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April 22, 2015 art with kids•gospel•grace•homeschool•kids•motherhood•printable

Scripture Coloring Page Printables: As in Adam & For By Grace

The girls and I have been working on these memory verses the last few weeks, so I thought I’d share printables for you to use too! You can download them by clicking here:As in Adam/1 Corinthians 15:22For by Grace/Ephesians 2:8-9My printables are free for your personal use! If you like this, you can get these posts in your inbox by signing up HERE! You’ll also receive news of any specials and deals in my Etsy shop.
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April 16, 2015 gospel•Jesus•motherhood•trials

To live is Christ

You know how you read God’s Word, but it doesn’t really sink in? You’re thinking, I know this is really profound, but it just isn’t changing my life right now. What am I doing wrong? I feel like that a lot. But God’s Word is not a dead book for me to figure out all by myself: “For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of...

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March 13, 2015 humor•kids•motherhood

Conversations with my three year old: Volume 2

More from my middle child (If you missed the first installment, you can check it out here): . . . Anna: “My little girl needs to be feeded. She likes her mommy’s bottle.” (And proceeds to sit on the rocking chair next to mine and nurse her baby just like mommy). . . . Anna: “What’s that smell in the air? Oh, I forgot. It’s my baby. She pooped in her diaper.” (Three year olds love the word “poop.”)...

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Losing myself Part 2: Losing & Finding Myself in Bangkok, Thailand
February 19, 2015 illustration•Jesus•motherhood•serving

Losing myself Part 2: Losing & Finding Myself in Bangkok, Thailand

In 2000, I had graduated and completed four years at a wonderfully small Christian college (Gardner-Webb University), full of cherished friends, late-night talks, movie nights with lots of M&M’s . . . and, oh, a wonderful education too.  But they didn’t let me stay once I finished my degree, so I was cruelly catapulted into the real world of student loans, work, and living in the dark corner of my parent’s unfinished basement. For me, this was a recipe...

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February 12, 2015 illustration•kids•motherhood

Illustrations: Newborn Humor

These are drawn from life currently, of course. What’s your favorite?

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January 14, 2015 humor•kids•motherhood

Baby Silas & Conversations with my three year old

Well, baby brother has finally arrived and we are loving him! Silas James was born last week and we are all in the throes of adjusting to life with five, each in our own way. We are keeping a newborn’s sleeping schedule and spending lots of time staring at this sweet face. It’s noon andI’m still in jammies as I write and nurse this guy. The girls are watching Wild Kratts, their current favorite, My now-middle child has a...

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September 12, 2014 kids•motherhood

All the little nows

“Forever is composed of nows,” wrote Emily Dickinson. My life is made up of these nows that make up forever, so I thought I’d share a collection of recent ones today. This collection reminds me that, although my life seems mostly crazy and challenging, it is full of beauty to celebrate and thank God for. Psalm 90:12 “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” my drawing princess  I think there’s some theology...

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My Spring 2026 Print Collection is now in the shop My Spring 2026 Print Collection is now in the shop! 

It features the following:
*Two versions of America the Beautiful
*Lift Every Voice and Sing (also known as the "Negro National Anthem")
*Be Thou My Vision in peach and pink
*Come Thou Fount in neutral green/white
*Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee in an abstract stained glass design
*O Love That Will Not Let Me Go
*A Nature Lover's Color Wheel (with tiny watercolor paintings)
*Watercolor Mixing Chart Print (with hearts)

They are so much fun! Which is your favorite?

You can find them all here in my shop:
https://marydeandraws.com/product-category/new

I also just dropped them off @theladyjaneshop if you're local, along with a mini collection of original watercolors!
Packing up a sweet wholesale order Packing up a sweet wholesale order
I'm back in Luke! I'm excited to pick back up wher I'm back in Luke! I'm excited to pick back up where I left off in my study of Luke. I'm drawing inspiration from art in the Christian tradition and guidance from Bible scholarship. This week I'm recapping an introduction to Luke with a fun coloring page inspired by art from a 13th century Bible manuscript.

Here's the direct link:
https://marydeandraws.substack.com/p/the-gospel-of-luke-eyewitnesses-to-719

You can read it all on Substack (under Marydean Draws), the link on my website, or the link below. Paid subscribers can download the study and coloring page.
On this Friday's pretend podcast: 🎤 Final chapt On this Friday's pretend podcast:
🎤 Final chapter of the Jesus Speaks to Women series with a coloring page. Thoughts on what these stories mean and why I think they're for women AND men.
🎤 What I learned from studying art in the Christian tradition
🎤 launching a REAL podcast! 
🎤 art I made this week
🎤 new prints coming next week

You can listen to it all at the link below, or find Marydean Draws on Substack:
https://marydeandraws.substack.com/p/marys-friday-newsletter-52226

Link to the latest chapter of Jesus Speaks to Women:
https://marydeandraws.substack.com/p/jesus-speaks-to-women-chapter-18
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