This Sunshine-y Moment Matters

Sigh.

This last week

my home and heart has busted wide open

with

laughter

and

color

and glitter

and

magic tricks

and

spontaneous moments of profound value.

Three classes were held

with moms, grandparents and kids of many ages.

"Sunshine On My Shoulders" art class

was inspired by my own daughter's desire to

attend one of my art classes

as well as her signature drawings

of sunshine-on-her-head girls with curly cue hair.

Providing an opportunity

to preserve drawings and words

with meaningful memories

was at the heart of this class.

The art created

brought tears to my own eyes

and goosebumps to my arms.

Again and again,

I was blown away

by the depth of thought

as well as the humor and moments of silly fun

that all weaved together.

It is humbling that my cottonwood tree

has shaded all of these souls

as we recorded moments that mattered.

My heart is full.

My face hurts from smiling.

So many corners of this world

were brought together at this one

"little house on the prairie".

A granddaughter visiting her grandma

who has been with her family serving as missionaries in the Ukraine.

Locals from Sturgis, Union Center, Red Owl, Maurine, 

Rapid City, Spearfish and Dupree.

A daughter adopted from China.

Three families with daddy's serving in the Army NG and Air Force.

One of those is visiting from Florida and one daddy is in Alabama for the summer.

College students from Nebraska.

And a family from Canada and Wyoming and recently Texas

that will soon be moving to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates in the Middle East.

Rays of happy "Sunshine Art" will be going all over the globe.

Life is good.

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