YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE

My little 

Sunshine Song birdie

is all finished. 

I hope she makes you happy

and spreads some 

sunshine and smiles your way.

I know it made me happy just creating her.

I was so reluctant

to write out the words onto the painting

for fear of making a big ole' boo boo. But then...

I put on my Brave Girl pants 

and did it anyway!

Special things happen 

when you are Brave.  

Not only on the outside or with what

you are making or doing

but on the inside too!

Especially on the inside.

"You always pass failure

on the  road to success."

~Mickey Rooney~

Slowly but surely, I am learning

to trust the journey. How about

YOU my friend,

are you being too hard on yourself?

  Are you afraid to move for fear

of making a big ole' boo boo?

A lesson I learned when painting this

little birdie was that some of my mistakes ended 

up making the painting even better than

 if I had I not boo booed!  Out of what

 I thought was

imperfection, I learned a better technique.

(or at least I call it a technique. It worked for me! he he)

"And the time came when

the risk to remain tight in the bud

was more painful than the risk 

it took to blossom." 

~Anais Nim~

Is there something in your life that you 

are letting keep you stuck? Afraid to move

this way or that? 

Oh my goodness I understand!

I've been there plenty 

of times and I'm sure there will be plenty more,

but we were created by a wonderful God

who made us to be 

Brave and Confident.

(we were created in his image)

Whoa, isn't that awesome!

"Have no fear of sudden

disaster, ( like failure)

for the Lord will be your confidence."

Proverbs 3:25-26

Remember this because it is very important: 

"You are a masterpiece, hand stitched,

handcrafted, and hand chosen

by the Creator

of all that is lovely."

Max LuCado

I'm liking this BRAVE GIRL thing!

IT Even makes me want

to click my heels in the air. 

I'll need your hand if I try that though!

Care to join me?

WE can click our heels in glee

and be BRAVE GIRLS together.

Big sunshiny HUGS,

Oh and here is a great tip:  if you haven't already

done this, go and check out this wonderful blog:

http://bravegirlsclub.com/blog/?cat=3

I get these daily Brave Girl
 emails from Melody Ross and her sister Kathy 

at Brave Girls Club and they 
are so inspiring and encouraging.

Unbelievably encouraging.

Keeping A Song In My Heart

Creating is one of my biggest stress relievers

and something that gives me so much pleasure.  But

along with creating, I also LOVE MUSIC!! 

"Music is what feelings sound like."

author unknown

 

I had some fun tonight and began painting

a little songbird.  She isn't finished yet, but I

would like for YOU to give me some more 

ideas on what to add to her.

I added the little song hat for fun.  I still need to 

do some more work on the background flowers but

also think the little singer needs something more???

Maybe an idea popped into your head just now.

Please oh please, share it with me. 

I am sure that I have loved music

  ever since coming out of the womb!

  I remember my mother singing and humming

around the house when I was a little girl.  Sometimes she

would even dance a little jig while drying the dishes. 

And she could really play the piano.  She

had an illness that caused her a lot of a pain and 

heart ache, but when she was singing or playing music

she always wore a Smile..... and

that made me smile and want to sing too.

My mom and dad and me

I remember my grandmother 

having me and my two

younger sisters sing in church when we no older 

than 8, 6 and 5...and our background

music was a record on a record player that

she brought from home!  Isn't that funny?

Then my grandfather would bribe us by

paying us each a quarter

  for singing to the relatives or any company

that stopped by for a visit. Actually, we were

still doing this for our grandpa, not only as those young tots, 

but even when we were in high school!!!!

  Not because of the quarter

(although he still gave us one),

but because we couldn't say no to seeing him

so happy when we sang for him.

 I married my hubby who LOVES music also.

He sings special music numbers with me at church

and we both

sing with our church Worship Team.

Naturally our daughters love music too,

after being a part of

all of those sing-a-longs in the car

when they were growing up.

Music soothes my soul, and can also motivate me

to break out in a little jig around the house!

I've always thought, if only teachers would

put everything to music,

such as math problems, then

I would have been a real whiz in school!!! he-he.

(oh my! I'm probably dating myself here)

Does anyone say  the word "whiz" anymore?

How about you? 

What tricks do you do to de-stress

or simply enjoy?

Really, I want to know.

Oh and thank you for letting me go on an on

about my life and music and for

 reading clear to the end of this post and

not getting bored.

Wow! You must really like me! he-he

I'm singing about you..... can you hear me?

YOU are my Sunshine,

my many Sunshines.

YOU make me Happy when skies are gray.....

Had to Share

Just had to share about a class and

a giveaway  that 

Jackie over at 

"Me, Down To A Fine Art

is having.  She is giving away

a free entrance to

this fun class from Carla Sonheim.

All you have to do is go over to Jackie's blog

and leave a comment on her

August 29th post.

Hurry, because she is picking

a name out of the hat tomorrow!

I don't know about you, but I can always

use more fun and silliness in my days.

We were suppose to be traveling to spend

this weekend with our daughter, son-in-law and 

grandchildren in Pennsylvania but the plans 

changed. (just felt a tear drop)  I'm a little bummed about 

not getting to give out all of those 

hugs and kisses that

I've been saving up for them. 

Anyway, I am bound and determined

to enjoy this Labor Day Weekend anyway

and I hope you will too!

Here's to fun and silliness

for YOU this weekend!

~Enjoy~