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I wrote a text message to my seven children and sent this : On this memorial Day I was pondering all those service men and women who spilt their blood on behalf for our freedom starting in 1776, we could bare, Up our American flag an as a family offer and  thanks! Love each of you so much Dad!.  If all Americans  in America could trade hate for gratitude, I think we all would benefit greatly and more happiness  for our selves and others  would abound. This is my personal hope and purpose for doing art. Michael Bedard Fine  Art.

This is a new painting portrait of Christ  head and Shoulders  34"  x 18" Oil on linen. I have am prepping the canvas now. i will be providing up dates as the  painting is making progress.   Doctrine and Covenants 19:16-19 16 For behold, I, God, have asuffered these things for all, that they bmight not suffer if they would crepent; 17 But if they would not repent they must asuffer even as I; 18 Which asuffering caused myself, even God, the greatest of all, to tremble because of pain, and to bleed at every pore, and to suffer both body and spirit—and would that I might bnot drink the bitter cup, and shrink— 19 Nevertheless, glory be to the...

  Sarah Granger Kimball  portrait in her home Nauvoo   Sarah Granger Kimball (1818-1898) Utah Woman's Expoent The Rights of the Women of Zion, and the Rights of the Woman of all Nations (vol.12. Salt Lake City, UTah, Septemver1. 1883. ) a small new painting in progress (11 x 14 oil on panel ) Sarah Granger Kimball was a newly married woman, living in Nauvoo.  Her husband was wealthy, and with some available money, she and her seamstress, Mary Cook, decided to invite other women to give what service they could to the temple building by making shirts for the workers.  This little sewing group was the impetus of our first Relief Society. Sarah was born in New York in 1818.  Her...

Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important. C. S. Lewis. Revelation 3:15 Context  I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. 16So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.sit in the middle and and do nothing is like being dead. you are  ether living or you are dying. Like some have said if you alliow grass to grow under your feet you will become  dirt for who knows what!n To move forward towards life that we my find a fullness of Joy we must...