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Red Moon Winter Solstice - Day 9 Giveaway


Red moon rising for the winter Solstice with two horses

©Laurie Pace       Graphics One Design 2024
Red Moon Winter Solstice
Oil on Canvas  SOLD  by Laurie Pace  


Day 9 Giveaway winner is MK Shipp

It is cold here in Texas at night and in the early morning. We thought we were going to have a warm week, but no idea past today any more. This painting was done I think back in 2010 at my studio on the lake. We had a red winter solstice Moon... and it was beautiful... so I painted some horses I had taken photos of at our friends ranch. 

2 Corinthians 12:9 "But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me."

Becoming a grandparent is wonderful. We have a 27 year old grandson we helped raise until he was six. He was our first grandchild.  He calls me "Mum" and his grandfather "Bampa".  It was life changing and especially when they live with you. Your love grows unconditionally for them at the earliest moment of life. Your love grows deeper with each year and experience watching them grow.  When you lose a grandchild it is not just the life lost that you grieve but also all the treasured hopes and dreams of watching them grow into adulthood, marry and have your great grandchildren. We did not lose our first grandson we lost our second grandchild in their middle teens. 

This loss is profound and cannot even be explained. The pain every day is acute and our emotions catch us breaking out in tears that will not stop through out the day and the night. At times it seems impossible to breathe. The journey through this pain seems insurmountable. This will last the rest of our lives because this child had over 15 years of experiences and memories being with us almost every day when they were young... and I homeschooled this child. They painted with me in my studio and they were incredibly talented. 

I do not believe the devastation and pain will just go away. I believe we will learn to live with it for our lifetime ahead. God's grace is sufficient for us as we walk through these days in our pain and sadness. In addition we are really worried about our son and his journey ahead.  

Our Christmas Family Gathering on Christmas Eve Day is forever changed. Hold tight to those you love and count your blessings every day. God is with us.   He goes before us and He walks with us. 
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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