© Laurie Pace Graphics One Design 2026 Indian Paint Oil on Canvas SOLD by Laurie Pace THROUGH “Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials…” — James 1:2 None of us asks for the difficult days. We don't ask for the deep water or the unexpected changes. Yet those times often teach us how much we need God—and how much we need one another. Sometimes we lean on Him. Sometimes He places someone beside us to help us keep moving. And sometimes we are given the opportunity to be that person for someone else. Isaiah 43:2 tells us: “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you…” There is one word in that verse I keep returning to. Through. We are going somewhere. We are not promised that today will remain as it is forever. So if today is difficult, lift your eyes. Keep moving. Keep trusting. Let someone walk beside you. You are not alone. God is there. And there is hope ahead....
© Laurie Pace Graphics One Design 2026 My Traveling Zinnias What Gives Us Life “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.” — Psalm 46:1 We have all heard it: Bloom where you are planted. Apparently, no one explained that to our zinnias. It is August in Texas. The heat is relentless and we are heading into a sun forced Indian Summer in September. The winds are coming hard out of the south, the grass is burning beneath our feet, and watering is restricted to two certain days. We are up at 4:30 in the morning on those days, trying to give the enormous oak trees, flowers and grass enough water to endure another three or four days. Some of the zinnias have had enough. They haven't died. They've moved. Well...as much as a zinnia can move. They have bent almost to the ground and stretched themselves toward the shade beneath our porch swing. And there, tucked away from the worst of the Texas sun, they are still blooming. Bees are still buzzi...