Tag Archives: wisdom
SIGNS OF THINGS TO COME . . .
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER The watercolor painting shows the fading color of October. The brilliance we’ve see in the past couple weeks will probably retreat soon and we look to another season that seems colorless at … Continue reading
CHILL TIME . . .
When we are surrounded by mass media which hammers us with fake news, half-truths, scandal, downright lies and simply too much of everything, it’s time to chill out. That should be easy at my age, My body has been chillin’ for … Continue reading
HOW DOES GOING TO CHURCH HELP ME?
“Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6 When I was just a small child, my parents made a point of taking me to church … Continue reading
MAKING MEMORIES . . .
Memories are like a flash drive. We store them in our brains for future reference. We tuck them into another place so we can forget about them temporarily. We might not like the memory we’ve created so we can delete … Continue reading
OCTOBER 12TH – WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
It used to be called Columbus Day but now is known as Indigenous People Day. My husband sketched this piece in watercolor pencil when he participated in a rendezvous of early settlers in America. He was acting as an 1800s … Continue reading
ANOTHER DAY – ANOTHER WEEK . . .
My sister and I used to refer to our mom as the Energizer Bunny. You’ve probably known someone like that, who just keeps on going. Mom was 86 when she passed away and fought hard all the way. We thought … Continue reading
DIVIDED, WE FALL . . .
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© This painting was done as the backdrop for “Such a Time as This,” a musical version of the story of Esther, from the Bible. Paul, being the artist that he was, often designed … Continue reading
WHEN OLD BECOMES NEW . . .
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© I’m not sure of the location of this painting by Paul, but it could be someone’s home or possibly an event center in a park. I’ve always had trouble painting buildings, but … Continue reading
ONE ON ONE WITH GOD . . .
I’ve always admired King David and his intimate relationship with God. He messed up, strayed from God’s commandments, yet he was considered the apple of God’s eye. I often wondered at some of his psalms and the angry demands he made … Continue reading
A BAZILLION DREAMS . . .
One of my favorite songs from “The Greatest Showman,” is “A Million Dreams.” The story of the famous P.T. Barnum is told through music, dance and a cast of many is one filled with dreams. Barnum looked nothing like Hugh … Continue reading
CARVING A PATH . . .
“As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental … Continue reading
OCTOBER MUSINGS . . .
Here we are, into the first week of October – another month with 31 days, lots of festivities and pumpkins galore. My family celebrates three birthdays this month. Two of them, will reach a milestone of 80 while the other … Continue reading
SUNDAY PRAYER . . .
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER Dear, Lord, You have blessed me beyond compare this week. Through each day you’ve given me hope. In my waking and my sleeping you’ve covered me with your protection. You’ve given me another … Continue reading
EBONY AND IVORY . . .
PHOTOGRAPHY & POETRY BY KATHY BOECHER© It was a lovely day in October a few years ago. The color was just beginning to ebb. Soon the green landscape would explode with oranges, reds, burnt umber and yellow. Paul and I … Continue reading
WALKING THROUGH HELL . . .
ORIGINAL ART & INSPIRATION BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Imagine what the early explorers of America thought when they reached what now is Yellowstone National Park. What would you think when seeing the paint pots of simmering smoke? Colors that … Continue reading
HIDDEN . . .
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER A city of blazing lights can cover all the ugliness of the other world, A world that lies beneath the bridge of deception, hate, fear and addiction, Underneath that hidden territory where sin abounds, There, … Continue reading
THE HARVEST . . .
ART & INSPIRATION FROM PAUL & KATHY BOECHER Like any gardener or farmer, I often grow impatient. I want to see results within days of my planting. I soon remember that in this blogging world of ours, there are many seeds … Continue reading
NEVER GIVE UP . . .
Why is it, that in a community of believers, there’s still room for the “put down?” Maybe because we’re human. Maybe because the devil is still allowed to roam the earth and tear away at the souls and hearts of … Continue reading
FINDING PEACE . . .
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER This painting shows the change of season. We are still in the beginning stages of this transition, but soon all the foliage will lay helplessly on the floor of the forest. It will … Continue reading
NO FEAR IN DEATH . . .
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Today would have been our 62 anniversary. Quite the milestone. The team of Paul & Kathy Boecher began much earlier than that. We met as Freshmen in high school back in 1957. … Continue reading
