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A Season of Hope, A Season of Prayer by Texas Artist Laurie Pace, Life After Sixty

   © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2020 Life After Sixty: A Season of Hope. A Season of Prayer.  by Texas Artist Laurie Pace Visit Ellepace.com to see available artwork.   “Prayer is not asking. Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God, at His disposition, and listening to His voice in the depth of our hearts. ” ― Mother Teresa We are coming upon the start of Advent of the Christmas Season. on the 29th of November is the first Sunday of Advent.  In preparation of a healthier mindset, I have decided to steer pretty clear of engaging in anything but this season of Hope and Prayer.   Yesterday I woke up early.  Sunday mornings I would rather sleep in a bit past 5 am! I decided to grab my ipad and listen to Pastor Morris' message from Saturday Church at Gateway, Southlake, Texas.  I do believe his sermon was meant to stir us into preparing our heart for what was ahead, both for advent as well as the situations growing violent throu

The Five Candles

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2017  Christmas Day ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The light - the hope, the joy, the peace, the love - is among us now." Sarah Bessey  Sarahbessey.com    "An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the Angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.  Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the messiah, the Lord." Luke 2: 9-11 #horsepainting  #lauriepaceart  #equineart Laurie Pace A Texas Artist          My Website         

Let there be Peace . . .

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2017 Peace Advent 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- " I believe that peace-making is more in step with Jesus than peace-keeping. I believe the voices crying in the wilderness, prophesying with their lives about the Kingdom of God. ...  I believe that peace begins with forgiveness and conversation and reconciliation, oh, I believe in miracles, I'm so ridiculous. I believe that small acts of peace are still acts of peace." Sarah Bessey  SarahBessey.com Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me...and you. Christmas Eve is upon us.  "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the worl

The Third Sunday in Advent

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2017 Advent  The Third Sunday ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Joy is born, not from pretending everything is fine, but from holding both hope and truth together. ... Joy is the affirmation of the thing that is truer than any trouble, any affliction: the affirmation that love wins. Jesus is as good as we hope, it's all worth is, and all will be redeemed." Sarah Bessey  Sarah Bessey.com   Remember this day that your joy is rooted in the hope and confidence of our God. Jesus will return. God will not forsake us or forget us. God will never quit. His promised his unfailing love to us.  We celebrate the joyful event of Jesus'

The Whole Story, Second Sunday in Advent

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2017 Second Sunday in Advent ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The Birth of Christ is the central event in the history of the earth, the very thing the whole story has been about." C. S. Lewis  Our home and prayers are in preparation and anticipation. Keeping Christ in Christmas is most important. Allowing in the LIGHT (and pure love) of the world, gives us hope for the future. (Some faiths celebrate Faith or Peace on this Sunday.) Let us all focus on everywhere we have seen Love in Action this past week and then try to put more LOVE in action over the coming week. May you speak and walk in Love. "When Jesus spoke a

Your Fellow Human Beings . . . Mr Roger's Neighborhood

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2016 The Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “At the center of the Universe is a loving heart that continues to beat and that wants the best for every person. Anything that we can do to help foster the intellect and spirit and emotional growth of our fellow human beings, that is our job. Those of us who have this particular vision must continue against all odds. Life is for service.” ― Fred Rogers (Mr. Roger's Neighborhood) "Leonardo da Vinci painted the fresco (wall painting), "The Last Supper," in Santa Maria delle Grazie  church in Milan in three years (1495-1498). A very interesting story is

Preparation for the Future... Second Sunday in Advent Laurie Pace

   © +Laurie Pace         Graphics One Design 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available Paintings by Laurie Pace  Follow me on Facebook           Sign up for my monthly studio newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “This is what the past is for! Every experience God gives us, every person He puts in our lives is the perfect preparation for the future that only He can see.” ― Corrie ten Boom, The Hiding Place We are only four days into December and I feel like I am behind and I have not even started.  For many trying to feel fulfilled turns into personal need or even greed...the constant need to feel satisfied.   For some unexplainable reason, we begin to think 'enough simply becomes not enough'.   Living in the United States there seems to be excess pushed with every ad on television and across social media.  W