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Out of the Wild
Commissioned Painting 2016
by Laurie Pace
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In process above is the painting for the wolves at the opening of this blog. This is the first time I have shared this painting and I did it almost 7 years ago. I love the spirit of the wolf and how it is keenly tied to nature for survival. When I start paintings, I always ask the person I am painting for, if they have a favorite Bible verse or poem or saying or phrase... to put on the foundation of the canvas before I even begin.
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This has been a heart filled week of prayers surrounding life changes in our family. You really do not 'get it' till it all begins to crumble on top of you. I find my prayers to God increasing triple fold these days and my constant head conversations with him as well.
In the olden days, families took care of families. When Grandmother and Grandfather could not farm anymore, or had health problems and one passed away, the remaining one always ended up at one of the adult children's homes. I know my grandmother stayed with us six months out of the year and with my other cousin's family six months out of the year. She loved riding the train back and forth across the United States. Having several generations living together was beneficial to EVERYONE there.
Why is it so different today? Today it is all about nursing care, assisted living, Home Health Care... but what about family care? Hard to think about it. I just turned seventy a few months ago. I resent that Covid has stolen three years of the best time in our retirement to travel and do things. Two of my brothers stayed living blocks away from my Mom and Dad. I was the wanderer. BUT...my parents were the first wanderers moving over 600 miles from their families and roots when I was four years old. I have never strayed far for long. I did do about 9 months in Ft Thomas KY... from the Dallas area. I moved back to Texas pretty quick. I have lived in quite a few Texas cities but Ft Thomas was the only out of state as an adult.
I wish it was easier to have a conversation here. I would love to know what your grandparents or parents did as they got older. The other conversation would be over health care and hospitals. We have found in recent years, to be careful and think if you really need to go to the hospital. First of all DNR's are really not worth the paper they are written on. (no Paramedic or healthcare person wants to be sued if you die.) Secondly, they all are professional health care workers and will do everything in their power to get you better... using everything that can diagnostically be used, sometimes over and over and you leave the hospital with bills over several hundred thousands of dollars. No one wants to be alone as they age... and lots of money is being made by all the needs seniors have today.
A friend on FB posted something from their priest... and it was truly passionate about how your mom and dad gave up much for you to have love and care, sick, well or just existing. Why would you not return it to them?
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“Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever." 1 Timothy 5:8
Laurie Pace - A Texas Artist
Laurie is an international artist, her paintings are collected in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Germany, DuBai, Portugal, Italy, France, Germany, the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, St Thomas, Romania, Greece, Croatia, and Ecuador.
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