Happy Easter!

I am protected

held close

when I feel I have no strength to hang on.

When I have no answers

only questions

I still turn to my Heavenly Father God.

Under His wings

in the shadow of His wings

I am treasured

loved.

God gave His son for my sin

there is no shame to hold

because He took it on the cross.

Holy God could not bear to look at His only treasure hanging there 

for me 

for all.

It does not end there, at the cross

or at the tomb.

That's where it begins.

God's power raised Christ from the dead

so He could live inside me.

 I have this Treasure

I bear it not only in my heart

but in my being.

I carry Him with me

in little snippets of His Word

which is also who He is.

He covers me with His feathers...

with love to you who stop here to read, Debra                

 My Sam.

Paperclay angel

 I had forgotten all about this angel that I made...

I'm happy that Blogger saves all my old photos. It's fun to go back and look at them.

Happy, old photos from my blogs...

My mom and dad had this visitor on their porch...

I made the animal sculptures from the hedge prunings in our yard.

One of my geese doing a purely goose thing with water...

 Our rescue, Cheyenne, with Tutu

Have a happy day!

A Kitchen from Beamish

 Kitchen from Beamish

Acrylic on wood, 8"x10"

I asked Lin from linsartyblobs.blogspot.com if I could paint one of her photos. She graciously agreed, so here it is. Please visit her blog where she shows her delightful art and beautiful photos.

I looked up Beamish and found this info online from Wikipedia:

"Beamish, previously named 'Pit Hill,' is a village in County Durham, England, situated to the NE of Stanley. The village is contained within Hell Hole Wood and is home to Beamish Museum, an open air museum seeking to replicate a northern town of the early 20th century."

Thank you so much Lin-I had fun painting this!

In winter...

 Acrylic on cradled wood.

The snow is pretty but we have had enough of winter.

We have a few bunnies that we watch from our warm and cozy house.

I put out veg peelings-I think they have eaten them, or something else has.

There are also mysterious large dog prints that I have been seeing for a long time. It's one dog, and it just walks along our paths.

I actually think it's a wolf.

There are no loose dogs in our area.

But lots of wild animals.

It is a lovely place to be.

Even in winter...

Stay safe please

 "Bad Birds"

Debra Smith, acrylic on canvas

Please stay safe in the storm.