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When I asked Pam about this design, she recalled painting the bird first, then searching for a hymn to go with it. The black and white bird resembles a black-capped chickadee, which is in fact a songbird. 

She then researched the backstory of this particular hymn and after reading about it, just soaked in the fact that suffering and sorrow is not new! People have been walking through it since the Garden. There have been countless people who God has worked through in the midst of great sorrow as they used words and songs to process their pain and write of His faithfulness in the midst of their storm... and there are countless more people who have come after them and are continuing to receive the blessing of their honesty and obedience. God continues to use their stories for our good and His glory! This gives tremendous HOPE!

Just like the bird keeps singing with hopes of his future days, and just like Bridgers wrote in his hymn, we can keep singing knowing Jesus is always with us! In all of life's ebb and flows!

There is a lot going on at From the Heart Art this Holiday Season! We have graciously taken the stress of gift-giving away from YOU! And have put together several gift options to make it easy for you to give love, encouragement & God's Word to your loved ones! There is something for everyone on our 2022 Holiday Gift Guide! We know you'll find something for all the special people in your life!  

We have THREE new designs for Christmas that we are so excited to present to you! These designs are officially launched and you can shop them NOW in our Christmas Collection on our website. 

The new designs are Wise Men, Go Tell It On The Mountain and Nativity Snow Globe. These designs will be available in all our classic product options, which includes tiles, flour sack towels, prints and Christmas Cards.

We are even MORE EXCITED to launch our NEW Christmas Ornaments!

We are including several products with our Fullness of Joy Path design since that is our theme design and verse, which will help you decorate for Fall.

But as we prepare to usher in Christmas, we wanted to include extra presents for our subscribers! One of the products is a flour sack towel with one our newest Christmas designs, the Wise Men. We are most excited about the reversible ornament with the Adonai Manger and Names of Jesus on it. 

As we enter into this season of Thanksgiving, we encourage you to "harvest" with a thankful heart. Our Lemonade Reminders Encouragement Kits are meant to plant seeds of truth on your heart and also to spread the seeds of truth to others. Continue showing gratitude to others, especially to God, for we owe all things to Him. 

I hope some of these ideas inspire and encourage you to tap into your creativity! You never know what a piece of art hanging on a wall might do for someone!

David had repeated encounters of having his enemies on all sides. He had been surrounded by danger. He knew tragedy. And David knew the depths of great sorrow over his own sin and the grief over the weight of the consequences birthed from those sins. And yet, he could write this psalm with great confidence!  

“The Lord will perfect that which concerns me.

Your mercy and loving-kindness, O Lord, endure forever -

forsake not the works of Your own hands”  Psalm 138:8

Proverbs 3:5 & 6 gives us these reminders that almost seem like steps in a recipe. Reminding us:

1. WHO to put our trust in 
2. The need for a FULL commitment of spirit, soul and body
3. To Trust God not only in salvation, but ALL areas of life
4. A healthy distrust of self is acknowledging that we don’t know what’s best
5. Turning over every area of our life to His control… laying down our Self-will to embrace His will

"Draw near to God and He will draw near to you." James 4:8

The beach is often the birthing place of many of my designs, especially when I need to create a big batch of artwork. The ocean helps me tune out the everyday responsibilities of my crazy life to refocus on my calling. I’ve noticed that when my mind gets calm, my “eyesight” is crisper and my hearing is clearer. Which is basically what the verses on these designs are about!