The Mystery of Marriage

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  I wonder what the relevance of the Biblical template of marriage is in these times. As I write I am aware of failed marriages and gay marriages, and I do not doubt that we have all known pain, and that we have all found love, somewhere. I am inspired by this Biblical verse in Ephesians 5:29-32 "For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, because we are members of his body. “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church." And I also am inspired by Galatians 3:28 which says that in Christ there is neither male nor female, among other things. Marriage is a mystery, seems to be the message for me. I guess that the mystery of marriage is in how it works at all! I loved being single over 20 years ago, but it had to come to an end because of its own challenges. Once the decisio...
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My Favourite Quote

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 I love this quote and I have illustrated it a couple of times, and I am sure I will continue to make more renditions of it as time goes on. It resonates with me:


There is so much truth in this statement, and it is what makes each of us unique. It is the most endearing quality in children, and it is a quality that should be nurtured.

My profile picture is another rendition of this quote:


I am getting better at lettering. A lovely young Mum with a blog called Scribbling Grace gave excellent advice that helped me improve heaps! I still find it daunting sitting in front of a blank piece of Arches (expensive) watercolour paper with a loaded brush, just waiting to make mistakes - but hey, I have to make a start sometime and somewhere! Arches paper is available on special sometimes, anyway, and I am so lucky that I can get mine within days from Art Supplies in Sydney.

I'm still developing my style. I am driven by a desire to create beauty, and I see so many beautiful things around me. On Etsy there are so many gorgeous prints that look good in the pictures. I want to paint like that, but I also want to paint what makes me happy.

Many of the prints on Etsy look like they have been created on Photoshop, rather than handpainted, and while I enjoy doing a bit of digital work, I really just want to sit down and paint. When I paint I love having some meditative music on. Sometimes I listen to Gregorian chants and emerse myself in the process of submission to God, the Creator of all things, the Creator of me, and my passion.

We are all created in the image of God, and so we too are creative, just like our creative Maker. I have a friend who would not think she is very creative; but she is a Mum, and so, just like magic, she has brought life into this world!

The power to create is part of the life within us. And I believe not even death can extinguish it! All the great artists of the world had IMAGINATION, and created with it, and their work lives on after they have left us, and inspires other to continue their work in other forms.

I keep holding on to the positive - it's all I have. In the coming pages I will share more inspirational quotes that make me happy, and that I love to paint.

What do you hold on to, and what makes you happy? Do that! And share below:

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