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Journey Sunset, BEHOLDING God's gifts, thoughts from Texas Artist Laurie Pace



  ©Laurie Pace       Graphics One Design 2023

 Journey Sunset
24 x 24  Oils on Canvas
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 by Laurie Pace  

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"With thoughts of Christmas and the New Year, I think of the end of this year coming swiftly.  It is not like a sunset because of the cold of winter and cloudy skies... but it is like the sunset will bring in the next sunrise and 2023. I love painting sailboats, water and sunsets together... they bring joy to me." 

Starting Over?

Often in December, I get really excited about the 'start over' of the next year and start making plans of things to do or to paint.  December is a blooming time in my head for what could be ahead. New ideas, new plans, new challenges, new worlds of thought and new races to run. 

Despite the doomsday of most news outlets that things are changing for the worse through 'global warming' (which is not a fact) and 'inequality' in our lives (which is in the eyes of the beholder... not in our family) and the threat to our economy of a depression and a recession (which we are probably facing due to the political decisions in Washington) ...  WE MUST cling to the reality of God and what His plans are for our country here in the USA. Look for doomsday and you will find it.  Be happy of heart. Count your blessings daily. Smile when you are out among people. Share the warmth of a greeting and always find time to serve others.  

We should think about keeping our lives simple and our existence more simple. There is a rapid expansion of many industries with changes incurring in our lives and our future.  REMEMBER you still have choices.

I recommend if you are stressed, figure out what complicates your life to that precipice of stress? If the 'things' you have in your home do not bring joy and a smile to your life, you need to get rid of them. Maybe your home is too large and you should downsize and clean out your belongings.

I want to be part of God's world here and in heaven.  Terry and I realize accumulating more stuff is not the correct answer at all. So as I consider next year, Simplify is one of my go forward words. But second is the word BEHOLDING...I want to behold GOD in everything in my life from sunrise to sunrise. In the smile of my granddaughter, in the song of the birds, in the cool winds, the crunch of snow, the splash of puddles, the love of my husband, the music from my guitars or piano... it is an infinite list of God's touch in our lives.  It is time to focus on what we do have and not what we do not have. 

This is our journey but after the sunset follows a beautiful SUNRISE. BEHOLD THE LORD.

Follow the Spirit of the Paint... with Laurie Pace
“ Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.." James 1:17


Laurie Pace - A Texas Artist 


             


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Laurie is an international artist, her paintings are collected in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Germany, DuBai, Portugal, Italy, France, Germany, the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, St Thomas, Romania, Greece, Croatia, and Ecuador.  



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