As a child, I loved paint-by-number art kits, because I could pick up a paint brush and create a masterpiece. First, I painted all the number 1s brown, and then I painted all the number 2s black, and so on… Eventually, it looked somewhat like a kitten. Don’t begrudge the days of small things. Maybe for today, just paint all the number ones. Tomorrow is a new day. 

It’s Never Too Late, Baby!

Are you worried that you’re too old to begin something new? Grandma Moses was a farmer’s wife and a mother. She started painting in her seventies and produced more than 1500 works of art. Her paintings are highly sought after and have been used on Hallmark cards. Her gravestone is inscribed, “Her primitive paintings captured the spirit and preserved the scene of a vanishing countryside.” It’s never too late, baby!

Commit Your Ways to Him

God knows the desires of your heart, so commit your ways to Him. I once heard a pastor say that it’s easier to steer a moving vehicle -- we should be in motion so God can direct us. Don’t be a couch potato, or a mouse potato (computer), jump in your jeep and get moving toward your goal. It’s time to start a fire under ourselves and get motivated to do something new so we can achieve our dreams.

Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4

Originally posted December 17, 2007.

Tonya Ruiz writes and speaks with her best friend, Nancy C. Anderson, as the Cheetah Chicks.® They travel coast-to-coast teaching at Christian women’s events and have been featured, individually, through national media including The 700 Club, Montel, FamilyLife Today, Moody’s Midday Connection, Coral Ridge Ministries, and Today’s Christian Woman. For more information and instructions on how to join their Cheetah Chicks Club, go t http://www.cheetahchicks.com/.