This photograph was taken a few months ago and has significant meaning to me as the hummingbird, which I named Hummie, appeared to me after we loss our beloved dog, Zuke. The lost was painful but it was a peaceful one as he was ill for years and we were relieved that he was no longer in pain or uncomfortable. Hummie appeared in the sky at our backyard during a lovely day. I was so excited to see him as I adore birds. His appearance reminded me of God's grace and the impactful beauty that life continues to offer us despite any losses along the way. Count your blessings today.

I'm excited share my new print shop through the company, Gumroad, a place to open up your very own online shop (free of charge until you make a sale), and to share your creativity with the world and as a bonus, others can support your craft! This is a project that is slow in the making but I'm so glad I'm able to place my personal side projects for sale in one location! I'll be posting some of my curated greeting card designs (DIY and make it a fun craft project) and wall art prints (create a beautiful wall art) available instantly for purchase. Visit me at "You Are Thought Of Print Shop" and hope to see you there! Below are a few examples of my product collections.

Black and white photographs intrigue and inspire me. These are some images of my son and a "battle" that he was in. Images captured, March 2018.

Since I was a young girl, I've had such a fascination with words and enjoyed writing poetry, journaling or putting my thoughts on paper. Realizing that it was due to my introversion that I find I express myself better on paper (or keyboard keys) than in spoken words was a relief. Lately, life has been challenging and in the busyness of it all, I had to learn to slow down once again. Navigating a chronic illness definitely requires one to slow down. And despite these challenges, I'm grateful to learn to slow down and I'm excited to be able to return to writing when the days aren't so hard. A few months ago I started to write poetry and focused on Haiku poetry, as it uses less words but still challenges creativity. Read more about Haiku here and I hope that you'll challenge yourself and try writing one too. Here's a Haiku I wrote as a tribute to the winter season, which is usually a challenging season for me:

When I was able to commit more time to photography, I really enjoyed macro photography of natural elements. The lines, colors, shapes and intricate designs make me in awe of how creative God is and I'm just excited to have been able to utilize tools to capture His creation. This photograph was taken a few years ago and I'm glad I'm able to share it with you. Lately, I've been drawn to green shades and if time permits, I hope to be able to share my current photographs with you. Well, I hope your 2022 has been a start to a restful and hopeful new year. Image captured, 2020.

I enjoy capturing floral images in unconventional ways and love the look of "old" vintage images. So I played around with photography and editing. ​

Before I started my online art journey, I enjoyed making handmade cards but seasons in life, such as caring for my active kids and learning to navigate health challenges, have placed my handmade card making on hold. So, I closed my greeting card shop on Etsy, put a few creative things on hold and ended up investing more of my creative free time creating art resources such as drawing prompts and coloring pages for my children art/design resource shops. It has been fun coming up with ideas and creating them digitally. Even more exciting to hear that kids are enjoying them. I hope to be able to spend some time creating handmade cards for loved ones but for now I'm excited to share some instant download greeting card designs with you. 

As I work on a more simple approach to life and where I expend my energy,  I didn't want to neglect other areas of art that I enjoyed so I'm utilizing my online journal to share some of my creating greeting cards with you. Stay tune as I hope to list more free instant digital download cards as well as ones available for purchase. Just download, print, assemble and send/give.