Fantastic Friday!

Hey there friends, hope this finds you fine.  That is fine as a "frog hair split 3 ways"!  haha That must be really fine, because, honestly, I've never seen a hair on a frog, then alone split 3 ways!!!  I amuse myself sometimes. (Laughing out loud right now!!)  Where did I come from? (laughing right now.)  I like to laugh.  I like to laugh at my silliness, my boys, a good, clean comedy...my hubby.  Life is to hard at times, and we have to lighten up, laugh, giggle, and  have tickle times with the kids.  That is my remedy for a crazeee day...tickle time.  That helps around here.


ANYWAY- I wanted to share some good things right here.  Last week or so, I shared my art room with you.  Well, last weekend my hubby went off to see a desk we might want,   I told him just bring it home, not knowing what it looked like.  WELL, to my surprise, it was P E R F E C T for my art room...I was sooooo, blessed to get this desk, that I immediately started working on my once cluttered table...Did I say the desk was FREE?  What a blessing it is to me...God has amazing ways to just say, be blessed wonderful one.  (big SMILE here)-

I certainly feel blessed.

Well, thanks to a really neat artist, I have come up with ONE word for me to focus on all year...Thank you Junelle Jacobson from www.yesandamen@blogspot.com--- My word for the year has been GRACE.  I did a  little sketch one day depicting Grace...God's Grace over my home...representing my family, my cares and concerns.  Grace is God's unmerited favor and kindness to the world, to me and you...it's very personal.  God is a one on one kind of God.  He likes to hang out with us, doing the things we like doing, whether it's cooking for our family, matching socks, washing dishes, or dirty faces or creating art.  God wants to be right there with us. Hanging out.  He is always with us, anyway, so why not, acknowledge the fact that He is?  I have come to realize as an adult, just how much God has always been with me.  I got saved/born again when I was 8 years old at a Baptist Church in New Castle, IN...my grandparents help to get started.  My walk has not been easy.  But through all my hard times, I have to come to realize Jesus Christ, God's only begotten Son, loves me, died for me, rose again, so I can be with him someday in eternity...it's my reality.  I serve a risen Savior.  Jesus Christ is my reality, every single day.  Am I perfect---NO WAY, I fall, then get up...and He is always faithful to forgive me. * I John 1:9*  I have so much to share-my TRUTH.  JESUS.  I just want to please Him in all I do, in all I create.  

My prayer is that I would act in a gracious manner towards those that God put's in my life.  That I would love them unconditionally, and think gracious-kind thoughts, and serve others with grace.  Whew!  And Serve those in my home with a good/gracious attitude. I can sometimes get on a pity-party. (o, whoa is me...hahaha)  This isn't easy, being the only FEMALE in the home, but, my boys are good to help the momma...and Daddy Boone, does wash the dishes after dinner sometimes.  (Which I am so thankful for.---and no, I don't have a dishwasher...hahah).  Moving forward as always.  

I am excited to share some new art that I will be posting on my etsy account soon.  It's one-of-a-kind paper made by me.

And a  6" x 6" primitive painting I did the other night...

I love all kinds of art...My kitchen is done in Primitive Art.  This is I think 1 1/2" thick stretched canvas...My art teacher in college always said, "Paint large-Meagan!  I wanna see it BIGGER!"  I guess I never learn! ha...anyway.  Just love this little piece of art work.  Well Gotta Go-fold the towels, figure out supper and the list continues!  Have a FANTASTIC FRIDAY!!!!  Look forward to sharing again with you soon.  Love, love!


Joyfully His! 


Meagan

Balancing Act!!!

Greetings Folks!  I find myself once again sitting at the computer, reading facebook pages of people I don't normally see.  I have to admit it's really nice to peek in on others!  I love looking at the photos of the families and friends.  But I let time slip by and then....I complain about it.  I lose time sitting at this dang computer.  ha  Well, it does relax me to sit  here and read, plus enjoy a great cup of coffee.  My favorite morning routine is reading my Bible and drinking a good cup of coffee...

