Hydrangeas in Bloom

And the gumpo azaleas are too--

Sweet blessings to you,
Dianne

Poster Board Testimonies

Dark, Captive, Dead, Hopeless, Sin

Peace, Love, Child of God, Saved

"walking dead"

Fully Alive

Liar, Thief, Felon, Destroyed Lives, No Truth, No Hope

Father, Son, Brother, Hope, Self-Worth LIFE!

Miserable, Broken, Lost

Happy, Triumphant, Rescued

Abused, Broken, Lost

Loved, Hope, Found

Unforgiveable, Blind, Self-Centered

Delivered From the Power of Darkness!!!

Angry, Lonely, Fatherless

Joyful, Friend of God, Adopted by my Father in Heaven

Unworthy, Selfish, Self-Centered Prideful, Alcoholic

Consecrated to God!  Redeemed!

Sober, Joyous, Loved

This guy just tickles me so.  He is so full of himself.  Look at the little halo over his head 

and the bow tie.

There were many others but my camera has a "wait time" between pictures and I just could not shoot fast enough to get all of them.  I wish I had his "before" poster.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 2 Corinthians 5:17

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For Oklahoma

his is a computer enhanced watercolor I did today for the great people of Oklahoma, especially the residents of Moore.

 While an Arkansan through and through, I spent thirty years of my life in Oklahoma and we raised our three sons there. It is a very special place to us. Praying peace and comfort for the beautiful people there.

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The Weekend Brew
Spiritual Sundays
Still Saturday
The Sunday Community
Sunday Stillness
In the Studio
PPF

The God of Second Chances

When did I fall so badly--
Did it start when my trust failed?

When He told me to come to him 

on ripples of liquid glass,

Glass that shattered and broke 
beneath my feet as I glanced down?

When did I fall so badly

Was it when He found us sleeping--

Not keeping watch as He asked?

I thought I would go to the grave with Him,

And then, just as He said, I denied Him thrice

Before the rooster crowed even once.

A lonelier, more haunting sound I've never heard

than that of the cock crowing--

Announcing the dawn of a new day.

As it brought good news to some,

Dread invaded my anguished thoughts--

How could I face the day filled with this dark knowledge?
Knowledge that I had denied, had lied, 

had cursed the One I loved so much--

The one for whom I left home, family and my life's work. 

It had come to this--

When faced with the question of knowing Jesus,

I crumpled in fear and self-love.

And I wonder..............

When Jesus, burdened with the sin of the world,

went to the garden to pray,

And returned not once, not twice,

but three times and found us sleeping . . . . 

If I had been praying

Would I have denied Him a trio of times?

While looking down at shadowy mirrored depths 
my faith had faltered,

While looking up at a heart broken 
from carrying the weight of my darkness,

My faith was quickened and I knew....

Knew that there would be another day with Him,

A day when all He had taught us 

would come true,

A day He would ask me, 
not once, not twice, but three times--

"Peter, do you love me?"

A day I would have the chance to say 
not once, not twice, but three times--

"Yes, Master, You know I do."

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©Dianne Hogue-2008-2013, all text, art and photos unless otherwise noted

a repost from past pages

WOYWW-Mixed Media

On my work desk this week is a small flower watercolor that I took to my computer work desk and enhanced in Photoshop. Not sure I like it but at least I was painting. Happy Wednesday!

Linking to 

What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday

Word Art Wednesday

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