Answered Prayer!

Thank you so much for your prayers!

The update yesterday was they did get a continuance from the court! So praise God!

This will give the lawyer a chance to prepare the case!

Please keep this little one in your prayers over the next few months!

prayer requests

Dear faithful friends,

I have a prayer request for a friend's sister this morning. My friend's Mother is in court today hoping to get full custody for her 5 year old daughter. The father is molesting this little soul and at every turn the court system has sidded with the father and not the little girl. My heart is breaking for this brave mother who keeps fighting for her daughter and Ali a little five year old who in a big voice is telling anyone who will listen what is going on.

The father is trying for full custody too. Please pray that, that specifically, will not happen.

I think as a mom one of the hardest things to face would be a situation like this where you are unable to protect your daughter. Where you have to leave her with someone who is hurting her. I don't really understand what is going on there in that court system that this little girl has not been heard, but please pray that today this judge will hear her.

Thank you Friends,
Lucia

Life Lessons

God has been teaching me amazing things.

I don't really know where to start so I will just jump in. I am not a great writer or organizer of thoughts.

I started drawing at church services this Monday night. Most of you who know me, know how ADD I am. Church has always been hard. And then you throw in singing and I am really lost. It is not often that I am really inspired by singing I am just not good at it. In fact it is painful!

So, for the first time, I drew in my journal, among strangers.

Duh Duh Duh Duhhhhh!

It was terrifying. I was literally sweating. What if, What If, What if. Would people stare, would they want to look, would the snarl?

But it turned out to be wonderful, for the first time, in maybe ever, I was tuned into what was being said up front, what the songs were saying, and more importantly what Jesus wanted to say to me. I am thrilled.

I have been devouring the book called "Creative Call" ( it is on my list). She talks very frankly about the gifts God has given us. I have heard that God gives us gifts since I became a believer, but I never imagined God was talking to me and talking to me about my art! Art has always been a guilty pleasure, a distraction. Something more to hide and be embarrassed about than something that I could use to celebrate and worship Jesus.

This news is revolutionary to me.

Since learning this my mind has spread wide open. Suddenly, my time painting is important and worthy. I feel set free. I feel affirmed and I feel created with purpose.

Also, this focus has taken the rejection fear away. You don't like my work? Well, it's not really for you anyway! Yeah I hope people enjoy it, but its intended audience is love and Grace.

Please read this book, It is so wonderful to see what ever your creative passions are there is a reason and a purpose for them.

God authored art and created the artist. It is time well spent.

In Love,
Lucia

Febuary Art Every Day

I was inspired by other bloggers to try art everyday so I picked February as the month I would begin. My goal is one month, so we'll see. I have set aside a specific time everyday and I have asked my family to respect this time when I am in my studio as a Do Not Disturb time. I am excited about this venture.

I would not call this my favorite piece, but it felt so good to get paintbrushes back in my hands and move some paint around.

Oh the mud that was created!

Here is a picture of my palette. If any one has any suggestions for better palette management I would love to hear them.

This is an icicle hanging off of our neighbors roof.

It looks like fingers...cool!