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One of the hardest things to move on from are frie

One of the hardest things to move on from are friends who hurt you. The older you get the more you have relationships that have been great and also a few that have left you hurting.

Some of my previous friend hurts:

*The one who thinks giving me jabs over & over for years is a fun, cute, form of sarcasm.
*The one who thinks their time is much more precious than mine (and expects me to show up for them but can’t be bothered to do the same for me).
*The one who makes stuff up about me. Lying. Full stop.
*The one who left us to suffer alone during the times we needed friends the most.

PRAYING FOR THE FRIEND WHO HAS HURT YOU
Even if you move on from a friendship, the hurts these people leave can linger. That’s because you opened yourself up to them & they wounded you instead of valuing the friendship you brought to them. Never stop being open and trying to have good relationships! Don’t let clueless friends change you. Instead, forgive them & move on. First step? Ask God to help.

My go to prayer when I am feeling anything negative about another person is to say:

God, I’m feeling anger and hurt towards this person, and I know this is not how you want me to be. I need help with this. I’m not sure what else to do, but I ask you to show me how to release this negative stuff to you. I cannot do it alone & I do not want to spend my time harboring anger and resentment. Amen.

As far as trying again, my husby often says I’m a glutton for it, and will try with people again and again, even as they blow me off, actively hurt me some more, or remain “mad” even though they are the ones that need to realize what they did and apologize. There is an acceptable boundary you need to be healthy, so if you feel like you’ve tried and can’t anymore, move on in the kindest way possible and ask God to help you both to forgive. Maybe the plan really is that you’re not meant to be friends with someone forever, or maybe it is that you’re meant to move on seperately for a bit before you come together again at some point.

Each situation is different so pray and most importantly, act like Christ in how you handle it. (A tall order, but try, because it benefits you and the other person.)

A lovely display of my items currently available a

A lovely display of my items currently available at the Anderson Arts Center in Kenosha. Give them a visit!

#throwbackthursday #tt True love is crocheting you

#throwbackthursday #tt True love is crocheting your husband a #Cthulhu costume even though Halloween is really not your thing. 🤪

If I could choose one reoccuring theme throughout

If I could choose one reoccuring theme throughout my work I would say "hope." I want people to feel hope through the use of bright colors and whimsical images. I choose to paint in a style that represents a world outside of this one, where I imagine that there is no pettiness and hatred, there is only joy and love.

It is this very attitude that gets me attacked sometimes. They downplay my art, they behave in a snarky or downright hateful way toward me, and they look at me as someone that is foolish and naive. They make assumptions about my life and everything I've been through. They mistake kindness and empathy for weakness.

But they are wrong, and that's ok. They are the ones I want to encourage as much as anyone. 🎨

#peptober #peptober2021 #peptoberday20 #workkey

I named this painting "Bold as Love" after the Jim

I named this painting "Bold as Love" after the Jimi Hendrix work that describes emotions as colors. I often feel like I "see" emotions as color also. In this painting, I imagined women of all walks of life and races working together to pull each other up and encourage one another.

Here are the words from "Bold as Love" that inspired me:

“Anger, he smiles, towering in shiny metallic purple armor.
Queen Jealousy Envy waits behind him—her fire green gown sneers at the grassy ground.
Blue are the life-giving waters taken for granted, they quietly understand.
Once-happy turquoise armies lay opposite ready,
But wondering why the fight is on.
But they're all bold as love...just ask the Axis.

Red, so confident, he flashes trophies of war and ribbons of euphoria.
Orange is young, full of daring,
But very unsteady for the first go-round.
Yellow in this case is not so mellow,
In fact, I'm trying to say, it's frightened like me.
And all these emotions of mine keeps holding me back from giving my life to rainbow you.”

#peptober #peptober2021 #peptoberday19 #quote

Let me tell you a little bit about this painting,

Let me tell you a little bit about this painting, "The Blessing of Work." It was inspired by my grandma, who was a good old-fashioned farm girl and loved to dig in the dirt. She enjoyed the process of work, whether it was working in a factory during the war or cleaning a toilet or making a meal. She put her whole soul into the joy of human endeavor.

My grandmother has influenced me in so many ways and I painted this work as a tribute to her and all the women who work in any form. This painting has been exhibited at the Grohmann Museum, the Neville Public Museum, and Alverno College and is currently for sale at my website.

#bts #peptober #peptoberday18

I've been drawing and painting since I was a kid a

I've been drawing and painting since I was a kid and I've always gravitated toward lots of color and whimsy. I liked drawing birds, girls, and all the things that have meaning in my life. I especially like created a world you could almost step into, and I imagine a place where there is no pain or trouble or negativity, only joy. 🎨

#COP #carouselofprogress #peptober #peptober2021 #peptoberday16

I got to ride a lovely horse named Betty today. ❤️ 🐎 🥰

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