There's a Bluebird in My Heart
"there’s a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out but I’m too tough for him, I say, stay in there, I’m not going to let anybody see...
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Alison Shepard
Jan 15, 20219 min read
Crossing the Delaware to Victory--the fight isn't over!
“. . . for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other...
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Alison Shepard
Dec 28, 20205 min read
First Landing and the Storm
A WORD OF PROPHETIC ENCOURAGEMENT In 1607, before the Mayflower, there was a group of English men who came over to our country. They...
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Alison Shepard
Dec 28, 20203 min read
We Cannot Give Up! We must persevere in prayer for USA!
After midnight on October 19th, I had a significant dream about our nation. I dreamt that I was part of a group of people reenacting the...
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Alison Shepard
Nov 3, 20208 min read
Crossing the Delaware
After midnight on October 19th, I had a strange dream that I was part of a group of people reenacting the famous painting by Emanuel...
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Alison Shepard
Aug 2, 20205 min read
The Onion has many layers
This feels like kind of a strange prophetic word to give, but I'm going to do my best to just present it to you straight, the way it...
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Alison Shepard
Jul 11, 20202 min read
RESTORATION: changing an art historical precedent
The title of this painting is called RESTORATION. It is a visual prayer for humanity to co-labor together with God and each other in...
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Alison Shepard
May 29, 20201 min read
The Beauty of Tears
“Don't be ashamed to weep; 'tis right to grieve. Tears are only water, and flowers, trees, and fruit cannot grow without water. But there...
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Alison Shepard
May 27, 20202 min read
Irises
"The grass he walked through was new and a sweet smell clung to his clothes. There was blue dye on his hands from the wild irises... that...
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Alison Shepard
May 22, 20207 min read
LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL, Memorial Day, Ascension Day
I just finished this painting,"Liberty and Justice For All." It has been a visual prayer for America as I've created it. I feel the...
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Alison Shepard
May 19, 20201 min read
Slowing Down
“Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.” ― Gérard de Nerval I love the dappled light that shines through our peach trees into our...
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Alison Shepard
May 19, 20201 min read
The Earth Laughing
“The earth laughs in flowers.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson This is my first year growing English daisies. I bought them because they are so...
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Alison Shepard
May 19, 20201 min read
Blossom By Blossom
"Blossom by blossom the spring begins." -Algernon Charles Swinburne My azaleas are simply stunning this year! I've never painted one of...
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Alison Shepard
May 8, 20202 min read
Spring, and the hope of Resurrection
"You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming." --Pablo Neruda This has been an unprecedented time in history. We...
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Alison Shepard
May 9, 20188 min read
The Redemption of Islamic Extremists
"The Redemption of Islamic Extremists" is a name of a file folder on my computer. It's a sub folder in my photos for art references that...
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Alison Shepard
Apr 24, 20186 min read
Moab and Redemption
As a Christian, I am constantly seeking intimacy with my Creator. As with any relationship, an integral art of this intimacy is spending...
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Alison Shepard
Jun 25, 20173 min read
The Face of the Deep
“Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoary frost of Heaven, who hath gendered it? The waters are hid as with a stone. And the face...
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Alison Shepard
May 4, 20173 min read
The Heart of the Great Alone
Today is my uncle Patrick's funeral. He lived the last 40+ years of his life in a beautiful place off the east coast of Spain called...
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Alison Shepard
Apr 4, 20172 min read
A Remarkable Catch
Thomas Orde-Lees was a naval officer who was part of the crew of the SS Endurance and served as a motor expert and storekeeper. ...
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Alison Shepard
Mar 30, 20172 min read
The Great Unknown-Staying Buoyant in Times of Struggle
Life doesn't always turn out exactly the way we planned it. Like a sinking ship, sometimes our ideas don't pan out and we have to either...
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