A Deadline, a Little Faith, and the Messy Magic of Creativity

Welcome, Pinterest friends! If you clicked over from that behind-the-scenes studio moment, here’s the story behind it.

You know those moments when a deadline walks into the room first, and your confidence shows up ten minutes late?

That was me in the studio today. I reached past my familiar oils and grabbed the acrylics—because they dry fast…sometimes too fast.

Studio moment: This is what it looks like when acrylics dry faster than I do.

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My hands wanted the palette knife (always).My heart wanted reassurance.What I got instead was faith.

The quiet kind that nudges you just one whisper past comfortable.The scrappy kind that shows up with a grin and says,“Try it anyway.”

Deadlines have a way of pulling truths out of us:what we cling to,what we avoid,what courage looks like at 2 p.m. on a Tuesday.

And today, courage looked like me squinting at the canvas, laughing at myself, and brushing on the first layer before I could overthink it.

Here’s what I remembered — again — standing there:

• Faith softens the panic button.

• Faith steadies the hand.

• Faith spots the invisible and says,“Keep going. The magic’s coming.”

  
  

We all have our deadline moments —the kind that stir up nerves, excitement, and a hint of “what was I thinking?”

But tough challenges never last.

Tough people do.

And tender-hearted people like you have carried me through more deadlines than you know.

If you’ve stepped out of your comfort zone lately — big or small — I’d love to hear about it.

Your stories inspire me more than you realize.