Rest

I said, Lord, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee. Psalm 41:4

Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me. -Psalm 56:1

Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast. -Psalm 57:1

Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.-Psalm 86:3

The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. -Psalm 103:8

Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. -Psalm 116:5

For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord- Psalm 117:2

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Jesus, the sweetest Name I know

I heard an old old story.

It was about how a Saviour came from glory.

The story was about how He gave His life on calvary to save a wretch like me.

I heard about His groaning...of His precious blood atoning.

Then I repented of my sins and got baptised...

And I won the victory.

O victory in Jesus,

My Savior, forever.

He sought me and bought me

With His redeeming blood;

He loved me ere I knew Him,

And all my love is due Him,

He plunged me to victory,

Beneath the cleansing flood.

I heard about His healing...and then I experienced it in my own life.  Yes, Jesus healed me!

I heard of His cleansing power revealing.

I heard about how He made the lame to walk again

And caused the blind to see..

And then I cried, "Dear Jesus,

Come and heal my broken spirit,"

And somehow Jesus came and brought

To me the victory.

I heard about a mansion

He has built for me in glory.

And I heard about the streets of gold

Beyond the crystal sea;

About the angels singing,

And the old redemption story,

And some sweet day I'll sing up there

The song of victory.

O victory in Jesus,

My Savior, forever.

He sought me and bought me

With His redeeming blood;

He loved me ere I knew Him,

And all my love is due Him,

He plunged me to victory,

Beneath the cleansing flood.


...this is my story.


But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. -1 Corinthians 15:57

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Volcano Art

Sometimes I draw pictures for my daughter to color because she is interested in a particular subject.

Volcanoes has been her interest lately.  I am not sure how that came about but it has been a very interesting subject.

Here are some interesting facts about volcanoes:

1. A volcano is a mountain that opens downward to a pool of molten rock below the surface of the earth. 

2. An erupting volcano can trigger tsunamis, flash floods, earthquakes, mudflows and rockfalls.

When pressure builds up, eruptions occur. 

3. In an eruption, gases and rock shoot up through the opening and spill over or fill the air with lava fragments. 

4. Eruptions can cause lava flows, hot ash flows, mudslides, avalanches, falling ash and floods. 

5. Fresh volcanic ash, made of pulverized rock, can be harsh, acidic, gritty, glassy and smelly. 

6. The ash can cause damage to the lungs of older people, babies and people with respiratory problems. 

7. Active volcanoes in the U.S. are found mainly in Hawaii, Alaska, California, Oregon and Washington, but the greatest chance of eruptions near areas where many people live is in Hawaii and Alaska.

You can find more interesting facts about Volcanoes here.

The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge. -Proverbs 18:15

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Hand lettering compilation

When I started this blog, Good Artbox, I had honed in on a sure to be fun subject or should I say niche! and that was art.  I had just taken a branding questionnaire that directed me to art as something that came pretty easy for me.

Art does come very naturally for me.  I doodle and scribble out stuff all the time while on the phone or waiting etc.

I have been writing verses out for a very long time.  I love to write.

One of the things that I have learned since focusing on art as a blogging topic is how to create a calligraphy look or hand type look with your writing.  The technique is so simple that even if you feel that you have no artistic ability (which you do) you can create your own hand lettered pictures.

If you want to make your own hand lettering drawings, simply write something.  After writing your word or verse, draw another line next to every place that your pencil or pen went in the downward stroke.  That's all I did for these pics.

Then you can shade in the space between the outline and the letter line.

Only Believe pic/post can be found here.

The Everything pic/post can be found here.

These two pic/posts can be found here and here.

All the "In Thee O Lord" pics were found on this post here.

I decided to do a hand lettering compilation of some of the blog post that I have done.

Do you hand letter?
Do you like to write?

Proverbs 3:3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

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Rest

I said, Lord, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee. Psalm 41:4

Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me. -Psalm 56:1

Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast. -Psalm 57:1

Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.-Psalm 86:3

The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. -Psalm 103:8

Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. -Psalm 116:5

For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord- Psalm 117:2

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Only Believe

Sometimes well meaning people can speak the most unhopeful things to you.  Sometimes not so well meaning people can speak the most unhopeful things to you.

Either way, it can be hard to believe in whatever it is that you were hoping for.

Do you know the story about Jairus and his daughter?

Well, he went to Jesus because his daughter was very ill.  The Bible says that Jairus "fell at Jesus' feet and besought Him to come to his house'.  Jairus wanted Jesus to heal his daughter.

