SWINGIN' ON THE BRANCH OF LOVE

Commissioned Art for Sarah

I love love love to do commissioned artwork!

  There truly is no better blessing 

than to be able to filter out the world and just get with Him, 

a piece of wood, a paintbrush and whatever else crosses our path...

All to send a beautiful message to the one it is being created for.

In this case,

it was for a 15 year old girl with beautiful spirit and

 a fiery red head of hair.

Josephine has always wanted to go red...

so she did!!!

The wood for this piece came from an old coffin from a very unique friend of the family who just passed away... 

Mr. Christenson... 

I don't even want to know why there was an old coffin in his shed... but I do love that it has been brought back to life...

revived into a new creation and

spreading words of encouragement to those who take part in it.

This old and weathered board

you see, 

you’ll find

me swinging 

with my Lord.

Dangling toes

with red stitched clothes

reminds me that 

He has my woes.

 Green green grass

with

 Blue blue skies

Sweetly sings 

Soft lullabies.

The tree of life

is what sprouts up

His tree of life 

our lifelong cup.

Sprouting 

Flowering, 

Fruiting 

in Me

and always always

 Protecting 

you see.

Flowering flowering flowering 

Son

Blooming blooming

One by one

Adorns the battles 

for which 

He has won!

Swinging to and fro 

I go

Swinging through

my highs and lows.

Swing, swing, swing

with me

He holds my world

so I can BE!

Hanging from His limb

so strong

His mercy helps me get along.

Branches, branches

curl

unfurl

Yielding fruits

with hidden pearls.

He tags the branches

soon to fruit,

the ones 

for you

with fiery roots.

He ties a bow

of fiery cloth

to tag the future

that you shall walk.

Grow, grow, grow 

with me

and you will find 

my greatest 3:

Faith and

Hope and then there’s 

Love.

They truly are 

 in Me

to BE.

So...

Swing swing swing 

with me

I know you’ll surely find

we’re free!!!

And here is the scripture that stirred the message:

Love is patient

Love is kind

It does not envy

It does not boast.

It is not rude,

it is not self-seeking,

it is not easily angered,

it keeps no record of wrongs.

Love does not delight in evil

but rejoices with the truth,

It always protects,

always trusts,

always hopes,

always perseveres.

Love never fails.

But where there are prophecies,

they will cease;

where there are tongues,

they will be stilled;

where there is knowledge; 

it will pass away.

For we know in part

and we prophesy in part,

but when perfection comes,

the imperfect disappears.

When I was a child,

I talked like a child,

I thought like a child,

I reasoned like a child.

When I became a man,

I put childish ways behind me.

Now we will see but a poor reflection as in a mirror;

then we will see face to face.

Now I know in part; then I shall know fully,

even as I am fully known.

And now these three remain:

Faith, Hope and Love.

But the greatest of these is 

Love.

I Corinthians 13: 4-13

Prayer for Sarah:

May Your praise take root from your heart

and sprout from your mind

exploding your soul towards the son of God

Always reaching

always seeking

always believing

HIM

Seeds sprout from Him

Leaves soak in Him

Trees grow by Him

As you cling to his words of love

you will swing from his limbs

that soar like a dove

As you cling to His trials of hope

you will discover His branch helps you cope

As you cling to his unseen faith

you will find a tree filled with wisdom and grace

Much Much Love

Kim