New things..

See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. Isaiah 43;19

At this moment in my life, something I strangely never anticipated, there are a whirlwind of changes taking place.

Shifts, losses, beautiful new beginnings. Celebrations and grief.

In the past 16 months, our beloved father and pappy passed on.

Pieces of our mom and granny’s memory continue to fly away.

We celebrated love and a new life adventure at my son’s wedding and gained a lovely gift of a daughter in law.

My daughter began a new chapter in life; as we celebrated her graduation and exciting career ahead.

My soul celebrates each and every blessing of the beautiful union of my wonderful son and daughter in law. My baby girl became a young woman in the blink of an eye and is harnessing her future and I am so excited for her. My heart misses my dad. I don’t allow myself to miss my mom, but hold on to what she is today.

None of these words are adequate descriptors of any of what I’m feeling. Which is one reason I paint!

There are days that I feel intermittently elated, lost, excited, and grief stricken. Sometimes all in the same day.(Thank you menopause)

I am thankful for a God who gives me faith and hope each day through it all.

I attended my 35th -Gen X-er- high school reunion last weekend- It was so comforting to talk to so many who are going through all of these sea changes together.

What a gift to have friends who have known each other throughout life and get to share and support each other through all of the phases.

I am shifting, through all of this. Which means my art is changing too. I am allowing myself to play and discover. I hope you will stick around to see what’s next.

It’s time, my friends, to see who we are again after all the dust settles. Let’s go. Who knows what we will find!

With ALL my love and Gratitude-Thank you for coming along for the ride.