This Makes Me Happy ~ To The Letter

This sight of gesso-drying boards

makes me so happy.

Because I am thinking about the ladies

I get to spend the afternoon with tomorrow.

Nothing can take the place

of sharing from the heart

to encourage women

to be who God made them to be

and even better,

the privilege of getting to use the vehicle of art

to share that message.

I just love it!!

This special aspect of this class

comes in embracing the my own uniqueness.

Below is a photo of my monogram piece.

It took me a LONG time to own

that I am

a

writer

artist

deep thinker

photographer.

Even if I never made a lucrative profession of these things,

I can still own them.

Are there things

that are difficult

to own about yourself?

I am talking about

the

dreams,

the hopes,

the deep passions and interests.

Are there things

that feel

so . . . 

protected,

so hidden . . .

so hoped

that if you owned

them

perhaps they might get squashed??

I have felt that way.

I still do.

I have ideas.

Ideas that are a bit scary.

Yet...

what if I never acted on them?

What then?

What if I never took a step toward living that idea?

Would it matter?

Would it make a difference?

What if I tried?

What if I tried and failed?

Would that idea still be worth trying?

What if I made the decision

to own

my hopes?

my ideas?

my interests?

Like being a bird watcher and a bookworm and an introvert?

What if I just embraced that part of me?

Every day that I choose to embrace things

that seem silly, yet vulnerable, I am finding

that I am

free

to

be

me.

We are creating a monogram tomorrow.

Either for yourself or for your family.

And considering questions about

identity.

uniqueness.

honor.

celebrating.

legacy.

life.

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