by KrisCamealy | Nov 24, 2013 | i am bibledude
She slipped in quietly, turning on one lamp near my bedside. She moved about her work without saying much, in a ritualistic sort of way–her arms strong, and face tender. She smiled at me when I opened my eyes, “I’m here to clean you up a bit...
by KrisCamealy | Oct 28, 2013 | spiritual practice
Sitting there in the darkened room while the book study DVD rolled on the screen to my right, I experienced the most jarring realization. We’ve been doing it all wrong. Since my children were babies, we’ve practiced the folding of hands for...
by KrisCamealy | Sep 23, 2013 | creativity and art, PRAY
Henri Matisse once said, “Creativity takes courage.” Courage runs in short supply with me. I am much less brave outwardly, than I am in my own head. But like anything else, creativity can be practiced. It’s like a muscle we have that when unused,...
by KrisCamealy | Aug 26, 2013 | creativity and art, for reflection, PRAY
Every year for Christmas, she’d give us roughly the same thing. My sister and I would sneer and groan at the oversize art books on “how to draw faces” like the ones you’d see in a Michelangelo painting. One time, my giant book came tucked...
by KrisCamealy | Jul 22, 2013 | for reflection, PRAY
I sit in quiet and wait. Though I’ve been nagging God for answers and insight, He remains silent on a particular issue I keep bringing before Him. I’m puzzling over the questions I’m asking–are they the right ones? Is my focus in the wrong...
