Church Garden Mural

This ia a garden area and was painted by me and Deranda Sears, our sunday school director.

Farm Mural

There are lots of bugs and critters, too small to show up. That you might see on a farm.

Deronda painted the horse, We had a time with him. Don't know if you can see on the barn it says, "Glory Farm" this was our theme for all our children's area, except the safari room's.

Church Hall Mural #1

This is a long hallway with the church on the hill going down into a playground. All the kids are playing. I could not get a picture of a long view.

Church Bathroom Mural

Sunshine from above

As high as the sky, thats how much God loves us

Church Murals

This is a double room with jungle animals it is joined with the stone wall joining both rooms as one. It is of the first days of God creating the earth. Painted and designed by Katherine Hall

New Church

If you read the "In Memory of" with the loss of my brother what a low I was in. In June 2009 we had started to build our new church. The name of the church is Grace Fellowship. it is a non demonational church. This church began new around 2004 with 17 people. As it became larger we needed out own place and a larger space. We bought and paid for our 17 acres of land and started the building fund. As the economy got bad our funds were slow.
Than one day out of the blue, as we were having a lunch at church in walks Mr. Pollard and a few of his workers. They were Carpenters for Christ builders that had found out we were trying to build a new church building. From that the ball started rolling.
Then first of June 105 men came from The Carpenters for Christ to put our church under roof. . It was amazing to see these wonderful men of God working.
All through the summer other church teams came, each doing
thing the building needed until it finally looked as if we were going to have a new church.
Thanks to all these wonderful people. We could never have done
it without them, along with our members and our wonder minister
and his wife brother Vola and Jeannie Brown. I do not have a picture of the outside as we are waiting on the weather to do the
landscaping. I will put a picture of it on at that time.



With my painting crafts and other things, I was to do murals in the children's rooms. Oh, my what have I gotten my self into I have never done this. So we began to plan our walls .Doronda and me began to gather graphics and pictures. We began just before Thanksgiving and painted 3-5 days sometimes 5-7 hrs a day.
Each day I prayed for God to give me strength and guide my hands to do my best job of painting that I could do The timing was perfect and it took my mind off me and the loss of my brother. I want to show them to you, they are not professional but the children love them and I am proud of them.
On Feb.14 2010 we moved into the new church. It is good to see God working there, have baptised eight in the new baptistry in just three weeks. Plus so many new things are happening.
There is a free medical clinic (non profit) one day a week that our members are giving of their time to make this happen. A doctor, nurse, and minister for physical and spirtual needs.

Plus a walking track.

Next post I will put on my murals.

In memory of

My sister, brother and me







In Memory of my brother
Terry Wayne Butcher

Two years ago this month our family found out my brother had lung cancer that was out into his chest, so it was inoperable. Could only be treated with radiation and other things. This made him so weak and tired, but he was a fighter. He continued to work, fish, camp and drag race. This was a man so full of life and everything he did was big shoes to fill. Him and his wife built a rustic a frame house. He could work on a car or truck or just about anything. He had a hay business and drove a large truck with a heavy load.

This is his big truck

He was our boat driver and many good times we had on the lakes and camp grounds, making home made ice cream, grilling and fishing some times all night.

How could this sweet loving person that would do any thing for anyone have this cancer.

Why him does God not here my prayers and the prayers of so many others. I know many others have been there and feel my anger and pain.

My brother was the strongest in his fight to live more than anyone I have ever seen. We spent as much time with his as we could and doing all the things we loved. He won first place just three weeks before but continued to race until he was so weak that his fellow racing buddies had to lift him out of the car. A time no one thought would ever come.


At the starting gate


This is a poem that is so true of my brother tomorrow is his birthday March 2 he would be 63 and had so much more to do and years to live.

God saw you were getting tired,and a cure was not to be
So He put his arms around you and whispered, "Come with me"
With tearful eyes we watched you suffer and saw you fade away
Although we loved you deeply we could not make you stay
A golden heart stopped beating,hardworking hands to rest
God broke our hearts to prove, HE ONLY TAKES THE BEST


My brother lost his fight on October 16 2009 we were all with him. Now he is in Gods hands with no suffering and pain. I take comfort in knowing I will see him again But the ones left here are so lost and lonely without him. I loved him so much, these last months have been so hard and so lonely. All the cold and snow does not help, am trying to get back in to my blog and web-site.
My church familey has helped me so much and with out God how could anyone get through these times and friends are needed so very much.
Love your familey and friends as we never know when and how long we may have them.