Survivor 2

New painting: Survivor 2
24" x 48" Acrylic Mixed Media on Wood Panel
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I Am A Survivor

Lord Jesus

You placed Your name

Upon my forehead

Your hand is always

Upon my head

Your name is

Upon my lips

Your arms encircle me

Continually

You place my feet

On the right path

You send

Your holy angels

To fight on my behalf

You hold back those who

Would destroy me

You are God

There is nothing to fear
Even if armies camp

All around me

And thieves break in to

Steal those who are

Precious to me

You, only You, are in the

Midst of my terror

You will lead me through

The wilderness

If all turns black

And dismal

Your voice will bring me

Comfort

If the world screams doom

And destruction

You promise to bring me

Peace and even

The elusive joy I

Miss in my inner being

When I remember...

When I remember

It's Your name on

My forehead

Your Hand on my head

Your name on my lips

Your arms

Your guidance
Your protection

That brings light into

My world

When all around me

Seems to collapse in fear

I drop to my knees

Fix my eyes on You

My God

My Savior

My Holy Spirit

The only One who

Died for me

Rose from all that would

Destroy You and

You forever triumphed

Why did You do that

Act of love for me?

When things are easy

I forget You

I squander my time

Here on earth

Then when things are

Shattering all around me

I cry out to You

Why did You die for me?

One who abandons you so

Quickly and easily

You love me with a love

I will never comprehend

And the miracle is that You love me

even when I forget that I have

Your Name written

Indelibly upon my forehead and Your Hand

Is on my head

And I hear Your Name

Spoken with disrespect

Even when I don't feel

Your commanding presence

When you enfold me in

Your arms

When I am deep in fear

I forget Your guidance

And Your army of angels

Encamped all around me

When I forget to seek Your Face

And ask for your guidance

Even when I forget all that...

You still love me

And you never

Abandon me

Although to the world it seems

I am alone

I am lost

I am destroyed

I am afraid

I am weak

But because of what You

Did for me on the cross

You are victorious over everything

Because of You

My dear loving

Victorious

Savior...

Because of You

And You alone

I AM A SURVIVOR!

by Donna Louise Ham

copyright 2010

Tears

This is an acrylic painting on a 36" x 24" canvas. I titled it "Tears".

Tears are healing and God knows every tear that we shed. There is comfort in knowing that God intimately knows our suffering. He accepts our tears as an offering when they are given to Him for healing.

Star Shepherd

Star Shepherd
Acrylic painting on canvas
24" x 48"

This painting was inspired by a December 22, 2009 devotional reading in Our Daily Bread and listening to Andrew Peterson's Behold the Lamb of God CD.

Scripture inspiration:
Isaiah 40:25-27
"To whom then will you liken Me,
Or to whom shall I be equal?" says the Holy One,
Lift up your eyes on high,
And see who has created these things,
Who brings out their host by number;
He calls them all by name,
By the greatness of His might
And the strength of His power;
Not one is missing.
Why do you say, O Jacob,
And speak, O Isreal: "My way is hidden from the LORD,
And my just claim is passed over by my God"?
King James Version

Lift Up Mine Eyes

24" x 48" Acrylic Abstract on Canvas

by Praying Girl

Psalm 121

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.
He will not suffer they foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
The LORD is they keeper: the LORD is they shade upon thy right hand.
The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve they soul.
The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

King James Version

Step-by-Step Paint Removal Techniques

I came up with this technique after dumping a whole gallon of ugly gray paint in the floorboard of my car.

