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March 7, 2022

Sunflowers and Hummingbird – Original Painting For Sale Plus Canvas and Matted Prints and Notecards Now Available

March 7, 2022
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Artwork For Sale, Personal Writings

I’m really excited about a new painting I recently brought to completion called “Sunflowers With Hummingbirds.” This was begun in my Alabama studio in 2019 and continued on and off since then – in December I thought it was finished and included it in my newsletter, only to decide it needed some re-visiting, yet and tweaking of the yellows and a few other things. So I am re-advertising the original for sale, and also I now have links to Etsy...

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The Eye is the Lamp of the Body

March 7, 2022
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Book, Media and Movie Commentaries, Religion, Politics and Current Events

I don’t think I have any more favorite RobCast episode than this one:An Eye Full of Light, Episode 102 An eye-opening way to hear this teaching of Jesus…and I’ve carried and received this message in my heart in ever-deepening and life-changing ways since the first time I heard it. This podcast is worth returning to over and over again. It is so good, I’m not going to pick out any lines to pique interest…just invite you to listen. “The eye...

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“The King is Not Being Cruel, The King is Giving the Man What He Wants…”

March 7, 2022
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Book, Media and Movie Commentaries, Religion, Politics and Current Events

The Parable of (The Impossible Sum of Money) or… “You and Your Bookkeeping!” ~Again…Rob Bell asserts that Jesus is coming in the side door with this parable… “A master storyteller…right away….so over-the-top-and-ridiculous… “The king, in the story, is simply doing what you do when you run a kingdom…(at first)…that’s the way it worked…you settle accounts…you track invoices…you pay bills…you hold people accountable… The terrified servant falls on his knees…“be patient with me, and I will pay back everything…” “This is...

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To Be Here is Glorious!

March 6, 2022
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Book, Media and Movie Commentaries, Religion, Politics and Current Events

“Judgement ~ Absence ~ Absurdity ~ Acceptance” ~Rob Bell’s summary of the themes of this parable This speaker says “he wants us to allow this parable to work on us in possibly a different way than we typically have heard it explained. To allow it to slip in through the side door, so to speak…“ It is one of my favorite talks by Rob Bell, and I was inclined to listen again to it today (it’s been awhile) and I...

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How One Should Dress When Walking Out of Their Prison Cell

March 6, 2022
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Beautiful Song and Poetry Lyrics, Personal Writings, Religion, Politics and Current Events, Women's, Family, and Recovery Issues, Writings

The image above was created last winter and I recently stumbled upon it, thanks to the reminder of “one year ago today” on social media. I like this image. It is fun. And I thought I need to use it with a writing of some sort. Today, what I want to express seems to oddly fit with this image.__________ This image was created in some moment of both solitude and joy – as I recall, it was a cold day...

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Ye Blind Behold Your Savior Come and Leap Ye Lame for Joy

March 4, 2022
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Beautiful Song and Poetry Lyrics, Personal Writings

I had an exhausting day yesterday and went to bed quite early, around 8 pm. I awoke around 5 am today, which is also quite early, and figured I may as well start my day which I know will also be, exhausting, by the end of this gift. Had a number of thoughts on my mind last night, and shortly after awakening today, my thoughts returned to a beautiful video a friend shared with my yesterday. And then, another song...

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Double Portrait in a Portrait; Continuum of Life…

March 1, 2022
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Commissions and Client Comments

This portrait was finished and delivered around last April 2021. The first anniversary of my good friend Lisa’s father’s death in February 2021 just passed. She recently sent me a photo of herself and her granddaughter, Nina, standing next to to this work that I did for her, gradually, during 2020 to 2021, along with the following comment: “These past couple of years has been so hard for me and my family with the passing of my parents. Eileen did...

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The Things You May Find in a Christian-Owned Mega-Corporation

March 1, 2022
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Beautiful Song and Poetry Lyrics, Personal Writings, Religion, Politics and Current Events, Writings

Every once in awhile I kind of find myself in some pregnant pause as I stroll through the “Hobby Lobby.” While part of me feels some amount of remorse for possibly being all “judgy” of this Christian Corporation, another part of me feels it may be okay to express my opinion. You know. As a professional artist. And, a Christian, too. Today, I had one of those pause moments, later wondering at how a product passed through the eye of...

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Eileen Slifer

I am a visual artist who works in a variety of mediums - producing fine art, illustration and design commissions/products for clients. I have been creating since childhood and sharing my giftings for hire since 1989. I also love to write and have been expressing in this way for a number of years in private poems, stories and journals that have been shared with treasured friends or publicly. Thank you for visiting my blog. I value the time and interest you spend on my expressions, and I read every comment.

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