I see hope in my life story. I can see the hope because I have kept an account of it: on papers with a pencil, upon canvases with a paintbrush, using torn papers, pastels, glitter and ink. “Dancing in the Doghouse” is my story of hope shared so others might see the hope, too.
Tag: spiritual journaling
Keep Your Spiritual Memoir inside Your Personal Journal
No matter how it may seem you are chosen? Our spiritual story can get lost in the challenges and difficulties of life. We don’t feel chosen anymore. We feel lost and forgotten. Writing in a journal, keeping a personal journal, or prayer journal can help us find our way back to the place where life […]
Spiritual Autobiography on the Road: Traveling with a Spiritual Journal
My spiritual autobiography has taken a new turn. My dad is turning 85 and my mom is turning 80. I try to visit them more often now because I know they don’t have very much time left. It’s a 10 hour drive to get to their home. It’s a challenge, between work and the kids, […]
Spiritual Journal: Journaling for Hope
I have hoped for so many things. I say to God, “But I Had Hoped….” If I could think clearly and have the old places healed, if my damaged parts could be glued back together, if my inclination was to love, if I needed no drugs for my body to work right, if my passion […]
Spiritual Memoir: Change the World
I believe that our silent thoughts, prayers, and petitions can be heard. I have faith that God knows the passion inside our hearts. This doesn’t make any sense in the natural world, but I believe God can hear our hearts. I even think the sound of our hearts is a song in God’s ears. I […]
Using Art to Deal and Heal
I’m having a hard time “dealing” with today. I don’t like the deal. The deal is that my kid is sick, and I’ve been praying for him for 5 years. Today, he’s sicker than ever. The doctors don’t know what’s wrong, and God seems silent. I’m sad, and I’m losing hope. I have a prayer […]