1. Open car door.
2. The paint can lid has become disconnected with the paint can. You observe that the entire gallon of paint is now completely covering the floor of your car...SCREAM.
3. Shut the car door and slowly compose yourself.
4. When the screaming has stopped, reopen the car door.
5. Make a plan of action before starting to move the items you had in the floorboard out of the car. If you just start picking up the stuffed animal, briefcase and plastic bag and flinging them out onto the grass beside your driveway, paint will follow every item. PLAN FIRST!
6. Getting mad will get you nowhere. (Not a technique, just an observation.)
7. Because you didn't make a plan and you were mad, you now have paint on nearly every surface of your car, on the outside of your car, the driveway...and most importantly all over yourself!
8. STOP!
9. Go inside your house, locate every paper towel, old rags and plastic trash bags.
10. Return to car. If you realize at this moment that you have left your purse, car keys and other important personal possesions sitting on the hood of your car (and they are still there), secure these items. (This item should be moved to #9)
11. Return to the house, sit in the middle of the floor (because your knees have given out) and thank God that no one stole your purse! No need to mention to Him about the car keys. Who would want to steal a car that reeked of paint!
12. Now, you are ready!
13. Don't even bother with rubber gloves because you are already covered in paint from #5.
14. Open plastic bag.
15. If you were lucky to have a floor mat, about 1/2 gallon of paint is on the floor mat (lucky you). Carefully pick up the floor mat. Quickly move the floor mat over the door frame and deposit it into the trash bag. Don't worry, about spillage now, it's too late for that. As the paint runs off of the floor mat, some will spill onto the seat, the door frame, the pavement, your pant leg, your sandals, and your toes. Leave it for later.
16. OK, you're getting into the really messy details now. You will be tempted to stand up straight, survey the disaster before you and say, "I give up." DON'T DO IT! BE STRONG!
17. Take the first roll of paper towels, tear off half a dozen or so, and start mopping up the paint. That's right...you are already covered in paint anyway, so what's the problem?
18. Repeat Step 17 until you run out of the first roll of paper towels. Reach for the second roll. It's OK if it's only a partial roll, use what you have. Continue, sopping up the paint.
19. Don't, I said DON'T wipe the sweat from your face. Big mistake at this point.
20. If you didn't read Step 19, and wiped the sweat from your face, just remember that paint will wash off of your hands and face. It's a little more difficult to get it out of your hair.
21. DON'T CRY if you are alone! It only makes things worse. However, if husband drives up at this stage, CRYING AND SOBBING IS REQUIRED! Just let him comfort you. It will take the focus off of the disaster he is seeing for the first time, and give him something important to do.
22. If your husband hasn't arrived yet, you might want to call a friend to get a little sympathy. This step is not required and may prove dangerous to your cell phone functionality.
23. After you have mopped and sopped up as much of the paint from the carpet that you can, it's time to stop.
24. Clean up or throw away all that is now on the grass beside your driveway. If your husband is still around, don't be shy, ALLOW him to help you!
25. After everything is done, go inside. Wash as much paint off of you as you can, change your clothes, and your shoes. Don't forget to wash the paint from between your toes. Then, fix your lunch. Afterall, that's why you came home in the first place.
26. After lunch, return to the car, open door.
27. OPEN WINDOWS (move this to Step 12).
28. Job complete.
29. It's very important to have a gracious and loving husband (or friend). He will dry your tears, tell you it's OK, tell you that the carpet needed to be replaced anyway, and help you to laugh at the whole thing. Then, you need to buy a huge floor mat to temporarily cover the ugly gray paint that is now covering the once dark blue carpet.
30. If Step 29 is impossible for you, then there's always Cash for Clunkers. Oops, sorry, that ended last Monday!

Good luck!

The Blue Green Paintings

Blue Green 214 The Lord is my portion; I have promised to keep Thy Words. Psalm 119:57

These three new abstract acrylic paintings go beautifully together using earthtones, greens, blues and turquoise colors. Each painting is 6" x 10" on 185 lb acrylic cold press paper. I have been reading Psalm 119 and each one of these paintings represents a verse.

Green Blue 222 I entreated Thy favor with all my heart; Be gracious to me according to Thy Word. Psalm 119:58.

Green Blue 224 I considered my ways, And turned my feet to Thy testimonies. Psalm 119:59.

Heartwalk

Acrylic on Canvas
12" x 12" x 1 1/2"

I call this work Heartwalk. It reflects God's never ending love for us. It was God's Only Son, Jesus's heartwalk to the Cross that made a way for us to be reconciled to God the Father. We worship God, the Son, for the gift of His broken heart and body for us. God's perfect Son's sacrifice made it possible for us to be forgiven. The greatest gift ever given to man. Thank you, God, for sending Your Son to show us the way, the ONLY way to You.