Dear Friends,
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries today!
On April 4, 1993 I married my best friend and moved into his dump, I mean house. I went from room to room redecorating and remodeling, but that was 18 years ago and nature has begun to take over again, so I decided to redecorate the kitchen. Our 15 year old son is helping me to try to give this space a fresh look with a minuscule budget. In the basement I found a 5 gallon tub of white barn paint and we are re coating almost every surface in the kitchen with it, including the ceiling, counter tops, refrigerator, microwave, cupboards, trim and of course the walls. I was tempted to paint the linoleum, but stopped myself just in the nick of time. We are about 2/3rds of the way done and I cannot believe how much better it looks!
But the best part is that our son and I remained harmonious so far throughout the project. I was sorely tempted to spout off a few times, but put myself in time out to repeat the Lord's Prayer until I got past my cantankerous mood. I like thinking about our time together as a play date between two kids who are playing house and making happy memories along the way. We took photos and have been getting lots of rest during our breaks so that our tempers remain calm. We considered wallpapering together, but then a better idea came into my mind. Painting together is much more likely to end in a peaceful outcome.
Love, Sue
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Monday, April 4, 2011
Niece's Ex-fiance
Dear Loved Ones,
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministry today!
For April Fool's Day my niece's boyfriend posted on facebook that they were engaged without telling my niece. She received calls from all over the country congratulating her on their engagement! Now my niece is referring to her boyfriend as her "ex-fiance!" It's all in good fun, they are still madly in love. Young love is refreshing!
Love, Sue
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministry today!
For April Fool's Day my niece's boyfriend posted on facebook that they were engaged without telling my niece. She received calls from all over the country congratulating her on their engagement! Now my niece is referring to her boyfriend as her "ex-fiance!" It's all in good fun, they are still madly in love. Young love is refreshing!
Love, Sue
Monday, March 21, 2011
Garden of Gethsemane
Dear Loved Ones,
God bless you, your family and friends and your ministries today!
All of my life people have pointed out to me that I'm "way too sensitive!" I constantly work on this foible of mine yet I still hear those words, so when I noticed that even Jesus got hurt feelings when his best buddies fell asleep on him when he needed them the most, I took heart. Christ set the perfect example of how to handle the hurt by forgiving them. Thank you Jesus!
Love, Sue
God bless you, your family and friends and your ministries today!
All of my life people have pointed out to me that I'm "way too sensitive!" I constantly work on this foible of mine yet I still hear those words, so when I noticed that even Jesus got hurt feelings when his best buddies fell asleep on him when he needed them the most, I took heart. Christ set the perfect example of how to handle the hurt by forgiving them. Thank you Jesus!
Love, Sue
Monday, March 14, 2011
Painting Prayers
Dear Friends,
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries today!
We went to see our high school production of "Les Miserables" this weekend and I found myself being profoundly moved by the line, "To love another person is to look into the face of God." How true!
Love, Sue
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries today!
We went to see our high school production of "Les Miserables" this weekend and I found myself being profoundly moved by the line, "To love another person is to look into the face of God." How true!
Love, Sue
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Lost in Time in the Library
Dear Friends,
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries today!
Yesterday I was supposed to meet a friend at a certain time to go to a meeting together and I had extra time, so I hung out in the library. I lost track of time and got to the meeting just before it ended! My friend was very forgiving thankfully!
It took me back to my childhood in the 2nd grade when I went to the library after school to browse. I remember having such a lovely time with the books. But my pleasure turned to horror when I left and realized I had missed the bus! I tearfully went to the office for help.
My mom didn't have a car, so the neighbor lady picked me up from school. It was totally embarassing and I never missed the bus again.
I still love browsing books in the library as much as I did in 2nd grade and I haven't lost track of time like that in a long time. There is something wonderful about being so engrossed that time flies by without a trace.
Love, Sue
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries today!
Yesterday I was supposed to meet a friend at a certain time to go to a meeting together and I had extra time, so I hung out in the library. I lost track of time and got to the meeting just before it ended! My friend was very forgiving thankfully!
It took me back to my childhood in the 2nd grade when I went to the library after school to browse. I remember having such a lovely time with the books. But my pleasure turned to horror when I left and realized I had missed the bus! I tearfully went to the office for help.
My mom didn't have a car, so the neighbor lady picked me up from school. It was totally embarassing and I never missed the bus again.
I still love browsing books in the library as much as I did in 2nd grade and I haven't lost track of time like that in a long time. There is something wonderful about being so engrossed that time flies by without a trace.
Love, Sue
Monday, February 28, 2011
New Website
Dear Friends,
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries today!
I created a new website for myself: www.suetrowbridgeart.weebly.com Please check it out.
I am thrilled for a new week of painting on my prayers for Mother Nature. I am hoping that my images of birds singing and flowers blooming will help me hold out until spring actually arrives. When it does get here I will paint my arms and legs with flowers and do a happy dance!
Love, Sue
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries today!
I created a new website for myself: www.suetrowbridgeart.weebly.com Please check it out.
I am thrilled for a new week of painting on my prayers for Mother Nature. I am hoping that my images of birds singing and flowers blooming will help me hold out until spring actually arrives. When it does get here I will paint my arms and legs with flowers and do a happy dance!
Love, Sue
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Snowed In
Dear Friends,
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries today!
Remember how fun snow days were when you were a kid?
We had two this week so our son and I did our traditional snow day activity which is playing "Fox and Geese." I caught his clothes five times (which is a record for me) and because he couldn't feel it he argued that it didn't count. When I said I don't lie, he replied, "What about Santa?" But I ignored that, stopped chasing him and started running away which worked because he chased me. Of course it took 2 seconds for him to catch me and I got so tired I crashed in the snow to avoid heart failure.
While I was down I noticed how colorful the sparkles in the snow were up close; it was like seeing a zillion tiny rainbows. I made a snow angel and got up for another round, but after being the fox nonstop and having to crash again I decided it was time for lunch. Luckily, he agreed and we shared a nice meal together.
I read another book that he recommended called "The Last Song" by Nicholas Sparks which was excellant. Our son loved the 10 year old male character named Jonah the best and cited how cute he was watching cartoons upside down, asking his sister why she was looking for a dress in her closet when there was no dress in her closet and protesting about having to wait until after meals to eat his dearly loved Oreo cookies.
Being book buddies with our kid is the best!
Somehow I managed to get a lot of painting done this week, so I am hoping to post 4 new paintings on Friday of this week.
Love, Sue
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries today!
Remember how fun snow days were when you were a kid?
We had two this week so our son and I did our traditional snow day activity which is playing "Fox and Geese." I caught his clothes five times (which is a record for me) and because he couldn't feel it he argued that it didn't count. When I said I don't lie, he replied, "What about Santa?" But I ignored that, stopped chasing him and started running away which worked because he chased me. Of course it took 2 seconds for him to catch me and I got so tired I crashed in the snow to avoid heart failure.
While I was down I noticed how colorful the sparkles in the snow were up close; it was like seeing a zillion tiny rainbows. I made a snow angel and got up for another round, but after being the fox nonstop and having to crash again I decided it was time for lunch. Luckily, he agreed and we shared a nice meal together.
I read another book that he recommended called "The Last Song" by Nicholas Sparks which was excellant. Our son loved the 10 year old male character named Jonah the best and cited how cute he was watching cartoons upside down, asking his sister why she was looking for a dress in her closet when there was no dress in her closet and protesting about having to wait until after meals to eat his dearly loved Oreo cookies.
Being book buddies with our kid is the best!
Somehow I managed to get a lot of painting done this week, so I am hoping to post 4 new paintings on Friday of this week.
Love, Sue
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