SCENARIO from a friend…… Here is my response to this scenario. First: Develop Self Empowering Skills First it is important to understand this is not about blaming yourself for allowing this to happen to you, but rather a time to start empowering yourself to make positive changes within.  What does that look like?  When reassessing…

Inspiration is a gift from God that has the power to direct my artistic path, guide me in my artist journey, I truly believe this. I never worry about my art sales or my next painting, I know that God had an ultimate plan in my future. God has the power to provide me with…

Romans 8:28 12″ x 12″ “Self Reflection” cherylwilsonart.com As I traveled the path to upstate New York, I was reminded how much this highway has changed in the 40 years I have traveled this path. The house, once filled with laughter of my mother in law is empty and lonely only filled with noise when…

I recently spoke to a young mom on the plane about her young children.  It was so interesting to see the dynamics between her two children now how her oldest has someone else in the house to share space with. There were many times her eldest would do something that would land them in trouble,…

As I get up from the floor, I find it is harder to bounce up and my knees hurt and I think… I am old.  How did I get here it was as if I blinked for a moment and I was old.  I think it started last year when I had a physical event…

Letter to myself, February 2023. I slowly wandered into this silent space where I did not seem to understand myself anymore. The more I reached out to those that once knew me best the more unfamiliar I became with my voice as it seemed to come from another soul. I felt like I was no…

Many people have asked me why I don’t worry about my numbers in social media. This doesn’t mean that I don’t post regularly and put a lot of effort into my postings. It’s just that I don’t obsess over the numbers. Whether it’s the lack of numbers or how they’re looking and let me tell…

A very special time is that first cup of coffee, when I open a book of devotionals that I hope to have talk to me about those things that God has been wanting me to hear.  I feel as if it those words on the page of this magical book that will contain the words…

As I reflect on my life as a woman and an artist, I see the many layers of who I am.  My first layer is a woman that has responsibilities to my family, my husband, my son, and his family, and even to myself.   My second layer is this vulnerable introverted artist that prefers to…

YES, absolutely!! Here is my story. Lately there have been many things in my life that are out of my control, and I cannot see what the end might be. I pray and sometimes it seems I am praying blindly.  I am expecting the end of a situation to go one way, and it goes another. …

God speaks to being thankful in every situation. But what if we are just “not in the mood”, or angry, or too scared to be thankful.  I have been there.  I did not want to be in that place, but emotions took over and I just could not be thankful.  About three months ago, I…