When I was thirteen years old, I read a book; I can't tell you what the title was, nor who wrote it. This was over thirty years ago. I don't even remember if it was fiction or non-fiction.
All I remember -- like a blazing sign -- was the term "Forgive and Continue".
The phrase made such a deep impression on me, I hand-lettered "Forgive and Continue" onto an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper (maybe it was a 9 x 12?) and taped it up on my bedroom door, facing out towards the hallway. I placed it top and center, and underneath on the rest of the door hung were taped little drawings or pictures I had cut out from magazines so I could enjoy them when my door was open.
I walk a very strange path. I am too church-nerdy for most art folks, too comic-booky for most arts folks, too artsy for most comic book folks, and too arty for most church folks.I'm telling you, it's a weird path. t has taken me decades to reconcile this oddball path and make peace with it, mostly because it has been a very in-between place, and in a way it was lonely, especially when I was younger. Especially since some will consider you neither saint nor sinner "enough" for either side! Still others will consider me somewhat of a dilettante. But we are all human. And we are all loved by God.
As for me, I am a sinner, and I am saved by the Blood of my Lord Jesus Christ. I am grateful for His loving kindness and mercy towards me. I came to this realization in my late 20s, and I'm grateful for the happiness He has brought my soul. (For some people that's plum crazy talk. But I've learned to live with that, too. lol)
So for a very long while (no, seriously, it's been years!) I've been considering starting this blog. Mostly because I need to leave my main blog focused on comics and drawing ... because, that is what I do. I draw, and I tell stories. But I am also a teacher. And in spite of my very human flaws I still have this pull to write simple things regarding faith and growth and I'm fascinated with our spiritual walk with God and want to encourage others to. So I just have to give these types of posts their own place. I want you to know Life has a reason and need for us, and God searches for us to search for Him.
I hope these posts would be of some use. :)
All I remember -- like a blazing sign -- was the term "Forgive and Continue".
The phrase made such a deep impression on me, I hand-lettered "Forgive and Continue" onto an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper (maybe it was a 9 x 12?) and taped it up on my bedroom door, facing out towards the hallway. I placed it top and center, and underneath on the rest of the door hung were taped little drawings or pictures I had cut out from magazines so I could enjoy them when my door was open.
I walk a very strange path. I am too church-nerdy for most art folks, too comic-booky for most arts folks, too artsy for most comic book folks, and too arty for most church folks.I'm telling you, it's a weird path. t has taken me decades to reconcile this oddball path and make peace with it, mostly because it has been a very in-between place, and in a way it was lonely, especially when I was younger. Especially since some will consider you neither saint nor sinner "enough" for either side! Still others will consider me somewhat of a dilettante. But we are all human. And we are all loved by God.
As for me, I am a sinner, and I am saved by the Blood of my Lord Jesus Christ. I am grateful for His loving kindness and mercy towards me. I came to this realization in my late 20s, and I'm grateful for the happiness He has brought my soul. (For some people that's plum crazy talk. But I've learned to live with that, too. lol)
So for a very long while (no, seriously, it's been years!) I've been considering starting this blog. Mostly because I need to leave my main blog focused on comics and drawing ... because, that is what I do. I draw, and I tell stories. But I am also a teacher. And in spite of my very human flaws I still have this pull to write simple things regarding faith and growth and I'm fascinated with our spiritual walk with God and want to encourage others to. So I just have to give these types of posts their own place. I want you to know Life has a reason and need for us, and God searches for us to search for Him.
I hope these posts would be of some use. :)
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