Excerpt from my Notebook (from 8-7-10)

“God’s calling then, is to communicate Him. He is the truth, therefore I must radiate truth. God is love, therefore I must radiate love. God is beauty and holiness, therefore I must radiate beauty and holiness. God is enough, therefore I must radiate contentment. These are all things that I cannot do with my hands, it is only the Holy Spirit that can perform this amazing communications feat. He is my eternal place of rest, therefore I must abide in Him and He in me or my life is vain.

Walking By Faith Part II: Don’t Quit When I was out in El Paso with Bearing Precious Seed in July my computer crashed. There have been other times when my …

As I approached the first checkpoint apprehension returned. Needing reassurance I again reached up my hand to grab His hand and told God how much I needed Him. The guards glanced at my paperwork…

This was a fun chalk drawing to do. If you look the red part of the watermelon is heart shaped. That is where the talk started- the condition of the …

I remember the first time I painted for Valentine’s Day. All those hearts scared me, and the colors! And the flowers! I was stumped, how to paint pretty flowers?  Well, with …

Our family had an amazing Christmas! Here the whole family is getting involved in a Ballinger family photo. I love Papa rolling around on the floor!

On a good day when everything is going well I would tell you, if you asked me, that fear was sin. If you asked me the same question on a …