Dear Friends,
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries today!
My poor daffodils are brave, yet fallen soldiers of cheer.
Love, Sue
Monday, April 18, 2011
Friday, April 15, 2011
Children Painting
Dear Friends,
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries!
Last night I had the honor of teaching acrylic painting to a class of 10 children who ranged in age from 4 to 12. What fun!
We played a game to help each other learn our names, which involved going around the circle introducing ourselves, saying our favorite color and reciting the names and favorite colors of all of the people who introduced themselves before us. It's easy for the first person, but the last person in the circle has the hardest job to remember all of those names and colors.
So here are the first names of the kids and their favorite colors:
Hadley likes blue.
Abby likes blue.
Allie likes red.
Kira likes red.
Rebecca likes pink.
Delany likes purple.
Alberto likes red.
Genna likes purple.
Alex likes red.
Sophia likes green.
One boy painted more paintings than anyone else and a tiny girl was concerned that she hadn't painted enough paintings to please me or her mom. I knelt down in front of her and said, "It doesn't matter how many paintings you make or how good they are, what matters is that you have fun painting them."
She listened with all of her heart and I think she might have believed me. I hope so.
Love, Sue
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries!
Last night I had the honor of teaching acrylic painting to a class of 10 children who ranged in age from 4 to 12. What fun!
We played a game to help each other learn our names, which involved going around the circle introducing ourselves, saying our favorite color and reciting the names and favorite colors of all of the people who introduced themselves before us. It's easy for the first person, but the last person in the circle has the hardest job to remember all of those names and colors.
So here are the first names of the kids and their favorite colors:
Hadley likes blue.
Abby likes blue.
Allie likes red.
Kira likes red.
Rebecca likes pink.
Delany likes purple.
Alberto likes red.
Genna likes purple.
Alex likes red.
Sophia likes green.
One boy painted more paintings than anyone else and a tiny girl was concerned that she hadn't painted enough paintings to please me or her mom. I knelt down in front of her and said, "It doesn't matter how many paintings you make or how good they are, what matters is that you have fun painting them."
She listened with all of her heart and I think she might have believed me. I hope so.
Love, Sue
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Kitchen Update
Dear Friends,
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries today!
Our son is back at school, so I am working on the kitchen redecorating project by myself, stilling going slowly to baby my sore arm. This morning the spring sunshine beamed down on me through the window as I painted the window sill and I thought I was in heaven!
Thank you God for the joy of spring!
Love, Sue
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries today!
Our son is back at school, so I am working on the kitchen redecorating project by myself, stilling going slowly to baby my sore arm. This morning the spring sunshine beamed down on me through the window as I painted the window sill and I thought I was in heaven!
Thank you God for the joy of spring!
Love, Sue
Monday, April 11, 2011
Sabbath Rest
Dear Friends,
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries today!
During church yesterday my arm was talking to me, so I decided to go to the woods for a walk in the afternoon instead of painting the kitchen. My husband went with me and we took our puppy who bounded around taking flying leaps of joy to celebrate his freedom and the love of being a dog in the woods. The wildflowers are coming up, but not blossoming yet. We saw deer and signs of coyotes. The streams are flowing and everything is moist. It was all very wonderful.
Today is Monday and it's time to get back to work on my kitchen project. My arm is still sore, so I am pacing myself, but my soul is refreshed from my Sabbath rest.
Love, Sue
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries today!
During church yesterday my arm was talking to me, so I decided to go to the woods for a walk in the afternoon instead of painting the kitchen. My husband went with me and we took our puppy who bounded around taking flying leaps of joy to celebrate his freedom and the love of being a dog in the woods. The wildflowers are coming up, but not blossoming yet. We saw deer and signs of coyotes. The streams are flowing and everything is moist. It was all very wonderful.
Today is Monday and it's time to get back to work on my kitchen project. My arm is still sore, so I am pacing myself, but my soul is refreshed from my Sabbath rest.
Love, Sue
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Redecorating the Kitchen
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
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
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
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