by Jen Norton | Dec 5, 2011 | Painting Stories
Today’s reading is from 2 Corinthians 4: 3-6. Well, not really. I’m afraid I got mixed up and painted for NEXT Monday’s reading. Too late to re-do, so I’m going with it! We’ll save today’s for next week. Pope John Paul II once said, “As the family...
by Jen Norton | Dec 2, 2011 | Painting Stories
Today’s Advent meditation is on Jeremiah 33:14-16 Today is bill-paying day. I have a hard time with this task, not because I can’t handle simple subtraction, but because it’s so dang boring, my mind wanders. I often find myself, pen in hand, realizing that 10 minutes...
by Jen Norton | Nov 28, 2011 | Painting Stories
In the flood of Cyber-Monday media, it’s easy to overlook that we are also in the season of Advent, the beginning of the Western Christian liturgical calendar, and the four weeks leading up to Christmas. In an attempt to be more present in this season, I got my...
by Jen Norton | Jan 17, 2011 | Painting Stories
(reposted from Apirl 2010) Every so often I take some time to re-evaluate some of my unsold work. Is it just waiting for the right buyer? Does it need a little facelift now that I see it with new eyes? Or is it hanging around like dirty laundry taunting me with...