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My stomach rolled with anxiousness and excitement, like a little girl getting to pick her first pony. Stacey lead me to the barn where half a dozen stunning rescue horses awaited their call to duty. I wanted to work with all of the horses; each seemed to share something unique and deeply appealing. However, it was Halo that captured me and drew me in. Her crisp, sea-blue eyes, braided mane and black and white prints were breathtaking. Her beauty was…
Recently my boys and I decided to create art from nature found objects. We made little paintbrushes from dried, stripped and frayed yucca leaves, paste from ground mesquite beans, and textures from leaves, fibers and dirt. We smashed up and grinded flower petals, seeds, cacti and pomegranate fruit to make rich colors and we painted on flat stones and the soft under belly of bark from our Eucalyptus tree. Our hands and feet were stained with earth colors and it…
I have always been quite enamored with the moon and its subtle changes. Since I was little I would wonder if the phases of the moon held a different story or meaning for different people, including myself. When the light of the moon cast itself upon the horizon, I would swirl and twirl and dance in it and feel a wildness and freedom. When it was just a sliver of gray I would pray that it would be full again…
Summer Solstice In thankfulness we lift our eyes With loving thoughts in heart We give thanks for all things good For blessings the Creator imparts. Let our hearts be ever glad For beauty that abounds And gives a taste of heaven's glory When summer comes around The Solstice marks the longest day and the shortest night of the year. The Northern Hemisphere celebrates in June, where as those in the Southern half of the world experience their longest summer day…
