Desert Sun 30 x 40 Abstract Contemporary Equine ARt Horse Oil Painting by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

'Desert Sun'

30 x 40 Oil on Canvas

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Morning has broken with reflections of yesterday and our trip. The first word that came to mind as we drove north/northwest was the word obstacles. Driving up to Bogota from Mt Vernon is about 25 miles from our place. We then turn northwest toward Paris Texas. That is where it came to mind. Two lane road with speed limit of 70. We are behind a truck pulling a very very large red combine on a trailer. He kept trying to pull partially off on the side of the road but oncoming traffic was too thick to chance it. We got around him finally and then we encountered someone's new house ( Modular home) being trucked up Hwy 271. Not only did you have the truck pulling the long trailer bed with the house on it..(It had a pretty green roof and shutters) you had a follow truck with blinking lights. This group was only going maybe 35 mph and it was way wide. They were already over the side of the the road. It took about 10 min before we were clear for a long enough distance to get around all of that parade.

We cruised into Paris with out another problem and took the south loop around to Hwy 82. Heading dead west we then encountered a truck hauling used appliances going slow; the next one was a semi truck in training. A new truck driver was in a 'learning truck' getting a feel of the road with an instructor. We were not clear if he was going slow because of it being his first lesson or if there was a governor on the gas to keep him under 50 mph. After following him about 10 min with out a chance to pass, we began to slow down more. As we went around another curve I could see ahead of the training truck where there were two old farm trucks pulling two old trailers full of cows. They were only going about 40 mph.

We could have grown frustrated but we were at our exit for Bonham at last. It suggested to me that obstacles are part of life every single day. Often they slow us down or even bring us to a screeching halt. When you try to run around them you usually encounter more obstacles by trying to avoid the first one. Might be best to just slow down during your day and sit back and wait. Why are we always in such a hurry?

I do have a laugh for the day. On the way home in Toco, TX we passed a house and I saw a silver mail box with the red flag up on the side of the road. That usually means mail is in the box waiting to be picked up. Well, the box was mounted on the top of a flag pole by the road and not on ground level. It was clearly marked on the side, "AIR MAIL". I had visions of an old Cessna swooping down and the pilot reaching for the mail to go out!

Laurie

“For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; it is he who will save us.”- Isaiah 33:22

A Bit of Wonder Contemporary Horse Oil Daily Painting Art by Laurie Justus Pace 24 x 30 x 2 inches of thick buttery oils! Contact me to purchase: Laurie "This is the day that the Lord has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it". Psalm 118:24 It was a day of celebration yesterday as Lauren Gracen was born. Stacey began her labor around nine in the morning and was ready to push by 12:15, but they held her off while getting things set up. Took four good contractions with multiple pushes and the baby was there! All grandparents accounted for to count the toes and fingers! My admiration is for my daughter and her bravery and calmness despite the tension and newness of what she faced. I was honored to be there as the baby was delivered seeing my granddaughter push out into the light and take her first breathe... and then cry... and that she did. Terry was able to participate and he and Larry helped with pushing and getting Stacey upright for the process and then Terry was hon...

Arrival...Refrigerator?

© Laurie Pace Graphics One Design 2024 Arrival Oil on Canvas SOLD by Laurie Pace Proverbs 16:3 "Commit to the Lord whtever you do, and he will establish your plans." Worrisome times laced with prayers. The world seems like a scary place lately. Praying for everyone affected by the last two hurricanes. My adventures today were the result of a dead refrigerator. I have loved my Kitchen Aid refrigerator very much. The first one in the 'French Kitchen' look died at 13 months. Hubby wanted the same refrigerator. Well this one made it four years and a few months. I cannot believe appliances are not made to last longer...but wait, is that because they make more money if we have to replace it in 4-5 years? You replace your mattress at least every 7 years... and your washer dryer, you might get 7 years out of those... The stoves seem to make it closer to 10 years. We are Lowe's customers, and Robert ...

The Marsh... of our lives? Walking with God.

© Laurie Pace Graphics One Design 2024 The Marsh 6 x 12 inches Oil on Canvas SOLD by Laurie Pace I did two of these paintings about three years ago. They both sold immediately to a Florida Collector. Simple and elegant for a horse painting. Ephesians 5:1-2 "Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma." One of the biggest challenges in walking with God is trusting Him and not trying to out think Him or to do everything your way. It never works. The Apostle Paul wrote of his own struggles in Romans 7 . Romans 7: 22-23 “ So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the ...

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