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Category Archives: Art Journaling
I was reminded yesterday by a new friend of a book I own. It’s by Keri Smith. I bought it six months ago. Six months where it has barely been opened. My fingers have pawed through the pages; my mind has wandered through the: “When could I”s, “should I”s, and “will I”s. And so the book sat, untouched, within reach, but just staring at me while I looked in the
Summer is here. The corn reminds me every morning by growing inches each day, just soaking up the heat. Likewise, the tomato garden on the other side of the yard is not complaining. That’s a good thing because we are about to leave for a week of contemplative prayer and no technology – therefore, no blogging. A week of slowing down, savoring life as only one can when disconnected from
A lot of paper was ripped in the past four days. And with every tear, I pray that something in the world was stitched up. I flew to Denver last Thursday. It was the fourth trip I’ve been on in a month. This spring has encompassed another country, another county, another state, and all different kinds of amazing events and people at every stop. The three events scheduled for this
I forgot something the last couple of months and for that I must apologize. You made me remember. I have forgotten myself. Last week when I pieced together the pictures of our homestead, I was struck by the surge of energy I had in working on it as well as the almost 200 visits (and counting) to that entry in particular. I’ve been in a season of emergence. A season
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Saturday I had the honor of hosting a workshop at my home. I was excited even before these seven women came over because I knew a little bit about almost all of them and also predicted that they would get along splendidly. Lucky for me, I was right. They came in ready to slow down, relax, breathe, and share and I couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful day with
The past two weeks have been filled with many memorable events. It’s been hard to find time to write and, even more so, show-up to what is (I plan on writing more on this topic soon). Although this month has been packed, I did find a moment to move on to my new art journal. I started art journaling in 2007 and just finished my first journal at the beginning
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Check out the lastest interview about A Beautiful Mess and Kristin’s Journey of Self-Care: “A Beautiful Mess” by Kristin Ritzau from ConversantLife on Vimeo.
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Thanks to so many of you who read and loved chapter one!! I’m thrilled to share with you the next chapter – Growing Up Perfectionist – don’t laugh too hard at the pictures! P.S. If you love it, would you mind sharing it on your FB pages and Twitter feeds? Thanks friends – Couldn’t do this without all of you! Stay tuned for chapter three next week and then… at
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The reality of this post is that I am not writing it. My dear husband is transcribing as I talk while nursing a wound. There was a pot on the stove with a handle. I did not realize that pot had just come out of the oven, so I grabbed it and proceeded to burn the lower third of my right hand. So quickly I realized that for a life
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As I still am trying to get over this cold and find some thoughts in my brain worth writing down, I have been reading a lot of other people’s blogs/books/articles/etc. One of the young women I mentor has started her own blog and it is completely worth checking out. She has one of the most beautiful and artistic art journals I have seen and I am inspired by her. She