Update on Our Summer

A friend asked me today if I had been painting and writing much lately. Really, I haven't much. The kids are home and I have been trying to spend quality time with them this summer. It is the first summer in years I have felt like a human. My first tumor free summer. Woohoo. :) I need to find a balance with painting and writing AND parenting. I miss writing, I miss painting. I miss writing what I am feeling and creating something with it.

School starts next week and I will get back to painting. My sweet friend Judy asked me to paint a painting for her new store, Bella's....I can't wait to get started.

It has been the summer of new beginnings. everything being new because I feel better. My kids are growing so fast! We are so proud of them!

Sometimes I wish I wasn't so uuummm "deep"...lol, for lack of a better word. It makes me feel like I need to be creating something out of all the colors I see and the feelings I feel, then, I remember to chill out and just be myself. Writing and painting and helping people are my outlets to use my skills/gifts. I'm thankful to have a blog and for everyone that reads it. I love ya'll. :)

I'm thankful for God....who "sees the depths of my heart and loves me the same"...:)

Just a little update...I know it is all over the place. It is where my head is tonight.

Telling the Truth

My 7 year old, Cara, came in from playing outside last night, soaking wet. She stood there with a towel around her, looking at me. She said "I want to tell the truth, I sprayed myself (this was after telling Kyle the neighbor kids sprayed her), she said "I want to be honest and tell the truth, I sprayed myself because it looked fun". I looked at her sweet little face and told her it is okay and since she told the truth, she will not be in trouble".

I need the truth. I want to teach my kids that no matter what, the truth is better than a lie. We can work to fix the issue if we know the truth. We can start to help them heal or help them overcome something, but it has to be the truth. I am hoping, well, PRAYING that they know how important it is to be truthful.

As for an adult perspective, until we have the truth, we don't know how to forgive, there is forgiveness in truth.

I hope to always practice truth and forgiveness. It is by God's grace, I have learned this.

Too Sad to Comprehend

Somethings things happen

that we don't understand

we just have to keep

going not knowing

the answers

and trust

God to give us

what we need

but it is not easy

because some things

are too sad to

comprehend