Joellen KemperJun 272 minPraying Under Persecution“But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” -Matthew 5:44 Enemy. As a lover of peace, it is not a concept...
Joellen KemperMay 173 minSing a New SongI didn’t realize as I left to go to my monthly appointment this morning, that I was hanging on by just a thread. I had a great quiet...
Joellen KemperApr 261 minMy YouTube ChannelHello, friends! Just popping in to say that I have started a YouTube Channel. In it, I wanted to share motherhood, homemaking, faith and...
Joellen KemperMar 71 minA Prayer for RestDear God, Reorient my life towards a Holy Rhythm. May I seek to dwell in your presence from the moment I awake. I pray my eyes never miss...
Joellen KemperMar 61 minDivine Life Under Human Conditions"Our willed imitations of God...must be an imitation of God incarnate: our model is the Jesus, not only of Calvary, but of the workshop,...
Joellen KemperMar 11 minSpring SongThe birds have been singing of Spring's soon arrival. Always an outward reminder to keep the song in my heart- death has been conquered,...
Joellen KemperFeb 151 minNoble GoalsJust thought I would drop on here, areas that I feel I want the Holy Spirit to work in me a new creation: *less striving. More simply...
Joellen KemperFeb 131 minThe Dawn of Morning Stars"For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been...
Joellen KemperJan 281 minCrown of Beauty“The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor…to comfort those who...
Joellen KemperJan 81 minMoon Baby PaintingHello, folks! I'm popping on here to share my latest painting, "Moon Baby". It was inspired by Judah, who often looks for the moon when...
Joellen KemperJan 32 minA New YearWelcome, 2022! In the final moments of 2021, I really pondered what I wanted my 2022 to look like. And while I kept refining physical...
Joellen KemperDec 10, 20211 minA Totoro ChristmasI was wanting to do some fun, festive illustrations and I thought, why not Totoro?! And then a Totoro Santa dawned upon me and the rest...
Joellen KemperNov 22, 20211 minLove's Patient TimingLove's patient timing... That's how I would like to live my life. To not ask of people or things to be something they are not. To not...
Joellen KemperNov 12, 20212 minStop RunningIn many things in my life, I get the feeling that I'm cruising around on borrowed time. Things (big or small) that I fear, linger in the...
Joellen KemperNov 2, 20211 minWhole CreaturesWe are far too easily persuaded to blame the pain and suffering of the world on a disinterested, unloving God. But I believe in a God...
Joellen KemperNov 1, 20214 minThe Simple Woman's Day BookI wanted to start participating in a wonderful blog series called "The Simple Woman's Day Book" as a way to publicly journal more and...
Joellen KemperOct 28, 20212 minLovely Things 10/28/21It's nice posting on a blog. I'm not under the normal social media constraints or have to play "the game" (is this picture good enough...
Joellen KemperOct 18, 20211 minSowers and Reapers“My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to complete his work. Do you not say ‘Four months more, then comes the harvest’? But I...
Joellen KemperSep 30, 20212 minInsecure in His "Absence"I have been feeling a general sense of shame over the past few days. Over what, I do not know. But in the past, it has been used as a...
Joellen KemperSep 18, 20212 minArtist's InsecurityThis Monday I will have the privilege of leading a paint night with a group of local 5th and 6th graders. They are going to paint...