Lina :: A Story Needing an Illustration

This is one of the stories I want to create an illustration for.

Gratitudes:

1. Thankful for a good night's sleep.

2. Grateful for the 100 Day Project that began yesterday.

3. I'm so grateful that God loves me.

Plan for the day:

1. Prayer. ✓

2. Bible. ✓

3. Go to clinic. ✓

4. Gouache painting video. ✓

5. Read something. ✓

6. Pay for phone and electricity. ✓

7. Go get Rx. ✓


Currently reading:
 
1. Lonesome Dove, chapter 59 --> 64 out of 102 total chapters. The book is over 800 pages!

2. Abandoned Parents: The Devil's Dilemma, page 79 out of 96

3. Ramona, by Helen Hunt Jackson, a classic, page 160 out of about 350... reading on my Kindle

4. In The Pray For America Bible - Deuteronomy 16-19/34, Psalm 79/150, Proverbs 12/31, Luke 7/24

In The News:

Tourist towns say "please stay away" during coronavirus lockdown

Garden Messterpiece Page Border

I made this video yesterday.

Gratitudes:

1. I'm grateful for a warm cup of coffee every morning.

2. I'm grateful that I live in a small town.

3. I'm grateful for an artistic hobby that makes me happy.

Plan for the day:

1. Jesus lives! Let us pray. ✓

2. Watch last night's news broadcast. ✓

3. Bible reading. Deuteronomy 11-15 ✓

4. Read Lonesome Dove. ✓

4. Binge watching LOST. ✓

5. Make a video. Just do it. ✓


Currently reading:
 
1. Lonesome Dove, chapter 54 --> 59 out of 102 total chapters. The book is over 800 pages!

2. Abandoned Parents: The Devil's Dilemma, page 79 out of 96

3. Ramona, by Helen Hunt Jackson, a classic, page 160 out of about 350... reading on my Kindle

4. In The Pray For America Bible - Deuteronomy 11-15/34, Psalm 79/150, Proverbs 12/31, Luke 7/24

In The News:

A Pink Moon

Finding Joy in Life

Gratitudes:

1. I'm grateful to be alive and reasonably healthy.

2. I'm grateful to be awake early this morning.

3. I'm grateful to have good Mt. Shasta spring water to drink today.

Plan for the day:

1. Pray! ✓

2. Watch last night's news broadcast. ✓

3. Order dining room curtains. ✓

4. Order multivitamins. ✓

5. Bible reading. (Deuteronomy 5-11) ✓

6. Listen to Encounter Worship from my Idaho/Washington church. ✓

6. Binge watching: LOST. (Magical realism TV series.) ✓

7. Finish reading the Abandoned Parents book.

8. Choose books I'll be reading for Maybe Midrash (a May book readathon) ... definitely Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler for fiction, and I need to choose a nonfiction religion book as well. ✓

9. Bring bullet journal up to date. ✓


Currently reading:
 
1. Lonesome Dove, chapter 48 --> onward out of 102 total chapters. The book is over 800 pages!

2. Abandoned Parents: The Devil's Dilemma, page 79 out of 96

3. Ramona, by Helen Hunt Jackson, a classic, page 160 out of about 350... reading on my Kindle

4. In The Pray For America Bible - Deuteronomy 11/34, Psalm 79/150, Proverbs 12/31, Luke 7/24

In The News:

Coming soon: Universal Basic Income in Spain

Venezuela elderly feel they've been sentenced to euthanasia now: "Blanco and Rodriguez, like 3 million other Venezuelan retirees, struggle to live on state pensions of 250,000 bolivars a month - the equivalent of about $3 - which can at best buy a few pounds of chicken or several kilos of corn flour." (It is hard to find joy when you're starving.)

Happy to be a Christian

This is the video I recorded yesterday for my Christian YouTube channel, Redeemed in Love. Unfortunately, it was too dark in the room so I had to lighten it a lot so you could see me. Sorry for the video quality but the message is straight from the heart.

Gratitudes:

1. I'm grateful that our church is still meeting - albeit, via Facebook livestream.

2. I'm grateful for magical realism in literature and other media. Okay, it is a preference for me.

3. I'm grateful I had the courage to record my thoughts yesterday.

Plan for the day:

1. Church! John 13:18-38 ✓

2. Make a video.

3. Binge watching: LOST. (Magical realism TV series.) ✓

4. Read something.


Currently reading:
 
1. Lonesome Dove, chapter 48 --> onward out of 102 total chapters. The book is over 800 pages!

2. Abandoned Parents: The Devil's Dilemma, page 79 out of 96

3. Ramona, by Helen Hunt Jackson, a classic, page 160 out of about 350... reading on my Kindle

4. In The Pray For America Bible - Deuteronomy 5/27, Psalm 79, Proverbs 12, Luke 7/11 onward

In The News:

Surgeon general: 'This is going to be the hardest and the saddest week' of most Americans' lives

Bullet Journal Page Border Art - Pink & Yellow!

