signs

first star i see tonight,

wish i may, wish i might

have the wish i wish tonight...

big week for me...4 more days of work.

so, i'm on my way to work this morning, feeling on top of the world.  just kind of giddy.

i'm cruising down the road, just taking in the beauty that surrounds me.

i look to my left, and parked on the side of the road is a truck.  and it's parked with the front end in the wrong direction.  on the rear window are these words:

"don't put your dreams on hold"

really. 

just like that. 

 larger than life. 

and i just happened to look over and see it.
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 god moment...

the babies

here they are...the babies.  two little stellar's jay babies.

(click on the photos and you can get a closer look.)

they hatched about 10 days ago. 

this morning as i went out to start the truck,

i noticed mama bird was out of the nest.

i grabbed my camera,

zoomed in and took a few pictures of them.  

shelby and i have so enjoyed watching this process,

 from nest building until now, it is so amazing...

and something i've never witnessed before, can you imagine?! 

 i hope i am at home and i can see when they leave the nest,

but the likelihood of that would be miraculous, wouldn't it? 

 i have gotten rather attached to them and their mama...

i will miss them when they fly away...

movin' on

woo hoo, escrow closed yesterday at 2pm!!!

 with the sell of our home and the move into another behind us,

i can get on with the pressing matters at hand...art, art, and more art. 

man, have i missed making art, having my art space to go to. 

the house is organized liveable so i will be setting up my art room this weekend. 

 saved the best for last.

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i'm crazy excited about diving into these books i purchased. 

who of you out there have read any of these? 

 i can tell you that i adore sarah ahearn's art,

 have taken a good peek in her book, and i am loving what i see...

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only 8 more working days left for me, my friends.  hard to believe. 

i am feeling so grateful for this opportunity to really take my art to another level. 

experiment with different media, learn more about growing my art business, lots of things. 

 just to have the time to do it makes me giddy!

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with summer upon us, which just happens to be my favorite season of the year,

share with me what your plans are...your favorite things to do...

releasing

 see the mama bird sitting on her eggs? 

this nest is at our new home. 

 this represents so much for me right now.

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new life. 

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nurture.

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care.

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  we just left our home of 15 years. 

 the longest i have lived at any home in my entire life. 

i knew that leaving would be difficult. 

i've had times when i grieved. 

 but i have looked at the big picture and know

that leaving is necessary

to go where god is leading.

 i was not prepared for how i would feel when our move was over with this past weekend. 

 i came to work yesterday, got half way through my day, and was on the verge of a major meltdown. 

it took all i could muster to not break down in tears at my desk. 

as i left work at the end of my day, i drove over to the house.  

 i drove in the driveway and began to cry. 

 when i entered the house, cries turned to sobs. 

i walked through each room,

and thought about all that had taken place there in the last 15 years. 

it was like i had to release my home...

to let it go...

before i can get on with the journey. 

today i feel god's presence so strongly. 

i feel wrapped in his love and tenderness, nurture and care...

ready for this new life, new beginnings.