A Paint Party, a Promise, and Four Women Who Showed Up to Create 📍 Story Moment: A Saturday evening in the studio — brushes in hand, blue paint on the palette, and something sacred quietly filling the room. There's something that happens when women gather around a table with paintbrushes in their hands. The walls go quiet. The busyness falls away. Somewhere between the first brushstroke and the last — something opens. Last Saturday, four of us gathered for a "Hope Anchors My

How Nine Women, One Year Ago, Left the Plan Behind — and Found Something More Beautiful 📍 Story Moment: Trixi's Creations' Studio, 29 March 2025 — nine women arrived with brushes in hand, a sunflower to paint, and a canvas full of possibility. There's something holy about a blank canvas. It stands waiting — white, wide, and full of promise — like an unopened morning, like a held breath before the first word of a song. Nine canvases lined the table in Trixi's Creations'

How paint, prayer, and honest conversation became a sanctuary for every woman in the room 📍 Story Moment: A sunny Saturday morning in Auckland, 28 March 2026 — women gathering in a studio that holds more than paint, discovering they're holding more than brushes. 📖 "We are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them." — Ephesians 2:10 (NKJV) My studio is a sanctuary. I don't use that word lightly. It's t

A Celebration of Colour, Connection, and Grace Our final Healing 💔heARTs💖 Community Paint Party for 2025 at Mairangi Bay Community Church As this beautiful year draws to a close, I’d love to invite you to join me for one last creative gathering before we pause for the summer — a Community Paint Party filled with laughter, colour, and connection. 🗓 Date: Saturday, 22 November 2025 🕓 Time: 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm 📍 Location: Mairangi Bay Community Church This month’s paintin

Healing is a journey we often think of as deeply personal. But what if I told you that healing can be so much more when it happens within a community? 🤔 When we come together, sharing our stories, our pain and our hopes, something magical unfolds. It’s not just about mending wounds alone; it’s about restoration that lifts everyone involved. I’ve walked this path, and I want to share what I’ve learned about the power of healing in communities. Why Healing in Communities Matt

This weekend we had another community paint party at our church. 7 people arrived, most of which haven't painted in years. Once again we...