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vonda drees art

weaving wonder, wisdom & warmheartedness

Tag: peace

February 6

Posted on February 6, 2022 by vondadrees

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 “Seven Years of Wonder” is a daily look back at my creative journaling posts since… Read more February 6

January 25

Posted on January 25, 2022 by vondadrees

“Echoes of mercy, whispers of love” You may recognize that phrase from the song, “Blessed Assurance” … Cue the goosebumps… Read more January 25

January 16

Posted on January 16, 2022January 16, 2022 by vondadrees

The fullness of love, boundless and wild, awaits our participation. The image from 2020 reminds me of a poem called… Read more January 16

December 30

Posted on December 30, 2021 by vondadrees

Love, rescue us. Light, be born in us. Whisper a sense of community in our hearts until Peace dawns within.… Read more December 30

December 22

Posted on December 22, 2021 by vondadrees

Beginning with the ebb and flow of a haiku I wrote on this day in 2018: To be piqued againbeyond… Read more December 22

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Instagram holds many seasons of my creative contemplation. It continues to be a place I share fresh ink, and I'd be delighted to meet you there!

Anticipating a great week of night skies coming up at the Grunewald Guild! “An African proverb: Our loved ones are never really gone if we talk about them.” -Pastor Emmanuel “What if the whole point is that growth comes when we least expect it and we return to the same sacredness we are born from? The point is that while we are here, mystery asks us to set aside what disrupts our humanity and belonging for the chance to see what is good and to fix the things that have been broken by hate. As we go, let’s pray into the world we believe is possible.” —Kaitlin B. Curtice, Native - Identity, Belonging, and Rediscovering God “When I sit down to write and tell my own story, I can feel the fire burn brighter again and the work of returning leads me deeper into who I am and who God is. I come again to the reality of myself, of my name, of my people. . . . The fire must be lit and the fire must be relit for all of us to remember, to know, to find the way home.” —Kaitlin B. Curtice, Native - Identity, Belonging, and Rediscovering God “…[W]e are called to the bigger work ahead of us, so that together we know what it means to return to mystery that has always wanted all of us. May we do this work together so that each day that we move on, we are building a future that is made for everyone.” —Kaitlin B. Curtice, Native - Identity, Belonging, and Rediscovering God “…[H]ealing cannot happen unless we honestly ask how we came to be. We cannot heal until we discover the wound, and naming our trauma is part of that process. . . . If we hold grace for our own story, we can reach across dividing lines to say, ‘I see your story. I see your experiences. They matter.’” —Kaitlin B. Curtice, Native - Identity, Belonging, and Rediscovering God “Work, as it turns out, isn’t always what we think it is. It is gift. It is writing letters and sitting in the sun watching a grasshopper. It is marching in a protest or protesting by drinking morning coffee and being present to one another. In a world of workaholics, work isn’t just about getting things done, but is it’s own kind of being. Just as original man and the animals had to keep watch as the earth formed, work is keeping watch and keeping watch is work because what comes from that work is the fruit of a new thing, a new world, a new beginning. The asking, searching, finding and working — It all leads us here to a new way, to a better way, to a softer way.” —Kaitlin B. Curtice, Native - Identity, Belonging, and Rediscovering God “If we are people called to keep watch, that means we are people called to keep care, to pay attention. It is about more than just recycling. It is about a stance toward the earth of humility and eagerness to learn because everything around us has a story to tell and a sacred life to be lived.” —Kaitlin B. Curtice, Native - Identity, Belonging, and Rediscovering God “[M]y hope rests with those who are having the hard conversations, who are leaning in to do the work. It’s with the people who are supporting indigenous artists, who are giving support by backing our work and making sure that we know we matter in the world.” —Kaitlin B. Curtice, Native, Identity, Belonging, and Rediscovering God

You can also view my work on Pinterest. Here's an image from my recent journaling through The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story.

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