Empty dreams and unanswered prayer

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I have been dreaming and praying that this might be the year that I get published in Communication Arts Magazine. The dreamer just woke up to some disappointing news. I have been passed up again. It is moments like this that the critic will say... “prayer doesn't work, and dreams don't get anything done.” Well, this is what I know– I went into the woods in our back yard and made a giant swing for my kids and the neighborhood (how many people get to do that after a bad day?). It was in that moment that the Lord reminded me of a time six years ago when I lost an opportunity with a major client. This event was a terrible down turn in my design business which ultimately sent us packing up our belongings in California and move to Maryland. I prayed for that client just as much as I prayed for CA magazine. Little did I know—God had other things in mind when He did not answer my prayer in the way that I had hoped six years ago. The funny thing is—I have always dreamed of living in a place where streams run free and trees grow tall and lush–all this in my very own backyard (not to mention making tree swings with my kids). Losing that client six years ago brought us to Maryland, Not getting published this year in CA means...

Stay true to your heart

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I have a style of illustration that I enjoy. Stay true even if you do not have the popularity. I am starting a new mailing campaign that will use silkscreen. I am looking forward to getting started.