Category Archives: simple living

These Gifts Are Better Than Toys — The Story of This Painting

Posted on December 16, 2014 by This Woman Writes

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 →

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Forgiveness Is Difficult

Posted on December 9, 2014 by This Woman Writes

Forgiveness. We all know we’re supposed to do it, we feel bad when we don’t, and sometimes it’s easier to just not think about it. But forgiveness is such a crucial element to Christianity — because it’s a major factor … Continue reading →

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She Danced by the Light of the Moon — The Story of This Painting

Posted on November 25, 2014 by This Woman Writes

The story of the painting, She Danced by the Light of the Moon, by Steve Henderson at Start Your Week with Steve: Individuality is something we like to pride ourselves on, and to this extent we seek out ways to … Continue reading →

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Autumn Dance: The Story of This Painting

Posted on November 11, 2014 by This Woman Writes

Autumn Dance: The Story of this Painting by Steve Henderson at Start Your Week with Steve — Autumn is a season of transition, and one of its best aspects is also its worst: one day, it can be bone-chilling cold, … Continue reading →

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Autumn Sail — The Story of This Painting

Posted on November 4, 2014 by This Woman Writes

The story of the painting, Autumn Sail, by Steve Henderson at Start Your Week with Steve: Anyone who spends any time at all outside knows that not all days are sunny and warm — what we term “perfect.” And while … Continue reading →

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Spirit of the Canyon: The Story of This Painting

Posted on October 14, 2014 by This Woman Writes

The story of the painting, Spirit of the Canyon, by Steve Henderson at Start Your Week with Steve: The human spirit is an indomitable one, and within all of us is the desire to create, to search, to explore, to … Continue reading →

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The Pataha: The Story of This Painting

Posted on October 7, 2014 by This Woman Writes

The Story of the Painting The Pataha, by Steve Henderson at Start Your Week with Steve: We have friends, transplants from the Northwest, who live in the Southwest. And while the desert is beautiful, they say — filled with color … Continue reading →

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Contemplation: The Story of This Painting

Posted on September 30, 2014 by This Woman Writes

Autumn is an unusual season — one of joy and thankfulness, because we celebrate harvesting the hard work of summer and spring, yet also one of meditative thought, because everything is winding down, leaves are changing color, and winter is … Continue reading →

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The Christian Obsession with “Ministry”

Posted on September 26, 2014 by This Woman Writes

Many Christians, especially in church settings, focus — obsess — about finding their ministry, and they pore through 1 Corinthians 12 searching for suggestions: “Do I have faith? or a message of wisdom? I’m pretty sure I don’t have the … Continue reading →

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Is Following Jesus Easy?

Posted on September 22, 2014 by This Woman Writes

Following Jesus — while it is truly the only way to find peace and contentment on this contentious planet of ours — is not easy, and while many Christians try to convince themselves that they’re on the narrow road of … Continue reading →