Category Archives: art
MY SANTA COLLECTION
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATH BOECHER© I’m featuring some of Paul’s wood carvings. They’ve been labors of love for several Christmases. I thought I’d lost them when we moved, but they were buried in a box hidden in the corner of … Continue reading
GIVE THANKS IN THE NAME OF THE LORD!
ART BY PAUL BOECHER© “And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” Colossians 3:17
IN THE WEEDS
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Camouflaged right in the forefront, hidden there among the weeds, Obscured from anyone’s vision, his countenance supercedes, The morsels of remaining corn, become his holiday feast, But no one sees that he is there, … Continue reading
GOD NEVER LETS GO
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Our lives are like a thin, frayed thread, Our thoughts are filled with fear and dread, The tines of life like wildfire spread, We even wish that we were dead, Yet God would not release His … Continue reading
A NATURAL BRIDGE
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© We travel the highway of life, depending upon the road, Some trails have been blazed before us, as others their burdens towed. Yet there are still roads untraveled, paths filled with trials unknown, A … Continue reading
FROZEN LANDSCAPE
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Light in darkness – sweet redemption – all my sins he melts away, He brings life from deep depression – cradling in his arms each day, In darkest hours I make … Continue reading
THE PEACE OF GOD
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Looking back on days gone by, Gazing at a muddied sky, In the twinkling of an eye, The peace of God is there, Trudging through the path of life, Summing up our … Continue reading
STAYING ALIVE
ART & INSPIRATION FROM PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© I wonder if, as we grow older, we sometimes lose the joy of our youth. We’ve experienced highs and lows for many years and the lows kind of overshadow the high points of life. … Continue reading
WHAT ONCE WAS …
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Bold brush strokes, slide across an empty canvas, A dab of color, a splash of pigment, the imagination of the artist, What we see may not match his interpretation, What we feel through … Continue reading
GOD’S WORD ALONE
Your Word, Lord, is perfect. Its teachings are true, By faith we accept it, not by what we do, Your words can give strength to our weak minds each day, Our path is made straight by the things that you … Continue reading
WHO – HOO ARE YOU?
NEW ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© The sky is turning golden now, the children run the streets, We can’t tell who they have become, a ghost beneath the sheets, A super hero or a queen, a zombie … Continue reading
COME UNTO HIM
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© His life was a mess. He was tattered and torn; still he slowly approached the door, He had lost every hope. He was broken and worn. Yet he felt there had to … Continue reading
THE MASTER DESIGNER
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Carved from depths of hardened granite, pushing forth with force unknown, Placed upon this glorious planet, by the Hand of God alone, Through His skill and engineering, His design fits every need, With … Continue reading
WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Why is it when we strive for peace, in nature’s purest repose, In quietest tranquility, there’s often none I suppose, For every sanctuary has its own cacophony, We try to separate ourselves, but others are … Continue reading
GREEN PASTURES
ART & INSPIRATION FROM 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 with … Continue reading
THE NEW OLD HOUSE
Two years ago, we moved into our “little house on the highway” or as I refer to it, the new, old house. The picture is not of our house, but one of Paul’s older paintings of a cottage in the … Continue reading
TROUBLED WATERS
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Waters churning, waves are rising, still the Lamb of God is there, Swirling winds uncompromising, there is nothing we need fear, Sails unfurling, mast revising, casting doubt on God’s presence, Still He holds the wheel … Continue reading
INTO THE WOODS
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© It’s the time of the year when folks go and hunt deer, When they bond and have fun from the dawn of the sun. As I sit here at home, by myself all … Continue reading
PEREGRINE FALCON
WOOD SCULPTURE & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© A raptor of a different sort, inhabits most the planet, It much prefers the warmer spots, near mountains, cliffs and rivers, No matter where God places him, he won’t take it for granted, He soars … Continue reading
KING OF ALL
WOOD SCULPTURE & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© On the days when I feel useless, when I simply cannot move, When my heart is full of vigor, but I can’t get in the groove, That’s the time I need my Savior, The true … Continue reading
