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wooo hoooo! all i did was listen is in the autumn issue of the awesome artful blogging magazine ~

my belly is filled with such happy gratitude to be beside all of you artful & heartful bloggers!

bleach pens

last weekend i got to play at jen's house.

(from http://paintedfishstudio.com/)

she hosted an art party w/lots of fun new tools

to experiment with.

i tried out the bleach pen.

lots of fun to wash it away & see what emerged underneath!

lots of love to all that's emerging for you. xo

prayer wall

i've found myself fascinated by prayer walls across the world. i've never seen one in person/only read of them & seen images of these precious & plentiful papers tucked collectively into the heart of a wall. i now add mine to our blog wall. feel free to tuck yours in too if you so wish.
(etsy added w/love) xo

a true story

remember my post about deer life (dated june 11, 2010)? well, one recent morning, i had my first cup of coffee & imagined a deer standing right next to me & got teary & it felt beautifully real.

i left from there to head off to the grocery store & on my way back...

i saw a deer. i pulled off the road & talked to this beautiful being for a moment & looked into eyes that reflected everything good & lovely & true & full of promise. oh my goodness, imagine all YOU sit near! xox

(& more art coming next week/i promise!)

rest

i hear out in blogland

& within my own body & soul

a need for such replenishment

& i breathe this in

alongside each of you now. xo

orange blossoms

i shared with a friend how i wonder if heaven could smell like lily of the valley & asked if she ever thought about what heaven smells like & she quick as lightening responded "yes! like orange blossoms!". i now wonder what yours might smell like.. xo

fireworks from my fourth

day & night

one. playing apples to apples with my family. two. shelter. three. seeing bunnies & birds outside in the morning. four. naps. five. a love letter from a friend. six. hugs. seven. honesty. eight. flowers. nine. hair extensions. ten. harp music. eleven. the magic of dusk. twelve. sweet dreams.
(to be continued) & an embrace to all your heart lists.

passing on the love

i found this egg at the base of a tree, closed,

while on a walk this week.

i picked it up & kept walking,

holding it in my hand,

wondering wildly

about it's yokey message

& a half-block later

i opened it & found

a paper guitar & pick.

i now sit with this

new friend & wonder

about the music that might

keep rising, informing, inspiring me...

& i remain open & thankful.

oh, don't we all need

such gifts from the sea,

from a tree,

from deeply beautiful

you & me?!

passing on the love...xo

on the lookout...

simply...

(& have you heard the saying,

that what one focuses on, grows?)

xox

blogland of friends

i recently met jen from http://paintedfishstudio.com/! it is so fun to meet a sister art blogger in person! she was wearing a super cool fish necklace & carried a polaroid camera & was complete with dreams swimming around in her heart & is more beautiful than she even knows!
we talked about how special this blogland of friends is. lots of love poured out to all of my dear blogland friends & by the way, what ice cream flavor would you hope for? xo

hot

have you ever noticed that when you continue listening to what you love...it starts showing up in your clothing? i say, go with it & give it all you've got! xo (etsy added with love)

honoring fathers

the little things

often

it's the little things

that make my heart sing.

how about you? xo

pretty petals

this picture washed over my sleepy eyes when i woke up one morning & now i send out pretty petal holdings to each of you, when & where you need them, with love.

deer life

come be with me

this morning the birds were singing up such a pretty storm. it got me thinking about how i've forever wished they'd feel safe enough to land on me. i guess making this was a little way to experience it. come to think of it, i wouldn't mind tea with a deer. maybe tomorrow. :)
best wishes for all you'd like your sweet way.

simply sending out love today

linger a little longer

i was feeling tired out & for one full day i was moved to linger a little longer. instead of getting right out of the car when i turned off the ignition, i first sat there a few minutes. i ate my food slower. i stopped to smell flowers. i found that i saw things that i wouldn't have otherwise... pretty people walking by, a cardinal, & so on. & i felt more grateful, content, & rested. ahhh.

(etsy added, with love)