Happy Thanksgiving Day!

 It is Thanksgiving Day 2020 and while I know many in the country are wondering why give thanks, I have much to be grateful: family, friends, and my faith. My husband has been wonderful taking care of my these past two months when walking was painful. My family and friends have sent cards and prayers to heaven. And sitting down has given me time to read my Bible and devotions more and to color in my Bible while contemplating the promise of JOY in the LORD.

I finally have some relief for the pain in my right leg after getting a shot of cortisone in my hip yesterday. I am not 100% yet but getting there. Today I was able to get out of bed without pain and bend more at the waist while sitting. And when I walk it is not near as painful as it was a few days ago. The doctor said it might take a week for full effect.

And here's something that makes me happy, bluebirds splashing in my backyard:

The word of the Lord is my comfort...

 Since the beginning of October I have had pain in one leg that, upon further testing, seems to be caused by a bone spur on  my hip. I am trying the less invasive (SLOW) treatment with medication for inflammation. I expect I will need something more like a cortisone shot, but need another 10 days to see. Anyways, because I am doing a lot of sitting and Scripture reading, I have been coloring in my Beautiful Word Bible more often. I had put my coloring aside for a while but started again when I went to PA for 10 days when Tim's dad passed away. It was a way to pass the time and keep me in the word. Here are pages I have colored in the past 6 weeks or so. It is nice to focus on the Bible passages as I color. 

My preferred supplies for these is fine line gel pens and colored pencils, but occasionally I also use ink or watercolor as I did for the mountain I drew myself on the page above.

Avoiding Negativity

Wow, I just realized that this post was written back on Sept.7, but never published. So here it is now.

I started my day with a short YouTube video from Time of Grace about negativity. The Bible verse referenced was Psalm 32:5:

Then I acknowledged my sin to you

    and did not cover up my iniquity.
I said, “I will confess
    my transgressions to the Lord.”
And you forgave
    the guilt of my sin.

I found that page in my coloring Bible and circled it, then colored the verse that was already on that page. (Ps 32:8) about God instructing in the was to go and keeping his loving eye on us. There was an illustration of a strange looking eye, I thought so I covered it with a compass I stamped and glued it over that spot.

This other page is a quote from Psalm 31:9. I remembered singing that one in church, so while that tune was humming in my head, I hand lettered the first line, stamped the praying hands and the color swatches, sponged color along the edges and glued it onto the page.  I also underlined the full verse. I really like how that one turned out. I really like how that one turned out.

Here’s the link to the Time of Grace channel, Grace Talks, if you would like to check them out.