Hi everyone ...
Thanks to the wonderful, supportive, and encouraging souls on CCS, I have "put my brave on" and I am posting some of my very first art attempts. Please remember, I just started teaching myself to draw/paint within the past year, so go easy.
Thanks, Valerie for doing this with me! (Everyone, look for Valerie's blog, since she will be posting her work for the first time too!)
Here you go ...
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The other day, Anna showed me this picture she painted. I said, "Oh Anna, what a beautiful flower!" She said, "No, Mommy, it's the sun!"
How silly I was -- of course it was the sun! And one of the most beautiful sunshines I've ever seen. My prayer for Anna is that she will always be… Continue
I have never blogged before in my life. I am not even sure I completely understand what a blog is. But I feel safe here, and thought I'd try out this blogging thing.
I'll start by quoting the most creative person I know -- my 5-year-old daughter Anna. She has a sense of humor that never ceases to astonish and amuse us.
"I know how to say my colors in Spanish" she told us the other day. "Blue is 'azul.' Yellow is 'amarillo'. Red is 'rojo.'"
She paused, then added, "and green is 'grass-o!"
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