Hello everyone and welcome to the Graceology with Gwen Smith podcast.

I'm Gwen Smith and I'm really glad you've joined me today.

We are loving season four around here with the addition of our

moments of grace episodes, and we hope you are too. If you haven't had a chance to rate and review

the show, would you tap your podcast app right now and do that? They really help other people know

about the show and even determine if they want to give it a listen. So if you get a chance to rate and review the

show, it would be greatly appreciated. Around here, we have fun, faith-focused, grace-filled

conversations, all to help you know and trust God more. Our discussions are honest, often humorous,

and always practical. And they're going to encourage you in meaningful

ways to live out and lean on the grace of Jesus in the midst of cluttered messy days.

You got any of those? I know I do. And I can't wait to get to today's show, which is all about

the beauty of art and worship. My guest today is my

precious friend, an amazing fine artist from Charlotte, North Carolina, Ann Nielsen,

Anne began painting with oils back in 2003, and she quickly became nationally renowned for her ethereal angels series.

Her paintings are amazing, they're inspiring reflections of faith, and as you'll hear,

she really does paint with both passion and purpose.

In today's episode, Ann and I talk about so many things.

I mean, it's really two friends sitting down

to celebrate the call for each of us to trust the leading of the Holy Spirit and move forward

as he nudges. We also talk about her gorgeous new devotional Ann Nielsen's Angels that

combines scripture and reflections and prayers and art all in this incredible coffee

table book that oh my goodness you are going to be loving her book really is something special

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