Learning to let go

Other than a few pencil marks that I added after snapping a photo, I think this one is done. 

With the hunt for a house on the brain there are also lessons to be learned.  Letting go of expectations. Expectations of how fast this process should take has been a hard one.  I really wanted to pull up to the fast food  line, order my house, and walk away with keys and new possibilities.  Instead, there has been a lot of waiting, not knowing what is going on, disappointment, hoping, more waiting, more disappointment, prayer, tears and then realizing that I can't control this process and I need to let go and let God prepare the way in His will and His way.  And that is on a daily basis.  So many emotions flying around learning to wait and learning to let go and learning to enjoy life in the waiting not just enduring life. I love the song by Audrey Assad, "Everything is Yours".

When all the world is blossoming

When everything around is bursting into life

And I don't have to strain to hear the beat of Your heart

Oh, Oh

When all the world is under fire

and the skies are threatening to thunder and rain

And I am overcome by fears that I can't see

Oh, Oh

If everything is Yours

Everything is Yours

If everything is Yours

I'm letting it go

No it was never mine to hold

 

No, never mine

Maybe it will eventually sink in and I won't have to remind myself to let go so often.  The blessings in all of it are the friends who rally around and pray and share the load and dream with me and the constant hand of the Lord  that holds mine and tells me He is there. What a journey this is and will be.

Time to create

Today I am thankful for time in my art room to create. There is just something about being out there and being quiet and not thinking about anything except what I am working on. A peace just flows through me. Time just slips away and I would just keep going if no one stopped me. Here is the picture I worked on today. Her name is Dotty. I had a little bit of trouble with her but just couldn't throw her in the garbage so I changed a few things and I think she is my favorite so far. I hope you got to do something you enjoyed today and it brought you peace.

Sing a new Song

We had a couple of days of sunny weather and it just put me in the best mood. I love to sing and there is nothing better than having a cool breeze blowing through the house on a warm day, the radio on and singing praise songs. I wish today was sunny but I am thankful for the couple of days we did get. It gives me something to look forward to when all the rain gets done falling on this very green countryside. :)

Hope

OK, this is the last one. I'm tired anyway and need to actually do something other than watch movies and do art. It has been a fantastic day and I have enjoyed myself immensely. As you can see, I have a little Hope in my heart. Gotta leave on a high note. I even threw in a daisy for good measure. I hope that you have been inspired to go and make your own art. Don't worry if you think you're not good enough. Having fun and enjoying yourself is the name of the game. Expressing who you are through paper, pen and paint or whatever medium you choose brings joy into the world. All art is precious to someone. It is just a matter of connecting the right people up to the right art. I'm saying this to myself as much as anyone. A perfect ending to a perfect day! God Bless

Hat Chick

I guess it's a girls weekend. I am limiting myself to just the crayons, colored pencils and pens and I'm having such a great time seeing what appears on the page. I am so fortunate to have this time to play. But both the girls are not happy. The last one looked sad and this one just looks perturbed. What is that all about. The saying, "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" came to mind. I am going to have to lighten the mood a bit. Maybe I will try to draw hearts or daises next. Daisies are such happy flowers.

Girly Style

With some time to myself this weekend I decided to try out some new supplies. I just love getting new art supplies. Watercolor crayons are amazing. You can color like you would with regular crayons but when you brush some water over the top it becomes like paint. I also used my new woodless colored pencils and souffle pens. I feel inspired to be creative. I think I will spend some more time seeing what I can come up with tomorrow. Girly ended up looking a little more sad than I expected but that is what happens with art. It becomes what it is. You put the pen to the paper and let the art create itself. I like her and I wonder what she is so sad about. Maybe she's not sad at all and just has sad puppy dog eyes. I knew someone like that once. She always look sad even when she was happy.

Come Out and Play

Can you come out and play this week? As I was making this picture it reminded me of all the fun times I had as a kid playing with my neighbor friends. It was so exciting to have someone come to the door and ask if I could play. We would play Barbie dolls, climb trees, ride bikes and play kick-the-can on summer nights. In later years it was listening to music in my bedroom and talking about boys. I still like my friends to call and ask if I can go do something fun. Although the things I do with friends have changed over the years it's still about spending time with others and having fun. Let's have some fun this week enjoying life, creating art and making a difference in some one's life. It won't happen without some planning so look for opportunities and do one nice thing for someone who won't be expecting it. Call someone and ask if they can come out and play.

Coffee Creation

I made this picture the other day and then in the middle of the night last night I woke with this poem in my head. Of course, I had to get up and write it down because there is not hope of me ever remembering it in the morning. I tried that once and I couldn't sleep thinking I would forget and then I didn't remember it. I was sleep deprived over nothing. So, if you hate the poem then chalk it up to late night musings and if you love it then I'm a poetic genius. I hope you enjoy.

Coffee greets me in the morning

creamy rich and brown

sweet aroma, hot and tasty

perks me up when I am down

Tea is weak and waters nothing

the taste can not compare

to the rich enchanting flavor

when between two friends it's shared

I love my coffee

there's no denying

and I barely miss a day

pretty cups and mugs to hold it

will it be espresso, cappuccino or latte?

Blessed

I was working in my art journal today and came up with this page. I have so many things to be thankful for, family, friends, faith, home, pets, and the beauty around me. The list goes on and on. Sometimes I forget all the good stuff and focus on the bad and it is times like that when I go to my journals and look at what really fills those pages. Yes, there are sad moments but most of the pages are filled with descriptions of times spent with friends at the coffee shop, movies with my husband, places I took the kids and conversations we had. I would forget most of these moments if I didn't have journals that I pour my heart into. Just last night I was talking on the phone to a friend and we both laughed so hard that we had to get off the phone because all we were doing is laughing and neither of us could finish the conversation. I still have a smile on my face thinking about it. I got an e-card today from another friend, just because.

Blessings are everywhere when we take the time to look.

We are a blessing when we take the time to care.