And then those people came.

They could have been well-meaning.

But, basically, those people said that you have no reason to hope any further.

When Jesus heard those people speaking to Jairus, He had two words for Jairus.

As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe. -Mark 5:36
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Hand Lettering - Calligraphy Style

Hand lettering and Calligraphy are very popular these days!

This post is for that one person interested in a quick way to turn regular handwriting into calligraphy style.  You could say faux calligraphy.

Simply write something.  Any word or any Bible verse.

Now everywhere that your pen or pencil went into the downward stroke,  outline that stroke. 

Then fill in that outline.

Look at the photo below.  I wrote the word in cursive and at each letter that I made I outlined the downward stroke.

Simple amazing stuff.

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might.  -Ecclesiasties 9:10

This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; -Hebrews 10:16

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The God of Peace

I made this scripture art to go above my daughter's bed. I used copic markers as well as colored pencils and a Sharpie.

Awhile back, I would read Psalm 71 to my daughter before going to bed. Every. single. night.  I read the entire chapter.

I believe God's Word and His power healed what was troubling her.

Life can be pretty troubling at times...even for children.

Now, she recites this verse before going to sleep.  I want her to put her trust in the Lord and know for a surety that He will not allow her to be put to confusion ...about anything.

God is the God of Peace.

And I want my child to know Him as such and see how He works.

God is love.  All day. Every day.

I know He is interested in our being whole.  I thank Him for His healing power.

What was troubling her a couple of years ago no longer bothers her anymore!! I Praise the Lord for that.

God is everything.

Do you have verses that you teach your children?  I would love to know.  Let me know in the comment section below!


1 Corinthians 14:33 For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

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My Hand Lettering of a Bible Verse

Do you ever use "hand lettering" or use "hand type"?

Hand lettering and Hand type are fancy writing styles.  I love to write period so hand letting is like a way to just love writing more.

I tell you the secret to hand lettering calligraphy style here.

Sometimes when I read Bible verses, I want to write the summation of the verse  Ideally I use hand lettering of a Bible verse to hang around the house.  Yes, I need constant reminders of God, His goodness and His ways.

So here I share a verse that I wrote one day.

God is all these things to me.  He's kind to me.  He forgives me and He is tenderhearted to me.  I love Him for that.

So yeah, I need a reminder to be all these things to others.  ...because real people have real feelings that get hurt for real and this little verse is a reminder that other people need kindness, forgiving and tenderheartedness. ...from somebody.

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. -Ephesians 4:32

Do you have a favorite Bible verse?  Do you have a favorite quote?
Please share in the comment section below.

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It's the downward stroke

Hey Everyone!

This post is for that one person interested in a quick way to turn regular handwriting into calligraphy style.  You could say faux calligraphy.

Simply write something.  Any word or any Bible verse.

Now everywhere that your pen or pencil went into the downward stroke,  outline that stroke. 

Then fill in that outline.

Look at the photo below.  I wrote the word in cursive and at each letter that I made I outlined the downward stroke.

Simple amazing stuff.

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might.  -Ecclesiasties 9:10

Every thing

Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord. -Psalm 150:6
...because I am surely tryna Praise Him with my pen!!

While scrolling through Instagram,  I saw a beautiful calligraphy writing that said "Everything".

'twas very pretty.

Since I am out waiting on my daughter,  I decided to try and write it myself.  

Then I thought hey, might as well use it for my 31 Days of Drawing His Word.

For all the 31 Days of Drawing His Word, click here.

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Day 13 - Love. Do good. Pray.

I doodled these words awhile back during worship after reading this verse:

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; -Matthew 5:44

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Day 12 - Only Believe

Sometimes well meaning people can speak the most unhopeful things to you.  Sometimes not so well meaning people can speak the most unhopeful things to you.

Either way, it can be hard to believe in whatever it is that you were hoping for.

Do you know the story about Jairus and his daughter?

Well, he went to Jesus because his daughter was very ill.  The Bible says that Jairus "fell at Jesus' feet and besought Him to come to his house'.  Jairus wanted Jesus to heal his daughter.

And then those people came.

They could have been well-meaning.

But, basically, those people said that you have no reason to hope any further.

When Jesus heard those people speaking to Jairus, He had two words for Jairus.

As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe. -Mark 5:36

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Day 4 - Ask, Seek, and Knock

This verse is something that I love about God.

God makes life simple.

This verse is about as simple as it gets.

Just ask.

Just knock.

Just look.

Simple as that.

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: -Matthew 7:7

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