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Good morning my dear friends... I felt very led to share some basic info this week and I just had to take the time to sit down and write all this out. I wanted to give you some basic tips/ thoughts / ideas for you if you are starting from scratch and have NO preparedness in your home or vehicle. This is for the person who feels ridiculous asking for any information or you may feel overwhelmed by it all.  I do have long term storage/ plans however the focus of this post is to take care of the immediate...

My sweet sister and I just returned from a life-changing experience at Melissa Lyon’s Creative Weekend @melissalyonsart. God blessed our trip immensely from beginning to end. We met the most amazing women, and together with Melissa, we felt like family! Throughout the weekend, Melissa spoke God’s truth over us and our art, and we celebrated the great promises He has made for us. She touched our lives and changed our hearts, and we are better for it.  This weekend wasn’t an acrylic painting workshop. For me, it was less about painting and more about releasing doubt, fear, and worry to...

This weekend at MLA Creative weekend has been life changing.  I went from a mom who has never painted anything other than in elementary school to a painter.  I painted some beautiful paintings! I have followed @melissalyonsart on her inspiring life’s journey, just watching her grow and change as an artist.   She is so full of life and encouragement.  God’s goodness shines through her and her work.   When she started creative weekends in Cali it was too far and I had babies.  When she moved to S.C. I had more babies and excuses.  I was finally ready to commit in 2020 and planned on going...

I’ve known Jesus since I can remember but I had found myself in a very lukewarm place with my faith in the years leading up to 2020. With tumultuous times I found my faith so watered down it couldn’t sustain me against the fear and doubt that had crept in.  When I stumbled across Melissa Lyons ( Art)  on Instagram I was searching for faithful inspiration. Examples of living boldly with hope, joy and truth in the midst of hard times. I needed to see it lived out as I drew back to my first love. Her posts encouraged me...

Creative Weekend for me was a time of such peace and joy and healing. It was so much less about painting and so much more about God’s love and freedom. Honestly when I look back on the weekend, I gain even more freedom because God keeps showing me that I didn’t even HAVE TO paint one thing there to gain what He has freely given me. He gives His blessings and gifts to His people every day, all day and He establishes the work of our hands! I went into the weekend not knowing what i was going to paint....