated with it. It wasn’t turning out at all how I wan

The past several weeks have been surprisingly hard for me, personally. I have struggled through some personal reflection, evaluating my goals and redirecting my purpose for this next year. 2017 was wonderful to our family and I have absolutely no complaints. But as the year drew to a close and I started to think about the year to come, anxiety started to fill my soul. It started out small, really, but then in the last week or so became a really big thing that threatened to pa

“Don’t think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it’s good or bad, whether they love or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art.” —Andy Warhol I started experiencing physical symptoms of stress a few years ago, sneaking up on me after having our third child. A few months in, I finally went to see a doctor for the “weird tension” in my neck and shoulders. He looked at me very gently and said bluntly, “it’s chronic stress.” I was dumbfou