
The Brushstrokes of Life
Discovering How God Brings Beauty and Purpose to Your Story
- 240 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Here's a secret: God has deposited a gift inside of you. Acclaimed angel artist Anne Neilson wants to help you find yours as she shares her personal story of passion and purpose and how faith radiates from every canvas of her life. The Brushstrokes of Life will help you see there are no coincidences with God.
Anne Neilson believes that each of us begins our life as a blank canvas: clean and fresh and ready to find texture in our experiences. Each trial, each joy, each heartache, and each hope leaves an explosion of color and sweeping brushstrokes that shape us. When we allow God to take over as the Master artist, we will find that He carefully adds dimension and highlights to create a beautiful masterpiece in us. Often, though, it's hard to find the beauty when we are wading through mess.
In this beautiful memoir, Anne shares personal stories about why her faith is so important to her and resonates in all her work. In The Brushstrokes of Life, you will learn how to:
- Open your hands to God's possibilities
- Connect your trials from today into hope for tomorrow
- Trust God's role in your story
Including a photo insert with several angel paintings never-before-seen in a book, Anne's stories will be a beautiful reminder that God is both our Creator and the fulfiller of His promises. He is the artist of our life. Creations are messy, but the divine artist never fails to reveal a masterpiece.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Beginnings, Brokenness, and Beauty
- Chapter 2: That Is What I Want to Be
- Chapter 3: No
- Chapter 4: Patches and Pieces
- Chapter 5: Now I’m Found
- Chapter 6: Anne, Who . . .
- Chapter 7: Labels, Letting Go, and Leaving an Imprint
- Chapter 8: Chiseling
- Chapter 9: Restless Hearts
- Chapter 10: Great Expectations
- Chapter 11: There Will Be Time
- Chapter 12: The Art of Building a Home
- Chapter 13: Returning, and the Reward of Giving Back
- Chapter 14: Divine Appointments
- Chapter 15: Fear Is a Liar
- Chapter 16: Copycats and Compassion
- Chapter 17: Angels in Our Midst
- Chapter 18: Sharpening
- Chapter 19: Less than Perfect, More than Enough
- Chapter 20: The Art of Overcoming Disappointment
- Chapter 21: Open Hands, Open Hearts
- Chapter 22: Painting with Purpose
- Chapter 23: Devotions and Distractions
- Chapter 24: The Art of Renovation
- Chapter 25: Remembering Redemptively
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Photos