Kalliope’s Watercolors

05/13/2026

Today’s new blog post

What image might you see in a moment of spiritual awakening? Not that you or I have that many spiritual awakening moments! They are few and far between in my world. Still, they do slip into my life…

05/08/2026

Not Without a Song

All of my life, I have relied on music to help me endure times of sorrow. Music can lift my spirit when I’m melancholy, and can comfort my soul when I am in sorrow and trouble. I was sexually abused as a child ~ not once, but again and again and again I was sucked into a cycle of power and abuse by a single perpetrator....

All of my life, I have relied on music to help me endure times of sorrow. Music can lift my spirit when I’m melancholy, and can comfort my soul when I am in sorrow and trouble. I was sexually abuse…

05/06/2026

FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION

GENERATIONS MAY 6, 2026 ~ ANCESTORS! Along my journey, I started to believe that all my current projects related to my ancestors. Meandering through the generations was sometimes an exhausting journey! From generation to generation, I trudged through both the “beautiful and terrible” of my ancestors and my relationships with them. Relationships are not easy and never smooth, and I endured the sting of the prickles!...

GENERATIONS MAY 6, 2026 ~ ANCESTORS! Along my journey, I started to believe that all my current projects related to my ancestors. Meandering through the generations was sometimes an exhausting jour…

04/13/2026

Peace ~ Not Tears

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04/09/2026

Let There Be Peace on Earth

4 He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples.They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks.Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore. ~Isaiah 2:4 ~ New International Bible ~

4 He will judge between the nations    and will settle disputes for many peoples.They will beat their swords into plowshares    and their spea…

04/05/2026

A Sacred and Holy Easter

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03/18/2026

Lovely!

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02/15/2026

All Things Unfair

It seems wrong to send a Valentine’s Day card instead of actually writing a serious or scholarly blog post! Maybe I’m just too lazy to engage my mind. Words are one of my loves, but writing is meant to grab things from inside your soul and force you to make sense of them.Even so, I’ll try to write my best thoughts for your enlightenment, or at least for your consideration....

It seems wrong to send a Valentine’s Day card instead of actually writing a serious or scholarly blog post! Maybe I’m just too lazy to engage my mind. Words are one of my loves, but writing is mean…

02/14/2026

Wishing you a happy day!

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12/09/2024