Encourage – Kim Blain

Something for You!

I am pleased to announce some of my artwork is featured in this devotional/journal. If you need some nudging to get into Scripture and develop some great spiritual practices, I recommend this journal. You can find it here:

Catching Lemons

So…I promised I wouldn’t flood your email with blog post notifications and I believe I have kept that promise to date. Life has thrown lemons at me lately and while I have tried to catch them all, a few have actually missed my hands and hit me square in the chest. When I first startedContinue reading “Catching Lemons”

A New Day, Thank You Mr. Buble’!

“It’s a new dawn It’s a new day It’s a new life For me…” –Michael Buble’ Ahhh…the soothing sound of Michael Buble’ encouraging me with his smooth, buttery voice that it’s a new dawn, a new day… However, when I wake up each morning, I think to myself “It’s a new dawn. It’s a newContinue reading “A New Day, Thank You Mr. Buble’!”

Surprise

Last spring, we decided to redo our front yard flowerbeds. My husband and daughter made these nice wooden rectangle containers to sit on top of some decorative rocks and we planted some succulents in them. I was pretty hopeless they would make it through the winter. Temperatures plummet below zero frequently from December through February.Continue reading “Surprise”

Win Loss Record

What in the world? Really?!? I mean, one day we are just going about being neighbors and friends and family and BAM!, out of nowhere this thing comes. It just whipped its ugly head right out of nowhere and shows up in our homes taking over everything normal. Causing parents to be the teacher ofContinue reading “Win Loss Record”