Joy of the Lord Alan Fullmer's Celestial Temples low-spirituality world it can become

low-spirituality world it can become easy to stray from the fold

It breaks my heart to think that they won't be with us

I remember my mother and her friends sitting around a quilt while I lay underneath

- Matthew 25:1-13

For All Mankind is a painting by Liz Lemon Swindle

Joy of the Lord Alan Fullmer's Celestial Temples low-spirituality world it can becomeAs a little girl I spent hours looking through our old family Bible. The pictures were dark and foreboding and I was sure the Lord was waiting for me to make a mistake so He could punish me. I think I am not alone in this. As I travel around I hear over and over statements like, Why arent there any pictures of Jesus smiling or happy? I wanted to create a picture for my children and now grandchildren of the loving friend I longed for as a child. I