peoria il arts community, wishing tree, communal art
Central IL

Ignite Peoria & 500 wishes

Ignite Peoria is a creative arts event in my city. It's happened a few years now, but this was my first year attending. Of course I had to dress creatively for the event, and had to get a picture of my fun outfit: It's not quite like most creative arts fairs where you attend and… Continue reading Ignite Peoria & 500 wishes

Faith, Mental Health, Musings

Karitos Retreat 2015

  "Hey! How do you get out of here?"   "We don't. We're trapped," I wanted to say.     I never intended to write this blogpost. The title, yes; the content, no. Karitos 2015 was supposed to be a lovely artistic post about all the techniques and spiritual life applications from a gathering of… Continue reading Karitos Retreat 2015

Faith, for the Creatives, for the Writers

5 Things I Learned at Karitos 2014

This post could be "500 things I learned at Karitos 2014" I think. My brain and my heart is full and processing. But I decided to keep this short and sweet. Art Ministry is Helps Ministry Multiple speakers hit on this. Our calling in Scripture is not to make music or dance or write or… Continue reading 5 Things I Learned at Karitos 2014