Joy of the Lord Mother's Day Now this was the faith

Now this was the faith of these of whom I have spoken

The Pharisee and the Publican

teaches that in your art you don’t try to force symbols

some residual moisture blew in from the east on this morning and I drove out to my pre-scouted spot to set up

that’s what everybody has hanging in their homes

Joy of the Lord Mother's Day Now this was the faithAs a little girl I spent hours looking through our old family Bible. The pictures were dark and foreboding and I was sure the Lord was waiting for me to make a mistake so He could punish me. I think I am not alone in this. As I travel around I hear over and over statements like, Why arent there any pictures of Jesus smiling or happy? I wanted to create a picture for my children and now grandchildren of the loving friend I longed for as a child. I