A year ago, during my family's Christmas Yankee Swap, I ended up with a book that provided a prompt a day, for a full year.
I decided I would take on this challenge and it would be a 2024 Christmas gift for my beloved and best and only daughter, Jessica. It was quite a challenge: at one point I was almost two months behind. In my no-rush Turtle Therapy way (ie stop before something I love becomes a chore), I took my time, but I finished! There's no doubt my drawing and painting skills improved dramatically over the year. Below is one of my very favorites.
When Jess opened this gift, she pretty much cried. I hoped it would mean alot to her--and maybe to my grandkids in the years ahead, and I have no doubt the pages touched her heart. I'm so proud and happy about that.
I'll be sharing some of the pages in this journal in the weeks and months ahead. Meanwhile, I learned and reaffirmed something important: when I do something, anything, that has deep love as its foundation, mistakes don't matter and perfection doesn't matter; what counts is the love. And this book has plenty of that.
love kj
That's beautiful!
ReplyDeletethanks xo. I've promised myself I'll finish my novel-in-waiting by June, but I got some paints for Christmas, so I' think I'll be busy, in a good way,. love kj
DeleteYou are indeed a talented artist.
ReplyDeleteHi Jean, thanks for stopping by. I don't see myself that way at all (I'm a writer) but this book did me a world of good. I found out I can draw.! love kj
DeleteA marvelous gift for you both. You are indeed talented.
ReplyDeleteHi e, I hope all is well with you and wish you a good happy healthy new year. Cheers back at you! love kj
DeleteYou painted all these for your daughter? Wow!! This is so amazing!!!!!! I am sure she will cherish it. I wish i could do something like this for my mom.
ReplyDeletehdwk, I did!! Some were harder than others, and some weren’t very good (there was no deleting😬) My daughter was really touched when she opened this gift. I was proud that I stuck with it. How about doing something similiar for your mom?
ReplyDeleteLove kj
When is the next blog post coming?? We miss you!! I will paint something for mom. :)
Deletecoming soon, hdwk. thanks always for checking
Delete"When Jess opened this gift, she pretty much cried."
ReplyDeleteGiven the wickedness of my sense of humor, I won't present the various interpretations that come to mind.
I could stand to see more of your art, and you can safely interpret THAT statement in a good way.
This comment reads as Anonymous. But I have a good guess🤗
ReplyDeleteIt feels kind of weird to post my drawings, maybe because it feels like I’m cheating on my writing! (Weird, I know…)
Oh my goodness, what a beautiful gift. Hope you are doing well these days and enjoying the beauty of the world.
ReplyDeleteHi Kay, nice to see you here. I’m well, although distressed by the divisions in the USA and the world. I hope all is well with you too💜
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