Hello! I figured as I am waiting to finish other drawings in the works..I will showcase an older one.
This is a colored pencil drawing with the quote that says it all. I really believe this one is true. I really love the way the picture came out. As soon as I read the quote, I knew how I wanted to illustrate it. So here it is… Enjoy.
God Never Gives Us More Than We Can Handle
Well, I for one am so happy that Ted williams, the homeless man with the golden voice, gets his second chance. I hope he makes the best of it and never turns back. It feels good to finally hear some good news for a change.
For those of you who may not know who I am talking about, or what this miraculous story is about, it’s about a homeless man who was found on the street with a handwritten sign about how God had blessed him with the gift of voice and had fallen on hard times. He was found panhandling, when someone stopped and asked (as they recorded him) to show what he could do with his voice. The rest is history.
I just love this story, and he seems so humble and grateful, that I can not stop watching and listening to him.
Then, when they found out he hadn’t seen his mother in 20 years, they set up a meeting for him to see her, and captured the moment . It is both sad and happy at the same time. I want to cry every time I hear him, a 53 year old man, enter that room and continually call out, “Hi Mommy!. Hi Mommy! ” I just want to hold him. Then as you hear him talking to his mother and tell her about everything that has happened to him, although the cameras are watching and taping and completely surrounding him, you almost get the feeling that he and his mother are the only one’s in the room. He is concentrating on just her and nothing else. It is definitely a story that will be remembered forever.
Te d Williams. I wish you all the luck in the world. Thanks for the inspiration and hope. There still are great stories out there somewhere. Lets find more.
I heard this song for the first time back in the 70′s, and have loved it since. I heard this at church today, and thought how great it would be to post it on my blog. I love Cat Stevens!
The video goes along with the song nicely. Just sit back and enjoy . 
Hello! This is an illustration I did awhile ago. I really like the quote and I love the look of needle point throughout the picture. I also believe the quote to be true. Alas, you don’t really see a lot of children sewing nowadays, let alone sewing a sampler. But it’s really nice to think about. Ahhh, the good ol’ days!
A Day Hemmed In Prayer
There are times when you just have to relax, get away and just have some quiet time. Get away from the phones, the pagers and everything else that is constantly in our daily lives every hour of the day. I believe, no matter how much we love the conversations and constant interaction with others, sometimes we just have to break away and just find a quiet place,close our eyes, and enjoy the peacefulness.
Go outside and sit on your deck, or go for a ride and park near a pond, park, or quiet woods. Turn off your car and just sit (no phones allowed). Close your eyes and just listen to nature. The sounds that you were meant to hear, but are blocked out daily by all the technology in our lives today. Wow…birds!!!! Look at that sunset! Are those tree frogs I hear??? It’s amazing. When your mind has time to be free and is able to wander, it’s amazing all the things that come up in your mind that usually you wouldn’t even think of. Dreams you have always had, memories of times when you were young and free, maybe you could foresee a vacation in your future.
There are many times I feel the need to get away and sit by myself away from everyone. In the summer, I do this alot. After I clean up the supper dishes and the dog is all set, everyone seems to go into the living room and watch tv, or go in their rooms and turn the radio on, sit at the computer,etc. I retreat and go onto my back deck, sit on my bench with the soft pillows, lay my head back and listen. I could sit there all night long… listening… watching…and I usually do, until I hear through the screen door someone say, ” Hey,where’s Mom???” That’s usually when they find me, and before I know it, I have company enjoying the quiet with me.
It’s refreshing, especially for the soul. I really believe it helps me to be more creative. It must have something to do with all the “senses” coming into play. I don’t really know, but I know that is good and I know that 
it is necessary.
Anyway, that is what this quote is all about, and I believe it with all my soul. Enjoy. Cheryl
Yes, we are still waiting and wondering what is going on with my dog, Max. All I know so far, is he has needed insulin twice in a day to keep him in check. I know this is going to be an expensive road we are going down and so I have looked up a lot of info on the web about diabetes in dogs. I am going to try a new diet for him when he comes home and do the insulin to regulate, but I am going to see how this diet will work on his system and slowly wean him off the insulin. I’ve read a lot on raw meat diets and such,
and I think this is the way I’m going to go. We will see.
On my artwork, I am trying to get started setting up an account with Shop Handmade, but with this on my mind, it’s taking longer than I want. Once I get it going, it will be done in no time. I just have to put aside a lot of time to get pictures and descriptions down, but I will get there.
Here is a picture for anyone having troubles out there that need a little boost…like me. Enjoy. Cheryl
