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Not Overthinking Life

Not Overthinking Life  © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2026 Cinnamon Rolls Recipe from the 1800's A Thoughtful Perspective by Laurie Pace   I was reminded this week how easily we overthink even the simplest things — and in this case, it came from my kitchen. I was making a small loaf of bread using a quick recipe when I realized halfway through that the yeast I used was six months expired. Instead of panicking, I simply started a second loaf with yeast that was still within date. And that’s when my mind started racing. What did I do differently? Did I forget something? Should I have done it another way? Here’s the funny part — both loaves turned out great. Yet the next day, I made the same recipe again and caught myself doing it all over. Hovering. Questioning. Overthinking every step. Nothing was wrong with the bread. The worry was entirely in my head. Life can be like that too. We replay conversations, decisions, and moments long after t...

Dawn Rising

© Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2026 Celebrating Life Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   Restoration & Hope — Why God is the Safest Place Every relationship journey will eventually reach a moment of reckoning.  In today's world, after vulnerability, disappointment, boundaries, and the tension between self-interest and selflessness, the heart longs for something steady—something safe. That place is God. People, even those close to us, cannot carry the full weight of our hopes, healing, and identity. They are imperfect, limited, and shaped by their own struggles. Expecting them to be our source of restoration often leads to deeper disappointment. Seriously, God never intended human relationships to replace Him. My own experience has taught me this. Healing can only Begin with God God is not surprised by our brokenness. He meets us there. “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” Psalm 147:...

Sunning on the side of Despair... where do you lose your happiness?

   © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2020 Sunning  by Laurie Pace - Available Visit Ellepace.com to see available artwork.   This is a beautiful painting on birch wood with layers of acrylic glazing! It is ready to hang and does not need to be framed. “For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” Ralph Waldo Emerson My father-in-law had a saying.. "You can get glad just like you get mad."  We find ourselves quoting him often. Between the headlines or...wait, the SCARELINES and the current pandemic, who really knows how to react or what to believe.  1. Where did it all start to unravel for many of us?  When did so many stop believing in God?  We like to claim credit for everything we do. "I" is a large part of our outlay to others. God works in all of us, and for 'I' to take credit for it all really is not going the right direction. Now sometimes "I" chose...