art. house. mum.
Some days are messier than others. In many ways these last few weeks have been messy ones for our family. Naturally the most tangible place to see this is in the washing up piled in the sink, the crumbs gradually being walked throughout the house, the clothes waiting patiently to be folded and put away (iron, what's that?). Instead I'm going to choose to look at some of the things that I'm thankful for which have contributed to the mess, or lack of cleaning...
Time spent with family
Knowing that my usual backup (my Mum) is able to spend time with my sister and niece
Rain, glorious rain (and okay, that's enough rain for now, thanks God...)
Playdates with friends
Time for art
Time for craft, for giftmaking and planning
Time for talking through the hard bits
Time for listening and praying... we've had some extra need for that
Those hours in the day when staying inside with a one-year-old boy just isn't going to be productive...
And as pens, pencils, paint, glue, sticky-tape and paper are inevitable in any of our greatest messes, I'm going to take the time here to appreciate some of the outcomes... the art that my children create whether or not I worry about the mess...
I hope that all your messes are well spent!
grace
I love the painting that says popop - how did you do that one? What kind of paint is it? Looks like fun.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ainsley! Yeah "Popop" was meant to say Popo, which is what our kids call Matt's Dad... Hopey got a bit carried away. It is one of her "Fireworks" painting, as she calls them, and is done with Easy Painters from an educational toy shop (they are so old and were actually a Christmas gift, and I forget the shop name... sorry). But apparently they are really similar to bingo stampers, which you can buy at cheapie shops for next to nothing... They are brilliant with little ones, as they think they are painting, but the mess is relatively controlled as there are no brushes or water involved... Hope this is helpful. Happy painting! grace
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