Archive for February, 2009

The Warning

While in the middle of an argument with my husband, Nate, our 10 year old, interrupted. “Mom,” he calmly said, “Could I talk to you for a moment?”
But like a heat seeking missile locked onto the enemy, I couldn’t divert my present course. So I responded, “Just a moment, son.”
Disregarding Nate’s interruption, my husband, […]

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An Artist’s Paintbrush

Hundreds of people can talk for one who can think, but thousands can think for one who can see.
Miriam Huffman Rockness, A Passion for the Impossible, (Wheaton, IL: Harold Shaw Publishers, 1999), 59.

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The Next Step

Recently, Cynthia Beach, my writing coach, challenged:
Pamela, one rule of thumb for creative types is to do something that makes you scared everyday.
If you are looking to refine your creative writing skills, please visit the Breathe Christian Writer’s Conference web site.

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The Musician’s Touch

The Musician’s Touch portrays an old inter-city musician that reached out to a young boy on the side walk to pull him into the music. As the old musician surprised the boy by touching him, the boy’s posture stiffened. Perhaps, like the boy, many of us would stiffen if a homeless stranger touched us.
But in […]

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23rd West Michigan Regional Competition

After a lot of hard work, I am so excited that two of my paintings shown below were accepted into the juried West Michigan Regional Competition in Lowell, MI. The show runs from February 17 - April 11, 2009.

Please visit the Lowell Area Arts Council site for gallery hours and directions.

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