 This is my favorite Bible.  The Thompson Chain-Reference , NIV Bible.  I've had it for years.  My table is cluttered here with home school books as well.  I love that I am able to stay home and be a mom, wife, artist...and everything in between.  It is truly a blessing.


My life is a daily walk with God-I am not perfect, so far from it, but my heart seeks to serve the Lord and please him.  I fall short, on a daily basis.  I am so thankful He keeps picking me up, and dusting off the dirt and grime.  Been reading and studying GRACE, this year. Reading the book of Romans.  Romans 4:7-8 says: "Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. 8 Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him."  I am so glad I am forgiven.  Have to do a HAPPY DANCE right here...love Grace-God's Grace, his unmerited favor, I did nothing to deserve it, he did it all for me, and you.  (My heart is smiling right now.)

Ok-some other happy things in my life...here is the doorway, that goes into my art room/studio/school book storage room...My "Happy Place."  Don't mind the telephone cord. haha...and the crooked signs o the wall...do love the snowflakes dangling there.  They make me smile.  Finally it's snowing here, in Southern Indiana!   YEAH, 2 hour school delay, but not for the Boone's, oh, the joy of homeschooling.  School, and snow, great leverage to get school done fast today...kids will go out to play and then "the momma" will go through this door to play as well!

This is the top of my FAVORITE, dresser.  Just full of fun stuff to get a hold of...my pan pastels, that I discovered after stumbling across Pam Carriker's website.  Love, love the pan pastels, they are in the basket.  I will be doing a special portrait soon for someone, very important to me.  And mini-canvases, that I can't wait to decorate with modge podge and fabric and paper and OH, I am so excited to think about the POSSIBILITIES...happy dance again here...

This is one CREATIVE table covered with stuff to ORGANIZE in special cubbies and such.  I will be sure to get to this later today.  You can see a picture that is on my wall of me and my MOM.  She was my very BESTEST friend.  I miss her daily.  Before she got so sick with dementia, she looked at a piece of artwork I did, and said these words to me.  "Your best is yet to come." hahahah...I will never forget that.  She always told me as a young adult, these words also.  "Meagan, you can do whatever you put your mind too."  She was such a talented lady.  I miss  her, but it makes me smile just thinking of how she always encouraged me to venture on.


Now here is another part of my room... HOME SCHOOL Books!

Yep, this looks good right here...getting ready to get these books off the shelf and teach these boys some math, history, science...well you get the drift.  Check out those Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls, my mom made those! <3  Just love em'!!!  And the part of my School Daze cabinet that holds games, art books for kids and some reading books.  That is a mini tour of this art room of mine.  Hope you have enjoyed it...  

Will be posting more later ---now onto some great things right now with 3 favorite people of mine...pets loving on there people pets...Have a blessed Wonderful DAY!!!


Heart Hugs!


Meagan  

Happy New YEAR!!!

They say time flies when you are having fun!  So here it goes, it is Friday January 6, 2012...  I just now sat down to say Happy New YEAR!!!  Have you made any resolutions?  I have decided not to make any resolutions this year.  I have taken on a new outlook in life and taken the Joy DARE by Ann VosKamp...really excited about building "thankfulness to God" in my life.  Her website is found at www.aholyexperience.com.   I have been a christian for a long time, and even in ministry.  But find with the daily grind of life, one can start grumbling instead of counting one's blessings.  I am guilty at times. In seeking the face of God at the beginning of the new year, I find myself refreshed in His presence.  I feel better as a person, knowing my relationship with Jesus Christ is the most important relationship I have.  If that one is right, well, everything else will fall into place.  It really is the best thing a person can do is Seek the Face of God in their everyday life.  And  I know seeking the face of God, I will find him.  I have a lot of decisions to make this year as well, so will be putting them under the blanket of prayer. 


 Looking forward to the new year, new beginnings.  Creating more art, creating joy in my home school, laughing more with my children...doing random acts of kindness-just celebrating each and every day of life God gives me.  I am so thankful.