Healing
Just One More Cookie
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January 15, 2025
This is Brady holding his painting of the day he met his Great Grandpa for the first time. The lockdown policies and regulations were lifted, so that Grady was allowed passed security in the convalescent home.
Notice the pale skin on Great Grandpa’s hand. Two years doesn’t seem like much, until you see a child. When you miss ages one to three, a lifetime seems to have slipped beyond your grasp.
The pose was taken from a photograph of this first meeting, nothing was altered. Great Grandpa is bent low to hear Brady’s words.
–“First Meeting” commissioned by Brandon Hoops (11 x 15″) of his grandpa and his son meeting for the first time after the COVID lockdown. Featured in Jonalyn’s show “Saving Lives” available for view online here.
A French family from Lyon wanted their boat, their buddy boats and their entire family included in this paradise, Bahamas memory. They relied on the sketchbook study Jonalyn painted in the Bahamas (bottom painting) as their inspiration and asked Jonalyn to add their children playing on the stern of their boat with the parents wingfoiling nearby (top painting).
– Jérémy and Delphine Walter-Martin, France, commissioned a (15 x 22″) boat portrait for their family’s memories.
“I just got the paintings and they are so stunning in person. I’m gobsmacked, they are gorgeous!! When they arrived, I laid them out and we have just been admiring them. Great job on the packing, too. Thank you, again!!”
– Meredith Robinson, Alabama, commissioned three (18.5 x 20″) portraits of her children
— Elizabeth Goudge, The Heart of the Family
This painting, “Humble Gifts” is from Jonalyn’s new series “Satisfaction” sharing bread, wine and chocolate. Read the backstory at her newsletter.
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We wanted a painting to capture our love for event training together. Jonalyn took several pics and combined them into this painting.
We admire it all the time!
— Jon and Jess Hale, Seattle, Washington
The particular style and beauty that Jonalyn brings to the table are truly one-of-a-kind. I’m a photographer. Watching Jonalyn paint a commission made me realize I could submit one of my photos for Jonalyn to paint!
The whole process was fun. The anticipation of seeing the finished work felt like waiting for Christmas!
I feel so blessed to have stumbled upon her talent.
— Erica Cole, New Hampshire
Most people say suffering makes your stronger. But not everyone knows what their suffering means.
I want to help you see the golden thread tying the vulnerable places together. I want to wrap words around your suffering so you know you’re not alone, that the pain can be plumbed to find hope and even joy.
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Jonalyn and her husband, Dale Fincher, live in New Hampshire. After 15 year writing and speaking, they sold their home to take up sailing. For a year they voyaged from South Africa to Virginia. Now back on land, they continue to home educate their two boys in the lake district. Weekly, they record a podcast “Back Porch with Dale and Jonalyn” (Apple and Spotify). Enjoy their online studies at Thinkific.
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We were only on the island for 2 full days, but the satisfaction I got from seeing so many negative myths busted apart is worth sharing.
The stories we continue to tell about our family, especially after their death, reveal more about what we value than the people we lost.
My first impression of St. Helena was of black rock and toilet paper.
As we have been gathering friends to share in the adventure, this question keeps popping up “Why did you name your boat ‘Lady Grey’”? It’s actually quite simple.