Diane O'ConnorJan 222 minUnique as a SnowflakeIt's snowing this morning—large flakes floating down lazily from the sky. I sat and watched for awhile, mesmerized by the peacefulness of...
Diane O'ConnorJan 164 minBuild CommunityA FOCUS FOR 2022 As 2021 was coming to a close, I was asking the Lord to show me what I should focus on as we entered 2022. I kept...
Diane O'ConnorJan 133 minLittle Yellow HouseA Story of Transformation "If I were a house I’d be a little yellow house, with gables, a white spindled porch, cascading flower boxes,...
Diane O'ConnorApr 24, 20214 minResurrected DreamsAfter I became a Christ-follower, I desperately wanted to clarify my calling and serve the Lord with everything I had. I began thinking...
Diane O'ConnorApr 24, 20213 minInside-OutINSIDE OUT ART PRINT by Kerri Rosenthal "Inside-out" is a theme in my life. Over the years, God has woven inside-out thinking into the...
Diane O'ConnorApr 18, 20215 minHandling ConflictHandling Conflict - A Key to Healthy Relationships I asked myself,"Who should I be leading?," and then I boxed in five leadership domains...
Diane O'ConnorJan 3, 20212 minThree Life Lessons From a Poppy PaintingBLUE VASE POPPIES, MIXED MEDIA ACRYLIC, 16 x 20 Life Lesson 1: If you do not like the direction life is going, try changing your...
Diane O'ConnorJan 1, 20213 minYo-Yo? Or Railroad Tracks?We may often feel like the journey of our lives is full of "highs and lows," or "best and worst experiences." I've often heard the...
Diane O'ConnorOct 22, 20203 minShalom in the Chaos"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let...
Diane O'ConnorSep 28, 20203 minA Different Way to Help — 2: Exploring SolutionsIn Part 1: The Dilemma, I concluded that we live in a world of urgent physical, emotional, and spiritual need—and we desperately want to...
Diane O'ConnorSep 28, 20205 minA Different Way to Help — 1: The DilemmaThere's a lot of talk right now about "need" and "systems being broken." I see many good-willed people scrambling to understand and...
Diane O'ConnorSep 22, 20203 minCommaOne day on the Sabbath Jesus stood up in the temple to read. The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it he found...
Diane O'ConnorSep 18, 20207 minUrgent!With the downward spiral of everything in the world right now I'm feeling a sense of urgency. Not a panic, but a compelling nudge
Diane O'ConnorSep 5, 20204 minSmall ThingsI came across this print in my art room this week. I hadn't seen it for years, but it triggered all kinds of emotions and memories. When...
Diane O'ConnorSep 1, 20204 minMy Story—Unsuccessful Bridge-BuilderAN UNSUCCESSFUL BRIDGE-BUILDER [My story—The Short Version] God placed me in a great family in a suburb of Milwaukee, and my childhood...
Diane O'ConnorAug 25, 20204 minComplete Unity“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one,...
Diane O'ConnorAug 12, 20203 minBuilding Trust Trust - The Key to Healthy Relationships “To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.” George MacDonald I've been thinking a...
Diane O'ConnorAug 6, 20202 minEveryday MiraclesI love summer! I look forward each winter to days of sunshine and warmth. I'm outside as much as possible—it seems I have a renewed sense...
Diane O'ConnorJul 7, 20201 minRadiate Hope"Now may God, the inspiration and fountain of hope, fill you to overflowing with uncontainable joy and perfect peace as you trust in Him....
Diane O'ConnorJun 24, 20204 minUnder the DeskI remember the threat of communism as a child . . . and the possibility of physical attack. The cold war started in 1947. It was a stand...