Category Archives: Christian devotion
TREASURE OR TREASURED
In my lifetime I have experienced living with little, living modestly, living with means and living with little once again. When you have money, it doesn’t mean you are happier or are twice blessed. It simply means you have more … Continue reading
WEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S SHOES
The image I selected for this post is somewhat tongue in cheek. I really believe that walking in another person’s shoes will enlighten you. It will show you that you can do something you didn’t think you could do and … Continue reading
BOASTING
It’s funny how words take on a different meaning over time. Pride – for example – used to mean an inner sense of accomplishment or a feeling we experience when doing something noble. Another word, Gay, once meant joyful and … Continue reading
I PREFER THE SHORCUT
The story of “Alice in Wonderland” has undergone a lot of scrutiny over the years. Some say it was written by one who was under the influence or just plain crazy. Others look for metaphorical genius within the words of … Continue reading
LIFT ME UP!
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Life can be but a mere whisper or it can be a consuming fire. The way we approach it will define who we are and where we’re going. If we go … Continue reading
SNOWY DAY
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© I never thought of white as my favorite color. All shades of blue and green and some shades of red or brilliant yellow are more my choice. White is the … Continue reading
FLOUNDERING
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© What happened to the days of our untethered youth. When all we needed required only truth, When worries were few and troubles simply unknown, What happened from then to the life we have sown, … Continue reading
LIFE SPANS
ORIGINAL ART & INSPIRATION BY KATHY BOECHER© The miracle of birth, Pushing its way through to life, For a brief time that life glimmers and shines, But all too soon it is snuffed out, Like a once brilliant bloom, it withers, It … Continue reading
DON’T LOOK BACK
We’re quickly approaching the end of another year. It’s time to pack up everything that happened in 2017 and add it to annals of history, but is it really a good idea to simply look ahead? We can learn much … Continue reading
THE PAUSE THAT REFRESHES
Wouldn’t it be nice if we could hit the pause button and stop the world for a time? Some days are more chaotic than others, but at this time of the year we all need to slow down and take a … Continue reading
IT ALL STARTS TOMORROW
A closer look at this painting of Paul’s, reveals the vastness of the surroundings dwarfing the beauty of these magnificent animals. Its been almost 50 years since this annual tradition of hunting deer in Wisconsin has stirred the excitement … Continue reading
DAYS OF YORE
PHOTO OF ME CIRCA 1944We all like to remember the pleasant things from our past. I think every generation believes that the “good old days” were the times they were growing up and young adults. George Washington undoubtedly preferred remembering the … Continue reading
GROANING
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHERy©in prayer. I put away my selfish thoughts and ask that you be there – My words cannot express my needs, but I know you understand. With groans that I can’t comprehend, you help … Continue reading
BLAZING GLORY
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY FROM PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© A shadow of the artist within the paint does fall, The hand that guides the paintbrush reacts to beauty’s call, He paints with simple brush stokes, caressing every space, Designing and embracing, the … Continue reading
CELEBRATING LUTHER OR CELEBRATING TRUTH
Within a few short weeks, the Lutheran church will celebrate the 500th anniversary of the nailing of the 95 Thesis on the church at Wittenburg, Germany and the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. My church is planning an outreach celebration … Continue reading
ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© A simple time when days were filled with elementary things, Like gathering wood and breathing air and songs that nature brings, Enjoying all the scenes of life within our earthly pale, And … Continue reading
CHANGING THE WORLD
The Lutheran Reformation will soon be celebrating its 500th anniversary. Tonight PBS airs “MARTIN LUTHER: THE IDEA THAT CHANGED THE WORLD,” the story of the Protestant Reformation and the use of means at hand to change the world with its teachings. On October … Continue reading
PICKING UP THE PIECES
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© A rusted pail, a broken wheel within a vacant field, A house that once was filled with love, the hands of time has stilled, These remnants of those days gone by, where bounty once … Continue reading
FINAL DAYS
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Reflections fill the waters still, the path is strewn with mist, The trees take on an Autumn glow, by sun they have been kissed, The grounds will soon be closed and … Continue reading
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