Category Archives: art
SOLITUDE
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Where is that simple, quiet place, that you’ve been longing for, Is it within your own backyard or at your own front door, It can be the peaceful beauty, we hold within our hand, … Continue reading
PRAISE THE LORD
ART BY PAUL BOECHER© – WORDS FROM PSALM 150, HOL BIBLE, ESV Praise the LORD! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness! Praise him … Continue reading
INTERIOR TURMOIL
Depression and suicide seem to go hand in hand. Sometimes getting to the bottom of a problem requires letting go of it. Sometimes we need to share our thoughts with others. Sometimes we have to look for the signs and … Continue reading
BUILT ON SOLID GROUND
ART & POETRY FROM PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© An edifice of solid rock, kissed by the waves below, A fortress carved by God’s own hand, His power He does show, Yet within that stone embankment, a quiet peace does live, A … Continue reading
CRUSHED
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© It begins as cold, hardened, ice, Glistening in the crevices of mountain glaciers, Slowly the heat of the sun brings relief, It melts under the warmth of it, Becoming free from the … Continue reading
EVEN ON THE DARKEST DAY
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© A life once filled with loneliness, a heart that seemed like stone, Has turned to Christ and all at once, that life is not alone, To walk without the Son of God … Continue reading
TWO TREES
Revelation 22:14 – Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© In the … Continue reading
REFRESHMENT
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Though fears assail and haunt me, my Jesus will be there, He knows my every weakness, He feels my every care, Through valleys dark He leads me, He’s always at my … Continue reading
THIS OLD HOUSE
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© A solid base with bones still strong. A place where love and peace belong, A fortress from the outside noise. A buttress which retains our joys, The inner walls are cracked and dry. Like … Continue reading
THE OLD ROUND BARN
ART & INSPIRATION BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Watercolor sketch painted plein air. The old round barn has been the site of many of Paul’s paintings recently. It used to serve its purpose as a working farm, but today it sits … Continue reading
VITALITY
ART & INSPIRATION FROM PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Yesterday, my husband completed teaching an acrylic arts program for those aged 55 and older. The class consisted of ten students – some seasoned artists and others who were fairly new to … Continue reading
SOME CALL HIM A GENIUS
Portrait of Olga Picasso – 1924 – She was Picasso’s first wife, married on July 12, 1918. She met the artist at the theatre in which she was performing with the ballet. Picasso designed the set and costumes. She bore … Continue reading
A NATION, UNDER GOD
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© As the heat of the day pours down, and the children laugh and play, As grills sizzle with barbecue, cars fill up the interstate, We are drawn to the lakes and streams to be … Continue reading
FINDING PEACE
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Where is that peaceful, quiet place that you are longing for, Is it in empty moments while waiting to do more, Will you find peace and contentment among the birds that sing, Or does … Continue reading
REMINDERS OF THE COST
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© They called it Decoration Day so many years ago, We’d dress our bikes with crepe paper to let our neighbors know, Our pride was in the best place yet for anyone to … Continue reading
IF MY PEOPLE …
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I … Continue reading
SUMMER HOLIDAY
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Just weeks ago the lakes were ice, the land was filled with snow, Our dreams of summer quickly died, winter would not let go, Now days of heat and sunny skies are on … Continue reading
WILL IT EVER END?
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Shots ring out, Bodies fall, Troubled mind, Has heard the call, A call to self destruction, A call within his mind, A place for his instruction, Becomes a killing field, We cry … Continue reading
WHAT DO YOU SEE? PART 5
– ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© When we judge by the things we see, our opinions may be wrong, With just the outward appearance, we’re merely tagging along, Our vision is blurred by our thoughts, our judgment … Continue reading
WHAT DO YOU SEE – PART 4
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© “Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.” Henry David Thoreau We always strive to tell the truth, but it can be so hard, When asked for our true opinion, … Continue reading
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