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The Freedom to Celebrate — Or Not Bother With — Easter
Freedom is one of those words we wax eloquent about, whether we’re singing a patriotic hymn or weeping through a religious event at a football stadium, but when it comes to actually experiencing it, or demanding the reality of what freedom promises, … Continue reading
These Gifts Are Better Than Toys — The Story of This Painting
The story of the painting, These Gifts Are Better Than Toys, by Steve Henderson at Start Your Week with Steve: For being a time of peace, goodwill and joy, Christmas generates a lot of controversy, not the least of which is … Continue reading
Posted in Art, blogging, Christian, Christmas, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, decor, Encouragement, Faith, Family, holiday, home, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, newsletter, painting, santa, shopping, simple living
Tagged Christmas, electronics, gifts, materialism, Santa, Steve Henderson
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God Knows We Don’t Confuse Him with Santa Claus
As Christians, we scold ourselves a lot, not the least of which is about prayer. Have you heard this one? “God isn’t Santa Claus, you know, and He gets tired of our putting a wish list in front of Him … Continue reading
Posted in Art, blogging, Christian, Christmas, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, devotional, Encouragement, Faith, Family, holiday, home, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, painting, prayer, religion, spirituality
Tagged Christian, Christmas, God, prayer, Santa, Steve Henderson
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Little Angel Bright — The Story of This Painting
The story of the painting Little Angel Bright, by Steve Henderson at Start Your Week with Steve: Christmas, like snowfall, prompts different responses in people: some roll their eyes, upset by commercialism; others insist that Santa has nothing to do … Continue reading
Posted in Art, children, Christmas, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Encouragement, Faith, Family, holiday, home, Life, Lifestyle, nostalgia, painting, santa, Work
Tagged children, Christmas, Little Angel Bright, magical, Santa, Steve Henderson, work, worry
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Something for Everyone
The story of the painting, Something for Everyone, by Steve Henderson of Steve Henderson Fine Art: So often, they are forgotten – the dog and the cat – but not in Santa’s world. Within that capacious bag of dolls and blocks and … Continue reading
Posted in Art, blogging, Christmas, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Encouragement, Family, holiday, home, Humor, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, News, Personal, santa, simple living
Tagged cat, Christmas, dog, painting, Santa
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An Unforeseen Encounter
The Story of This Painting — An Unforeseen Encounter by Steve Henderson of Steve Henderson Fine Art: Like all lovers of Christmas, Santa enjoys browsing the festive, holiday-decorated streets. On Christmas Eve night, when all shoppers are home in their … Continue reading
The World Traveler
From Start Your Week with Steve, the free weekly e-mail newsletter of Steve Henderson Fine Art. The story behind the painting, The World Traveler: If you think it odd that Steve creates Santa paintings in January, it’s really not. It’s actually oddly … Continue reading
Posted in Art, blogging, Business, Christmas, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Encouragement, Family, holiday, home, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, News, santa, Uncategorized
Tagged newsletter, Santa, story, traveler, world
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Stop Attacking Yourself
Today’s article comes with a visual, two actually, as an encouragement to you to stop being so hard on yourself. We need to be reminded of this on a frequent basis, not only because so many people are prepared to … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, Art, children, Christian, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Education, Encouragement, Faith, Family, grandparenting, holiday, home, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, News, Parenting, Personal, Random, Relationships, religion, santa, self-improvement, spirituality, success, Uncategorized
Tagged children, Christian, encouragement, traveler, world
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The Christmas List
From Start Your Week with Steve, the weekly e-mail newsletter of Steve Henderson Fine Art. This is the story behind the painting, The Christmas List: Warm reds glow in the inside, set against the cool blues of a North Pole night. The push … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Beauty, blogging, Business, children, Christmas, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Encouragement, Family, holiday, home, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, News, Personal, santa, success, Uncategorized
Tagged Christmas, holiday, North Pole, painting, Santa
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Feeling Sad During the Holiday Season
Whether you say Season’s Greetings, Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas or Happy Hanukkah, the fleeting weeks beginning with Thanksgiving and ending at the New Year are a time of celebration, activity, music, joy and . . . sadness. Part of being … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Christmas, holiday, season, Thanksgiving
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