My 7 Deadly Sins

PRIDE

ENVY

WRATH

SLOTH

GREED

GLUTTONY

and last but oh sooo not least...

LUST

OK.... at the beginning of every new year everyone has these great aspirations of things they want to do or change in their lives. Resolutions. I haven't made any yet, because I have been thinking about this ritual and why almost every resolution falls away pretty rapidly. Why the failures? Is that such a brilliant way to begin a new year, every year? I really don't think so. In my random way of thinking I decided it is best for me to realize and come to terms with my 'failures' first. And really what can be counted as more of a failure than succumbing the the great and tempting '7 Deadly Sins'? So I racked my brain and found (not surprisingly) that I could come up with something for each and everyone of them..... So here they are, out in the open. After all, the road to recovery begins with acceptance. So I accept my 'Sins' and in doing so perhaps a resolution of change will be next.

Finding Faith and Inspirations..... in everything.

Life just has a way......You're up. Then you take another step and "free-fall" into a world so different and frightening its as if you have never opened your eyes before. Your heart has stopped beating and there is not enough air to fill your straining lungs.... and you cry. You cry for everything that you thought would last forever. For everything you lived for, everything you loved for. And then, by some miracle, there comes a light somewhere in the distance. A point of hope to walk to. And then to run for. That speck becomes a beacon of sorts, a reason to carry on. It is amazing to my mind where these little spots of life can come from. My girls always light my life in their smiles, their art, their humor. But at night, when the blackness seems suffocating there are other rays of hope and inspiration for living. Books that make me think, movies that make me cry. Songs that make me want to sing or dance in my living room. I know that they have always been there and always will be and it has been me hiding that caused them to go away for a while. Sometimes you just need to learn to open yourself up again. Open up your eyes, your heart, and then your soul will find a way to follow.

Dark Angel

New Shots and my Baby Girl

The pictures above are a few of the ones that I have framed and ready to sell at the farmers market this coming Saturday! I hope you all enjoy them as much as I do :)

And these are of my youngest kido, Harmony, being adorable as always.

Farmers Market

Here is just a sample of what I will have to offer at the farmers market that we are having this weekend. There will be a lot more to choose from, everything from my paintings and mixed-media work to jewelry, bags and aprons. I hope all of you can make it by to see my goodies. The market opens at 9 a.m. and is held on North College Road across from C.S.I. Please join us and support your local growers and artisans! Have a wonderful weekend!