Thanks, Unsolicited
The pile was getting too high. Messy.
It was time to sort.
So I sat in silence and began. This-goes-here, that-goes-there.
In the middle of the pile, I found it. Simple brushstrokes. Raw line and color. Her painting asked nothing of me. I simply held it in my hands and looked. And looked.
This is my Thanksgiving, I thought. And in that moment, I did not feel the need to explain why. So I shall not, now, try.
Fall Abstract, by Sara, 12. Used with permission.
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Labels: children's art, gratitude, high calling blogs, Thanksgiving
11 Comments:
wonderful words of being given thanksgiving in the living.
It's a reminder to be thankful for the children God's entrusted us with. Love the artwork.
Our children really are our best gifts.
Were only my lines so simple, yet so full.
Simply wonderful and full of grace.
To find such a gift in my piles...
Thankful for so many things that simply go beyond words - those precious, priceless things.
Simple and lovely. I am thankful, too.
Way cool.
Something about it , truly.
And the Happiest of Thanksgiving to you and your family.
love,
deb
That would make a lovely book cover...
;-)
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