Thought I would share this Father's Day card that I made for my Father In Law. It is colored pencil and ink.
I havent done much 'drawring' lately- so I liked the way this came out in spite of my lack of practice.
One thing that bothers me- I don't know why I made the brown parts of his eyes sooo big. What was I thinking?
Oh well, Bob got a kick out of it.
I was talking with some of the ladies from aerobics class this afternoon, the usual mom chit chat: someone's kid won't stop biting their brother; or my kid won't eat anything but chicken nuggets, blah blah blah....
One mom with two teenaged sons was saying how lucky she felt that they were good kids, because her 15 year old niece is turning into "quite a trouble maker".
She then went on to tell us that her niece had started cutting herself. She said that her niece was manipulative and probably cutting herself for attention.
My heart was instantly shattered for this girl. It brought me right back to a place of being lost and lonely and hurting and desperately looking for reassurance, with none to be found.
How could such a brazen act be so minimilized- so misunderstood.
About a month ago, I ordered a t-shirt from the To Write Love On Her Arms site, after hearing Josh speak about the organization.
Offering hope to those suffering from self abuse, addiction and depression- TWLOHA hit close to home for me, and I wanted to offer support in some way (plus my purple t-shirt is super cute!).
The shirt came with a card that tells the story of TWLOHA, and has their web address and other info on it. I can't tell you why this card was in my gym bag today, but it was.
I told the lady about the site, and gave her the card.
Who knows what if anything will happen with that little card, but I am praying that some way, some how, hope and help will reach that lady's niece.
It's funny how often little pieces of life come full circle.
Funny, and useful.
For more info on TWLOHA check out:
http://www.twloha.com/
I've decided that I look smart and sexy in my new glasses. Very Dr. Addison Montgomery-Shepherd from Grey's Anatomy.
Now, the next time that you see me, be sure to tell me that I look smart and sexy in my new glasses, because honestly, my inner third grader is screaming: "dork dork dork!"
Obviously the fact that I can now see is secondary.
Thanks and have a great day!
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