I made this video yesterday. I've made a lot of videos with bullet journal page border art. I guess you could say, it is a kind of hobby of mine. Art is a great meditative practice.

Gratitudes:

1. I'm grateful it is snowing in April again this year!

2. I'm grateful to have some books to read.

3. I'm grateful to have book loving friends.

Plan for the day:

1. Read the Bible. ✓

2. Make a video. ✓

3. Binge watching: LOST. ✓

4. Break out the diet food. ✓

5. Create a video production schedule. ✓

Currently reading:
 
1. Lonesome Dove, chapter 43 --> onward out of 102 total chapters. The book is over 800 pages!

2. Abandoned Parents: The Devil's Dilemma, page 79 out of 96

3. Ramona, by Helen Hunt Jackson, a classic, page 160 out of about 350... reading on my Kindle

4. In The Pray For America Bible - Deuteronomy 5/27, Psalm 79, Proverbs 12, Luke 6/11 onward

In The News:

Coronavirus Denial and Dysfunction: "On Jan. 6, Redfield (USA's CDC Director) sent a letter to the Chinese offering to send help, including a team of CDC scientists. China rebuffed the offer for weeks, turning away assistance and depriving U.S. authorities of an early chance to get a sample of the virus, critical for developing diagnostic tests and any potential vaccine."

Booktube: March Wrap-Up and April TBR

I made this video yesterday for my Booktube friends.

Gratitudes:

1. I'm grateful to have a home right now.

2. I'm grateful to have a habit of reading the Bible.

3. I'm grateful to have art supplies.

Plan for the day:

1. Read the Bible. (Psalms 65-69) ✓

2. Make a video. ✓

3. Binge watching: LOST. ✓

4. Call IRS. (Live telephone service is not available at this time.) ✓

Currently reading:
 
1. Lonesome Dove, chapter 43 --> onward out of 102 total chapters. The book is over 800 pages!

2. Abandoned Parents: The Devil's Dilemma, page 79 out of 96

3. Ramona, by Helen Hunt Jackson, a classic, page 160 out of about 350... reading on my Kindle

4. In The Pray For America Bible - Deuteronomy 5/22, Psalm 65/74, Luke 6/10 onward

In The News:

When it is over, will we be the same America?
The trail leading back to the Wuhan labs
Manhattan store owners boarding up to protect against civil unrest

Bargain Books Tag

This video was made last summer, 2019.

Gratitudes:

1. I'm grateful for the things delivered to my home... grateful for UPS, FedEx, USPS employees still working. Thank you!

2. I'm grateful for the joy that remains in my heart despite the hard times ... Holy Spirit presence!!

3. I'm grateful that I can write. What an incredible gift!!

Plan for the day:

1. Read the Bible. (Psalms 55-65) ✓

2. Make a video. ✓

3. Binge watching: LOST, seasons two and three. ✓

4. Help Aaron with tax refund issue. ✓

5. Finish cleaning art desk. ✓

6. Make more hand sanitizer. ✓

Currently reading:
 
1. Lonesome Dove, chapter 40 --> onward out of 102 total chapters. The book is over 800 pages!

2. Abandoned Parents: The Devil's Dilemma, page 79 out of 96

3. Ramona, by Helen Hunt Jackson, a classic, page 160 out of about 350... reading on my Kindle

4. In The Pray For America Bible - Deuteronomy 5/22, Psalm 55-65/74, Proverbs 12 (caught up) and Luke 6/10 onward

In The News:

(A new section as of today.)

COVID-19 is killing nearly 5K daily and over 50K have died so far.

One of My Page Border Videos

My favorite of my page-border videos.

Gratitudes:

1. I'm grateful to have an art studio again.

2. I'm grateful the county wants to provide food for me during the pandemic.

3. I'm grateful to have an apple tree in my yard.

Plan for the day:

1. Read the Bible... (Proverbs 11 and 12). ✓

2. Binge watching: Taken At Birth, season one ✓

3. Binge watching: LOST, season two ✓ [obviously real important stuff happening here]

Currently reading:
 
1. Lonesome Dove, chapter 37 --> onward out of 102 total chapters. The book is over 800 pages!

2. Abandoned Parents: The Devil's Dilemma, page 79 out of 96

3. Ramona, by Helen Hunt Jackson, a classic, page 160 out of about 350... reading on my Kindle

4. In The Pray For America Bible - Deuteronomy 5/17, Psalm 55/72, Proverbs 12 (caught up) and Luke 6/10 onward