Life is a journey...what road are you taking? Here is the one that Im on...

Have you ever seen the most beautiful sunset and all the different clouds, details, and colors? But right before that sunset happened, the sky looked pretty plain, normal, and not really noteworthy. But then...bam! Beauty.

See this picture above...it was just a scrap piece of 100 year old barn wood from an old mans farm. Unwanted, unused, and forgotten. I saw something in it. Something beautiful. It sparked a new interest.

 Since then, Ive been collecting old pieces of wood and making something new out of it. This one is metallic paint....I call it my blue peace tree.

Here is a closer view of the wood grain.

















So, then I started painting beach themes...heres what I came up with. I LOVE the ocean.

Asian themes....

And of coarse...chickens. You cant NOT paint chickens on 100 year old barn wood. It just wouldnt be right. LOL

So, what path am I going now...what direction? I think I like this one....This one and my mural painting. I love getting so totally lost in what I do that I lose all sense of time. Its a beautiful thing!

Want to see my latest mural?

Life is a canvas...just waiting to be painted.

Shut up, Be still, and Just listen.......................

http://www.fathersloveletter.com//Media/English_FLL_CD.mp3

Busy life? Feel like you are always running and never seem to get where you want to go. Have dreams that once were like a shimmering, gleaming light, source of excitement.....but now just a faded memory of something once treasured.

You are somebody you know. You have a purpose. You are important, wanted, desired.

Im serious.
                                                                                                                                          Like you are now? Right now? YES. Right now. Just as you are.

Let me show you a few facts...take a moment to read through....Takes like three minutes.

You have three minutes right?

Good job, I thought so. You wont be disappointed I promise. These three minutes will literally change you life.

The catch? You have to let it. Sound simple? It is. It really truly is.


My Child, You may not know me, but I know everything about you. Psalm 139:1

I know when you sit down and when you rise up. Psalm 139:2 

I am familiar with all your ways. Psalm 139:3 

Even the very hairs on your head are numbered. Matthew 10:29-31

 For you were made in my image. Genesis 1:27

 In me you live and move and have your being. Acts 17:28

 For you are my offspring. Acts 17:28

 I knew you even before you were conceived. Jeremiah 1:4-5

 I chose you when I planned creation. Ephesians 1:11-12

 You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book. Psalm 139:15-16

 I determined the exact time of your birth and where you would live. Acts 17:26

 You are fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalm 139:14

 I knit you together in your mother's womb. Psalm 139:13

 And brought you forth on the day you were born. Psalm 71:6

 I have been misrepresented by those who don't know me. John 8:41-44

 I am not distant and angry, but am the complete expression of love. 1 John 4:16

 And it is my desire to lavish my love on you. 1 John 3:1

 Simply because you are my child and I am your Father. 1 John 3:1

 I offer you more than your earthly father ever could. Matthew 7:11 

For I am the perfect father. Matthew 5:48 

Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand. James 1:17

 For I am your provider and I meet all your needs. Matthew 6:31-33

 My plan for your future has always been filled with hope. Jeremiah 29:11

 Because I love you with an everlasting love. Jeremiah 31:3 

My thoughts toward you are countless as the sand on the seashore. Psalm 139:17-18

 And I rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17

 I will never stop doing good to you. Jeremiah 32:40

 For you are my treasured possession. Exodus 19:5

 I desire to establish you with all my heart and all my soul. Jeremiah 32:41

 And I want to show you great and marvelous things. Jeremiah 33:3

 If you seek me with all your heart, you will find me. Deuteronomy 4:29

 Delight in me and I will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4

 For it is I who gave you those desires. Philippians 2:13

 I am able to do more for you than you could possibly imagine. Ephesians 3:20

 For I am your greatest encourager. 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17

 I am also the Father who comforts you in all your troubles. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

 When you are brokenhearted, I am close to you. Psalm 34:18

 As a shepherd carries a lamb, I have carried you close to my heart. Isaiah 40:11

 One day I will wipe away every tear from your eyes. Revelation 21:3-4

 And I'll take away all the pain you have suffered on this earth. Revelation 21:3-4

 I am your Father, and I love you even as I love my son, Jesus. John 17:23

 For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed. John 17:26 

He is the exact representation of my being. Hebrews 1:3

 He came to demonstrate that I am for you, not against you. Romans 8:31

 And to tell you that I am not counting your sins. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19

 Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19

 His death was the ultimate expression of my love for you. 1 John 4:10

 I gave up everything I loved that I might gain your love. Romans 8:31-32

 If you receive the gift of my son Jesus, you receive me. 1 John 2:23

 And nothing will ever separate you from my love again. Romans 8:38-39

 Come home and I'll throw the biggest party heaven has ever seen. Luke 15:7

 I have always been Father, and will always be Father. Ephesians 3:14-15

 My question is… Will you be my child? John 1:12-13

 I am waiting for you. Luke 15:11-32

 Love, Your Dad Almighty God

So, I'm sitting downstairs in my comfy overstuffed brown chair listening to the thunder and rain rumble through.............

And as I was sitting here...I was just reflecting about a few things. Do you ever do that? Just sit and think about things you can no longer change, take back, or redo. Those things that once its done...its done. No refunds, no do overs, no indian giving......

What do we do with these things that can haunt us late into the night? These nagging feelings of regret, frustration, and sometimes utter defeat.

Are we forever doomed to this cage, this prison we find our minds trapped in?

No.

We are not.

"Solution?", you ask? Well, of coarse. What kind of person would leave a friend hanging? Not this one.

You have got to talk to someone who can help you. You've tried that you say? Well, maybe you asked the wrong person. There is one. Only one actually, who CAN help.

You may have guessed it, you may have not...and if you are truly needing an answer, resolutions. solution...you will read on. Otherwise...come back when you are ready.

Psalm 37:5
Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this:
Psalm 40:17
But as for me, I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my help and my deliverer; you are my God, do not delay.
Psalm 55:22
Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.
Proverbs 16:3
Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.
Matthew 6:25
"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
Matthew 6:27
Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?
Matthew 6:28
"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin.
Matthew 6:31
So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'
Matthew 6:34
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

And lastly...

1 Peter 5:7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

Take a moment. Say this prayer. 

God, I give my life to you. I accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior and I ask you to deliver me from this trouble. I ask for you to comfort, heal, and bring me out of this seemingly bottomless pit I find myself in today. In You, there is hope. You provide a way of escape for me. You are my deliverer, my Rock, my Salvation. I am calling on you, and I know you hear me right now and that you will bring me out of this situation stronger than I was before. I give you my heart. I trust you. Amen.