In July 2021, I joined a local art guild that encourages its members to show their work in the monthly shows they host. My husband nudged me. “It’s time to do it,” he said. So I filled out the paperwork, and finished applying the proper hanging equipment on the back of canvases and I was […]
This past year has been one of isolation, especially from our family and grandkids. But good things can come out of adversity and for me, this year has been one focused on art. I’ve taken many online classes and practiced and practiced. And recently one of my paintings was juried into the “Red Velvet” exhibit […]
Swap writing for painting … It’s all about creativity. It has been quite a while since I updated my website, but here I am, at last. Why have I been absent? It’s been in a long season of illness and pain. I couldn’t imagine sitting at the computer writing back then, but one day I […]
This past week I watched a video about actor/comedian Jim Carey. I hadn’t known he was a painter. And a good one, I might add. He said a few things that struck me and stuck to me. One is that painting can heal a broken heart. I didn’t know he had a broken heart until […]
Reviewed By Deborah Stone for Readers’ Favorite Unloving Whispers (War of Whispers Trilogy, Book 3) by Martha Pope Gorris is inspiring, insightful, encouraging and discerning regarding the spiritual realm. Martha Pope Gorris lets us look into the spiritual realm and see the battle that rages around each one of us. We see that whether we […]
We hear the word, “autoimmune” a lot these days. You can’t miss all the TV ads for drugs that fight autoimmune diseases, or you learn a friend is diagnosed with Lupus or rheumatoid arthritis. Autoimmune problems are becoming an acceptable part of modern life. So what exactly is an autoimmune disease? Simply put, in every […]
Hungry for love, Violet Vander hides her secret from everyone. Its roots are buried in her dysfunctional childhood. She discovers a way to soothe the empty places in her heart. But an unloving demonic spirit uses Vi’s pain to feed her thoughts : Not good enough. Don’t fit in. You’ll never succeed.                                                  God doesn’t […]
Blogtalkradio interview about writing, success and novel trilogy. http://ow.ly/PAiHv
“What does that mean?” a friend asked. “Contending?” I said, “It means to fight for, or as the dictionary says, ‘to struggle or exert one’s self to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend.’” So how do you fight for your healing? I think first it’s important to understand what the truth is (the […]