COLOR,

BEAUTY,

MUSIC,

WRITTEN WORDS,

SCULPTURE,

DRAMA and DANCE

These seem to have a unique ability to bypass the mind and speak directly to the heart and spirit of a man! Often all that is left of a society are their arts, speaking louder of who and what they were than mere words.

Expressive ART often has the capacity for greater impact on our hearts, minds and spirit than the spoken word can ever have! The arts have even been known to alter a generation’s ideas, challenge old mindsets, open up new understanding, trigger new expectations and offer hope!

God is never boring!! Man just has made Him that way! Creation is a great example. He often speaks through what we see and hear to get to our hearts. I believe God hates restrictions and will never be limited to one way of expressing Himself to you and me, but will speak in a great variety of ways as He has through the ages.

This site is a conglomeration of inspiring work from the Puget Sound and surrounding areas, a collection from multiple sources. Its goal is to increase your faith in God, challenge and touch your heart and maybe even alter perspectives of who God is and can be for you through the arts! Maybe, just maybe, you will hear THE SOUND of His heart beating a new rhythm within you! Maybe, just maybe you will see yourself through new eyes…yes, see yourself through HIS eyes for you!

At times some of what you see here will be for sale… At other times it will just be here to challenge and inspire. This site is being developed, so come back and see us soon!

God Dreams over us?

April 23rd 2008 God Dreams over us?

A couple mornings back, before my mind had completely come awake. The Lord spoke to my spirit and said, “I want you to ask ME if there is anything more that should be added to the painting you are doing right now. So in my sleepy state I asked Him. Immediately I saw the Lord lying on His back blowing bubbles. Each bubble was filled with a dream he had for a different person. Did you know God dreams about us? We have dreams, and hopes but did you know that the creator of the universe, the one that knows you better than you know yourself, dreams and has vision for your future? He longs to go through life with you. Not dictating to you decisions you should make, and not standing silently by, but walking beside you and planting dreams and hopes into your very heart, that are perfect for you as only your creator could do.

Sometimes when I am painting or writing I feel the Lord laughing and delighting in the creative ability He has given me. Sometimes He gives ideas, but sometimes He just enjoys the process of creating WITH me.

Sometimes we try to be people we are not, because we long for society’s acceptance, but there is nothing that brings more joy than being what you were created to be with Him that created you and knows you best.

So you messed up? God is a creative genius. He can take the most broken lives and make the most beautiful expressions of His Love out of them. Nothing is too difficult for Him. So I challenge you to let go completely, and say God, “I’m ready to receive a dream or two from your heart for me!"

So dont give up!

Spring 2009

It’s time to cross Jordan into the promises God has given us, and I have begun to see an attack that I did not recognize at first.

Today I felt so discouraged. I felt there was no hope and I would never walk into the promises God has given me. I felt like giving up entirely, UNTIL God opened my eyes to what was taking place in the spirit.

I saw full scale attack against those getting ready to walk fully into their promises given by God throughout our region. I saw demons like snakes, gathering around individuals. They were hissing and lying and showing false things as though they were real. People COULD NOT SEE what was really taking place because the enemy was so in their face with these lies and mirages.

Amazingly enough I saw the angels lined up to the side with their arms crossed just looking on, and God in heaven, His arms crossed as well, just looking on, BUT with a proud look on His face as He watched us in this region. I thought, WHY ISN’T GOD DOING SOMETHING? WHY AREN'T THE ANGELS DOING ANYTHING TO DEFEND OR DEFLECT? THEN I heard God's thoughts: "THIS is a part of their (our) crossing Jordan. Will they believe what the enemy spews at them, or will they choose to believe the truth of what I (God) have already said? Their faith in ME and what I HAVE said is what will get them across Jordan and fully into the promises I have given them."

One at a time I watched as these men and woman under severe assault CHOSE to believe what God said, above what the enemy was saying and showing. AS THEY CHOSE to believe, I saw true peace and rest permeate them and the area around them. The enemy/snakes, slithered away defeated, in silence.

I see that the Northwest is gearing up for something so amazing that God has refrained from revealing even a small portion of the whole picture of what He intends to do here. MANY of us have been stuck in a neutral like position in the spirit. We have wondered if we would ever be able to move forward into what God has promised us. But I see God getting ready to release many of us from the neutral position to full speed, in the blink of an eye. We are like roadrunners (like in the cartoon...built for speed in the spirit), but God has been holding us back for the right moment of release! I see massive release straight ahead in this whole region.

So where are your eyes? What are you CHOOSING to see and believe? Are you choosing to believe what God has said, OR what the enemy is saying right now?

I challenge my Brothers and Sisters of the Northwest: Choose to BELIEVE what God HAS said, and you will make it through with flying colors, and the enemy’s assault will fall powerless to the ground!

Are you in a holding pattern, held back? Believe and TRUST! You are right on the verge of being shifted from neutral to FULL, ALL OUT POWER!

SO DON’T GIVE UP!