I’m still not reading and still not enjoying not reading. I’m curious when I get done with this assignment if I will appreciate something about it. I have been busy though. Today I soldered a bit more. Here’s the result:
I painted the trees on Scripture and then gave them a blue glaze to [...]
Many people believe that a drive through Kansas on I-70 is the most boring drive in our United States. Little do they know what is just off the highway.
That’s my daughter up there. I’m not real sure how she got there, nor do I want to know. These limestone bluffs are quite crumbly. Not the [...]
Cow Bird Observations by amanda jolley
Cow bird, cow bird,
Oh, so sweet.
Peck a pile of
Dung to eat.
amanda ∞ (tee hee)
The trees are stark. All the earth takes on extremes of light or dark. Nothing is growing. All is still, silent. Outside. On the grey days, I long for Spring. When the sun shines, my whole body rejoices. Hope springs up within me. Why do I feel this surge of hope? Because I have tasted of spring and watched [...]
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My husband’s Christmas present was also my first piece of art outside of a book. Although I did prepare a canvas, I ended up using the cover of a book instead. The words in ink read Symbiosis: the living together of two dissimlar organisms, such as you and I. The highlighted text on the page reads [...]
The trees on my nature hike really had an impact. I’ve been wanting to complete the Creation theme for the Salt challenge a couple weeks ago. Today was the day as I completed my art for the day.
The book print is actually a cut-out of an extremely old Bible that no longer has a binding. [...]
Yesterday we saw a grouping of trees that took our breath away. This is my attempt to capture one of them. I am slowly learning to sketch. What I had to remove first was the thought that I can’t sketch. I can, but am just learning. That still sounds like an excuse, doesn’t it?
amanda ∞
Yes, I’ve committed to another challenge. I am going to do art every day in the month of November, and I’m going to share it with you. What creative thing did I do today? I worshiped and praised while taking a hike with some others from our homeschool group. God’s art is the most inspiring of all. [...]
Yesterday, our homeschool group met at Powell Gardens for a gorgeous day of dinosaur hunting. The weather was perfect for an outdoor stroll. My daughter captured some of the ferocious beasts we encountered on her camera.
Some of the dinosaurs were quite easy to find,
while others took a moment to discover.
What a wonderful day [...]
The latest Salt challenge is God’s promises. As I pondered which of God’s promises to touch on, God gave me a theme. We are studying Abraham’s life this week with our Tapestry of Grace curriculum. As we reviewed the Bible reading for the week, God’s promise to Abraham stood out to me.
Genesis 22:16-18 And said, By [...]
The cottonwood tree in my neighbor’s back yard is preparing to sing. I heard him doing warm ups this morning.
Each year I look forward to autumn and the singing of this tree. His voice is beautiful. He tells stories of water and of preparation and of childhood. He sings to me the love of my father.
I [...]
On my latest hymnal page, pulling weeds was the theme. The header reads “Though my weeds be large, yet will I praise my God.” The large weeds are a metaphor for all those nasty things in our lives that we would rather pull. While my life is extraordinarily rich and dreamy at this moment, there [...]
After being challenged and inspired at a new blog, Salt, I created this page today. The text by and on the sun reads “Though my weeds be large, yet will I praise my God.” The Bible verse in the weed is
Isaiah 61:11 For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth [...]
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And a lovely butterfly named Julia for my dear friend.
amanda ∞
