Category Archives: art
PATH TO ANGELS’ WINGS
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© After Paul found out he had macular degeneration, I was concerned that his paintings might be affected. I WAS WRONG. A blue-grey sky, rolls swiftly by, the clouds enwrap its glory, The … Continue reading
MY LORD & KING
ORIGINAL WOOD CARVING BY PAUL BOECHER POETRY BY KATHY BOECHER You are my Lord and King. Without you I am lost. My praise to you I bring, for paying the great cost. You died upon the cross to save a … Continue reading
WERE YOU THERE?
Were you there when the universe was formed, Did you watch as God crushed through solid rock, And made majestic mountains, Did you hear the sound of His breath, As He filled the sea with fish, Did you see His … Continue reading
FIRST LIGHT
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© RED SKY IN MORNING, SAILORS WARNING; RED SKY AT NIGHT, SAILORS DELIGHT. Not a touch of red in the sky this early summer morn, The sky is clear, the water still, … Continue reading
THE FARM
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER In the weeds and trenches, In the darkest holes, Perched within the clenches, Of yearned for days of old, This bird of many colors, Stands guard along the gate, As colors bloom … Continue reading
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MICK!
“I live in sin, to kill myself I live; no longer my life my own, but sin’s; my good is given to me by heaven, my evil by myself, by my free will, of which I am deprived.” Michelangelo On … Continue reading
REFRESHMENT
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Slowly crossing the sands of time – into a pasture green sublime, I’ll rest my feet and wet my lips, with waters clear and cold that grips, Through danger I will walk … Continue reading
RESTORED
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© A tiny seed is planted, it burrows in the earth, It waits through winter weather, in spring it gives new birth, Dormant in frozen earth for so long, You wouldn’t think that … Continue reading
ABSOLUTION
ART & POETRY FROM PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© The world is filled with darkness, the sky is filled with clouds, The hold of sin entwines you, the weeds encase like shrouds, But in that deepest sadness, one light remains unmoved, His arms reach out to … Continue reading
OH, WHAT A TANGLED WEB
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Sin, Like a web of deception, That weaves within and out of our souls, A network of threads Intermingled with thoughts, Words, Deeds, Designed to deceive, To lead us away, To engulf … Continue reading
STALLED
ORIGINAL ART & INSPIRATION BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Gentle waves lap up against the base of this bastion, It seems to be going nowhere – stuck, Sun blazes down upon it, Rain beats against it, Cold and snow integrate into … Continue reading
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS
ART & INSPIRATION BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© What are your thoughts when you see a trail of trains cars, unmoved, contained? Is someone living in there? Is there any hope in a place like that? When we lived in … Continue reading
MORNING
Originally posted one year ago today. ART & INSPIRATION FROM PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Job 38:12-13 “Have you commanded the morning since your days began, and caused the dawn to know its place, that it might take hold of the ends of the … Continue reading
THE MAN I LOVE
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© I’ve known him almost my whole life and still there’s much to learn, We’ve grown up through our many years, but still our love does burn, We’ve shared in disappointments, in troubles … Continue reading
WHAT IS LOVE?
ORIGINAL ART & INSPIRATION BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© The art in this post doesn’t really have to do with love, but I love it. Reminiscent of Northwest Coast art, and if you use your imagination, you can actually see … Continue reading
SWEET WORDS
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL KATHY BOECHER© Sweet refreshment, flowing, tumbling, Rushing over troubled minds, Words to comfort, To heal, To calm troubled hearts, Words of inspiration, To excite the soul, To long for more, To create hope for … Continue reading
OH, FOR THE DAYS
ORIGINAL ART& POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© The grandeur of a summer day, the warmth of golden sun, The birth emerging from the trees, new life has now begun, Incomparable perception, upon the highest heights, Of golden fields and new … Continue reading
INTO THE WOODS
ORIGINAL ART & INSPIRATION BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© “When we contemplate the whole globe as one great dewdrop, striped and dotted with continents and islands, flying through space with other stars all singing and shining together as one, the whole … Continue reading
HE WILL CATCH ME WHEN I FALL
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Butterflies tickle my insides each time I try something new. I worry and fret and often forget how Jesus knows just what to do, He’s always around when I need … Continue reading
MAJESTIC IS HIS NAME
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© The mountains in all their glory, Pale in the presence of their Creator, The trees bow in adoration in His presence, The stones shout out the power of His name, The … Continue reading
