A space for encouragement

Thirty days have passed since I last visited this space.  Thirty full days.  Sixteen of those days were spent traveling across this amazing nation.  The United States is majestic and wonderful.  Mom and I traveled 5,106 miles in those sixteen days, through eleven states, across the continental divide at multiple locations, visiting one national park and many rivers as we traveled.  So what do two old ladies do when traveling this way?  We stop and pray for each state, for the nation, for the people, for the land.  We stop and worship the Lord God Almighty in the high places.  We ponder the Grace and Glory of the Lord God Almighty upon our lives, upon this land.  We give thanks every day for the ability and freedom to travel from one side of the country to the other, east to west and back again.  

All this month I have been reading JOY verses and remembering joyful things.  Photos I have taken over the years that just make me smile.  I am praying they make you smile also.  You can check out the full set of Scriptures and photos on the Six Treasures Artistry Instagram page.

All month long I am naming joyful things.  This right here, the Six Treasures gifted me by the Lord God Almighty.  They have filled my life with joy.  That is what I choose to focus on today.  We are human and have had our ups and downs.  However, I choose to remember all the good and beautiful days.  I choose to be thankful for the privilege of being their mom.  They are amazing humans!

April has been a month to reflect, to meditate on all the Lord has done, to ponder His mighty deeds.  It has been a time to gather and honor women who have chosen to follow Jesus even in the midst of challenging circumstances.  It has been a season to reflect the Light of Jesus forward.  It has been a month to look into the heart and ask, Does my heart, does my life reflect what I say I believe.

April has been a super hectic, super amazing month.  A vision was birthed in August of 2025 for a women's gathering inviting all the women in our county to join together as women of God and worship King Jesus.  April 11, 2026 that event, Vision & Voice, was birthed.  Woman of all ages, all backgrounds, became ONE BODY of CHRIST JESUS.  

"Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world."  John 1:29

From Biblehub.com:

The year is 2012 and the Lord God gave me the word Reflect to consider for a whole year.  My favorite verse from that season is 2 Corinthians 3:18:

I have been pretty quiet in this space for the month of March.  However, I have been very busy creating artwork.  April 4 I am participating in an Artist Market.  I have never done this before and so needless to say I am a bit nervous.  I have been arranging things for the booth set up this last week.   I am praying and preparing and trusting God Almighty has got things all worked out ahead of me.  If you are local to Central Alabama perhaps you can come by:

The word for March is "Consume".  The dictionary definition is to destroy or expend by use; to eat or drink up, devour; so spend wastefully; to absorb, engross.  The Hebrew word, akal, encompasses all of those definitions.  As the month flows consume scriptures will be reminders of: eating - God is the source of life; fellowship - shared meals, unity, sacred feasts; holiness - daily habits are avenues of worship; stewardship - vigilance against sins consuming effects.

January began with seeking the Lord "With all my heart" and flowed into February's "Surrender".  To love the Lord my God with my whole heart requires a surrender to His will not mine.  The calendar rolls over to March.  How did it come so quickly?  The Lord places verses with the key word "Consume" before me.  

Last March I took a prophetic art workshop, by Zoom, in my prayer/art room.  This year what a joy to take the class again, by Zoom, but with other prophetic artists at our church.