Hello!!!! We're back:) It was such an amazing week. I was homesick, really homesick and didn't even know it. Everything about Illinois was so amazingly beautiful. I truly made the most of the week and savored every second. One of the most memorable things I did this week involved my daddy.
For the past year my dad has been mentioning a mural for his shed. When he came to our house last Fall he sat at the kitchen table and sketched out just what he wanted. He told me all the details....over and over again. He bought a metal truck at Hobby Lobby several years ago and had a vision to see it driving down an old country road with grass between the lanes. He wanted a red barn, a windmill, a split rail fence, a mailbox with their name on it...a bunny! Too funny.
For Father's day I thought that would be the perfect gift.
It was a really hot and windy day to be painting outside in a shed. Really HOT! The wind was whipping my hair in my face, and my dad decided to plop down in a lawn chair and watch me THE WHOLE TIME. I begged him to leave, but if you know my dad you know he's stubborn to the core. There was no moving him;)
He didn't talk...just watched. EEEEK! I don't work that way. For one thing I always have a slight panic attack when I paint. I'm a fly by the seat of my pants artist...and this was important to him. I wanted it to be really special. Having him watch me was nervewracking. I sent him on little errands to find me a bobby pin and to bring me sweet tea;) And slowly stroke by stroke the painting started to take shape.
I always marvel at how God steps in. I had to go back into the house for something and I more or less pleaded with him to help me and I swear he sketched it out. His hand was on those brushes!! It turned out so much better than I could have dreamed. The truck looked like it was meant to be there. It blessed him down to his toes. It will always be a day that I remember. My Heavenly daddy workin' it out for me and my earthly daddy cheering me on...beaming with pride. Does it get any better than that!
Have a blessed day.
631. wide open spaces
632. lemon squares
633. antiquing with my peeps
634. a beautiful momento for my dad
635. barns!!!
636. the porch with the perfect view
637. the finished bathroom
638. Lori and Marylynn
639. feeling missed by honey
