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Father [ Part 1 ]
For almost a year now, The Lord has been taking me deeper in my understanding of him as my loving Father. It started last year with a...

Diane O'Connor
May 13, 20202 min read


Peace
Things seemed to be going wrong. Everywhere. It seemed like no matter what I did I was always wishing I did not feel so much Stress and...

Diane O'Connor
May 11, 20204 min read


Overcoming Fear
Over the past couple years it finally sunk in to my heart that Fear is not merely a feeling. God's Word tells me Fear is a spirit. And...

Diane O'Connor
May 10, 20204 min read


Light
SERMON ON THE MOUNT Right before all of this COVID stuff started getting serious, the Lord had put it on my heart to begin a 9-week study...

Diane O'Connor
May 9, 20202 min read


Finding My Joy
Me: "Oh NO - I lost my joy!!!! Bob: "What?" Me: "I can't find it - I misplaced my joy!" Bob: "What?" Me: "You know, the small mixed media...

Diane O'Connor
May 3, 20201 min read


Walk Out
"May you prosper and be in heath even as your soul prospers." 3 John 1:2 So I told you about my Crash of 2019. This is the story of...

Diane O'Connor
Apr 3, 20203 min read


For My Life
"May you prosper and be in heath even as your soul prospers." 3 John 1:2 In my post - Crash of 2019 - I shared about the...

Diane O'Connor
Apr 2, 20204 min read


Crash of 2019
"May you prosper and be in heath even as your soul prospers." 3 John 1:2 In 2019 I crashed. It happened before—I'd had a physical crash...

Diane O'Connor
Apr 1, 20203 min read


Random Pieces
I came across an unfinished “watercolor quilt” that I had started years ago - It’s made up of scraps - tiny random squares of floral...

Diane O'Connor
Apr 24, 20191 min read


Whispers and Nudges
Whisper (noun) : a very soft, quiet way of speaking that can only be heard by people who are near Nudge (noun) : a slight or gentle push...

Diane O'Connor
Apr 19, 20192 min read


Let It Go!
I accidentally ended up on a unique journey since the beginning of 2019 . . . After saying good bye to my 99 year old dad at the end of...

Diane O'Connor
Mar 27, 20193 min read


Mom's Calendars
In 2012 I was in the middle of designing a group coaching experience for leaders on the topic of clarifying your personal values. I was...

Diane O'Connor
Jan 14, 20192 min read


Altered Art
I've been having some fun picking up prints or mass-produced art pieces and enhancing them so they are more my style . . . sometimes it...

Diane O'Connor
Jun 5, 20172 min read


Lil' Pea
I heard about a children's play at our local library Lil' Pea. There was a call for artists who had any type of "peacock art" that could be

Diane O'Connor
May 1, 20171 min read


Maximizing! Altered Art
I'm a major "Maximizer" . . . always seeing even MORE potential in things that are already pretty great . . . According to...

Diane O'Connor
Mar 5, 20171 min read


Love my bike!
I wanted to try a mixed media piece using Modge Podge on 1/4" birch plywood (one side smooth). I bought a 4'x'8' at Home Depot and had...

Diane O'Connor
Feb 3, 20173 min read


What's In Your Heart
"Inside - Out." This has been a theme in my life. In the 80's when I was teaching art at my children's Christian school I kept praying...

Diane O'Connor
Jan 14, 20173 min read


Old Door - New Accent!
Saw this door by the side of the road and asked permission to rescue it! It was the perfect piece to add a little color to the corner of my

Diane O'Connor
Jun 6, 20161 min read


GIVE - SAVE - SPEND
This Christmas, Bob & I decided we would create presents for our 11 grands that would help us pass on our some of our values. As a...

Diane O'Connor
Jan 5, 20161 min read


Texture & More Texture!
Last year I repurposed a "peachy oil painting" that someone was discarding. I turned it into a scenes with birch trees. It never felt...

Diane O'Connor
Nov 3, 20151 min read