I know this is what I’m supposed to do…but I feel like I’ve just exited the plane; and it’s not time to pull the cord yet; oh, the butterflies! I have absolutely no idea how to do this; just the mandate, “Cover the earth with My Glory”, and the heart to share the visual “snapshots” I’ve been given over the passed twenty or so years. The artwork and flag ideas which flowed from His creative well within me; the blessing of seeing so much in my life through “My Father’s Eyes”; how was I to use them? How would I ever connect with those who were to receive the seeds these things carry?

I have contemplated for years, just how to do this. I thought I might send flags home with visiting pastors for their congregations. One pair to India; One pair to Africa…I’m sure Abba must have chuckled at my mini-scope! Then I went to Nairobi to share what I knew of worship in motion; leaving behind flags, veils, and children’s percussion instruments, along with a video of flags and dance from a House of Prayer conference when I left. God totally amazed me on that trip; He accomplished more in those fourteen days than all my striving and figuring of the previous eight years! But this was still so far from my mandate, how could I ever think big enough? Even if I developed the artwork; mostly colored pencil sketches, how would that accomplish anything? As an artist, even a really good one, my sphere of influence would be quite limited. And I didn’t even feel I could call myself an artist, being self-taught except for some oil painting lessons which were in no way applicable to the flags or the quickly rendered “snapshots” done in colored pencil! My writing leaned towards being used for a devotional, or an allegory, but I had no time to develop those skills, either! So I kept dreaming; but the reality was, my efforts to accomplish such a lofty goal would never be enough.

It has taken twenty years to bring me to the door of this plane! This past spring I began a mentoring program with an artist who is raising up an army of artists. I have made a vision board, and done a lot of soul-searching about my niche in this field. And the reality is, yes, I could nurture these talents with the goal of being a professional. But the larger picture, for me, is that I am a designer/equipper. My cry would be “Let me share lest I die!” And so this space has been created. And so….I take a deep breath, and

Leap!