OK...now secondly...this drawing is not finished. It got to this point, and guess what happened??? I cried. I got to thinking about it, and I figured that if something you make brings you to tears at a certain point...maybe I should stop. I think it will be more of a holding point until the kids are asleep tonight.
Here is what brought me to tears:
I had seen a view of the night sky last night and it was just after twilight...I took a mental note of the colors and exactly what I was seeing. The sky was a murky blue gray, and there was a pine tree there (my beloved pine tree)...so anyway, when I drew out my arm, and watch, a figured I would put a tree in the background (like maybe I am camping outdoors, it's dark, and I am up doing something and just happen to look at my watch, which is a Timex Indiglo (the only kind I will wear, since it glows and you can see your watch face easily). Then, I added the moon. There is a story behind the moon...
My grandson was in the backseat of my car about a week or two ago and I said "OH...look at the moon"! It was shaped like a crescent, and he excaimed "OOOHHHHHH, it's JESUS' TOENAIL"!!!!! I laughed with tears in my eyes for quite a time, and it has become a standing bittersweet phrase around here....so I knew I would draw out a crescent moon. THAT was the last thing I put in, followed by the moon glow...and it took me by surprise,... I burst into tears!
I believe children are a gift straight from God. Aren't we all??? Today I am grateful for my grandchildren who keep my life fun!
7 comments:
Jesus's toenail. You'll have to write it down so you never forget it.
The drawing looks as though it could be an illustration for a children's book.
This is a great picture! To think you just set out to draw your watch and look at where all it took you! Love "Jesus' toenail"...that's great! Children are truly a gift!! Hope you enjoyed your cry too!
What an awesome child to come up a statement like that. I will be chuckling about that for a long time.
Good for you for doing these challenges.
This is so much better than just a picture of a watch. You have a whole story here, and now a cute kid-ism that you will always treasure.
Thanks for the info Julie. Your Grands are a blessing for sure. What an imagination. I will never look at a sliver of the moon the same again.
What a great concept ! Out of the mouths of babes !
yes, grandchildren say the darnest things. So cute, sweet.
Your picture is terrific too Julie.
Funny, at firs I thought you had drawn the pastels too. LOL
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