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LEAP OF FAITH

30 x 30 inches
Oil on Canvas

A PAINTING A DAY


Good Morning...Turkey day is here. I am trying to finish my book work and get to my easel this morning but was busy listing things for next week auctions so things are dry for shipping for the holidays. THIS GORGEOUS horse painting was energy the entire time I worked on it....painting to music sent to me by JC, I danced before the easel feeling as if I was dancing around this spirited pony. Leap of Faith is what I titled it. Sometimes in life we have to make a LEAP OF FAITH. I believe this is by far one of the most difficult things to do for most of us because we like to be in control....my friends, it is time to let go and heck, be out of control. Celebrate this day...a day of thanksgiving and rejoice and dance and be thankful for life, family, friends, food and the abundance God provides in our lives.

Yesterday as I worked, I was greeted by Trina coming to paint with her little boy Kieran (first grade) and baby sister (almost one) Jency. Immediately we put Kieran on a canvas and he drew out a magnificent dragon. (He wanted to paint the fire breathing man eating one, but Trina wisely guided him to a kind dragon to paint...although he had to do a RED ONE!) Kieran worked diligently on the background with a sky blue and white in the sky area...then on the mountain in the back he drew a castle...he painted the castle and then the mountain in purples and dark blues and greys...after about two straight hours his arms were tired...SOOO we went into the kitchen and made two pumpkin pies with home made crusts...which Kieran rolled out with our great grandmother's rolling pin...it is over 100 years old. I had a turkey in the oven and it was cooking and smelling really good! Kieran, Trina, and Jency stayed for turkey, asparagus, a huge salad that Trina made, organic mac and cheese, and organic cranberries...good friends and good food. I am hoping those two little ones slept all the way home for the one hour drive.

Took my babies to the groomer as well...hope to take pics later and will put them up on the blog after that so you all can meet them! Liz the groomer is fantastic and does the Kerrie cut so well. I am blessed with her new shop opening locally because Terry and I were driving an hour to get them groomed.

Off to paint and then make stuffing and squash casserole, my contribution to dinner today!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Grace, Laurie

From Dailyword.com
Daily Word — Thursday, November 23, 2006

Thanksgiving
My heart is filled with the joy of thanksgiving.
This day is a special day—a day to enjoy the company of family and friends, a time to reflect on joyous memories of the past and on possibilities for the future.
This day also holds the promise of being another splendidly ordinary day filled with blessings. I am thankful for times of activity, play, and rest. I am ready to embrace every marvelous facet of nature and every smile, to show my appreciation for every loving word and deed, and to seize the good in the present moment.
This is a day of sacred awareness. I know who I am as a child of God, and I affirm this truth for all others. Such an understanding of our divine kinship fills my heart with the joy of thanksgiving.
“Those who observe the day, observe it in honor of the Lord. Also those who eat, eat in honor
of the Lord, since they give thanks to God.”—Romans 14:6

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