scripture/lettering = stretching my creative muscles

For the past 121 days I’ve been steadily (!) and consistently (!!) working on a new project: reading The NIV Daily Bible and selecting a passage to illustrate through lettering.  I’m amazed to find myself learning and growing in both areas! Some of you have already been watching this project through my daily Instagram/Facebook posts, and I truly appreciate the encouragement you’ve sent my…

Renewed life, transformed bodies

I’m back with Part II of our transformation saga!  (Click here to read Part I.)  My friend Karen shared some of her precious chrysalises with me so that I could document their progress.  What an amazing process to behold! This whole experience has been an illustration of Revelation 21:5 for me:  He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things…

A butterfly’s best friend

If you were a Monarch butterfly making your way through Danbury TX, you would be wise to stop at Karen’s house. Unlike anyone else I know, Karen is a butterfly BFF. Right now a monarch population explosion is taking place in her backyard, and she’s doing her best to help them thrive. Eggs, tiny caterpillars and fat striped caterpillars abound. It’s a delicate business,…

You’re gonna need sunglasses for this one

I hope you love yellow because you’re about to be blinded by it!  SOOOO much light and hope and love and joy are going to pour out of your screen and into your heart. This past Sunday, a thoroughly amazing flood of support swept through the Brazoria County Fairgrounds auditorium as hundreds (thousands?!) showed up to share their time, talents and treasure with Demi’s…

Let your light shine

Some people make a difference just by coming into the room, like sunlight or a sweet breeze streaming through a window.  It seems Demi Lynn Smith made that sort of difference wherever she went, and she only needed three years to change every person who crossed her path. Demi was born with a rare chromosonal disorder and passed away suddenly this past December.  Her…