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I have had this on my mind for a few years, a ministry where homes are filled with wall decor, that invite family & friends into the Word of God.

My Dad lived with us for 12 years, and while he was with us, I invited him into reading the Bible with me Monday through Friday. As days went by, he began going into his room after reading with me, and reading the Bible some more, a Bible that I purchased for him once he moved in with us.

And then I began seeing him on his knees, next to his bed on many a morning. At first I thought he may be having a heart problem, so I walked in quietly, then walked back out, and told our daughter, "He's praying.' Then I bought him a workbook that helped him to grow as a new Christian, and he began writing notes, and one of the notes shared he was praying for his kids. Then later he wanted to talk to our pastor and I called the pastor on the phone to come and spend some time with my Dad, and we found out he was accepting the Lord into his life, and was ready to be baptized.

And when he left us, 4 months before turning 90, he had no issues of sickness, and I felt God had escorted him out of our home, and he was with Jesus, our Savior. To this day, thoughts of my Dad are with me most every day.

One way I can thank the Lord, is by serving Him, where I create from my heart, decor for the walls of our homes with uplifting thoughts from the Word of God.

Fine Art America makes this possible. I need to work on my calligraphy, and I want to paint more paintings inspired by the Word of God, so bear with me. Joyfully daily painting & designing for family & friends, by Rosie Foshee: "Walls of The Word" made possible by Fine Art America

Psalm 28, verse 7, the inspiration for this painting. "The Lord is my strength and my shield. The Psalmist, who was David, was going through some difficult times.

The asters are late summer to early fall flowers. The petals in the asters are so numerous, which is like some asters, you wouldn't want to count them. Even though I painted the petals, no way would I want to count them. This is an original painting, with Golden's acrylics on Strathmore acid-free (meaning archival quality) art paper, brushworks by my hand.

Aster flowers brings beauty to a landscape, but their abilities does not stop there. They also bring beauty into our homes, walls & decor, such as original paintings and prints, framed prints, posters, acrylic art, canvas art, metal art, wall art sets, wood art, greeting cards for special occasions, throw pillows for decor in the family room, entry way, tote bags, etc.

And the best of the abilities the aster flower accomplishes is sharing with us of God. The aster flower, with its many elongated petals, is described as a star shaped flower by many, So out of curiosity, I pulled out my Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, and looked up the word star in the earlier writings, and in Matthew 2:2, the wise men from the east saw HIS star, the Babe Jesus's star, and the star guided them to worship the Christ Child, and in the Greek, the star was named Aster.

May the aster flower always remind you of the birth of Christ, and the purpose of His coming into the world, John 3:16 KJV "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him, should not perish, but have everlasting life."

In 1 Corinthians 15:41, the aster star again is mentioned, "for one star differeth from another star in glory," and this time it introduces the before and after the resurrection of our bodies.

1. sown (as a seed) in corruption, raised (to rise up) in incorruption (verse 42)
2, sown in dishonour, raised in glory (verse 43)
3. sown in weakness, raised in power (verse 43)
4. sown a natural body, raised a spiritual body (verse 44)
5. borne the image of the earthy, bear the image of the heavenly (verse 49)

Keep this in your mind and in your heart, We have so much to look forward to. When the signs of spring and summer are here, let the flowers rising up from the earth, remind you of the heavenly body you can look forward to having one day.

Joyfully painting for you, family & friends,
Rosie Foshee
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