Fingerprint Friday

There's a great Christian song by Steven Curtis Chapman, The Fingerprints of God. Part of the song says:

I can see the fingerprints of God
When I look at you
I can see the fingerprints of God
And I know it's true
You're a masterpiece
That all creation quietly applauds
And you're covered with the fingerprints of God.


So look around you...your family, your kids, nature...where do YOU see the fingerprints of God?


Here's where you can join in on the Fingerprint Friday blog hop.

___________________________________________________

This is the photo that is outside my front door. My art studio has a big window just to the left of that door, so I can look outside to the East as the sun comes up and this is what I see...and I can see when the Space Shuttle goes off! :D

I am very inspired artistically and spiritually by nature. How can you NOT be? All of nature works together. The birds find food wherever they are. They don't store up for winter. God provides for them. Just look at the veins of a leaf. Remember those Biology classes...how in depth all of nature is? That is Gods greatness...but He is so much more.

Enjoy your day!

Veteran's Day is tomorrow November 11th

Here is a lesson that should be taught in all schools...universities, too.

Back in September, on the first day of school, Martha Cothren, a social studies school teacher at Robinson High School, did something not to be forgotten. On the first day of school, with the permission of the school superintendent, the principal and the building supervisor, she removed all of the desks out of her classroom.

When the first period kids entered the room they discovered that there were no desks.

"Ms. Cothren, where are our desks?" she replied, "You can't have a desk until you tell me how you earn the right to sit at a desk."

They thought, "Well maybe it's our grades." "No", she said. "Maybe it's our behavior." She told them, "No, it's not even your behavior."

And so they came and went, the first period, second period, third period. Still no desks in the classroom.

By early afternoon, television news crews had started gathering in Ms. Cothren's classroom to report about this crazy teacher who had taken all the desks out of her room.

The final period of the day came and as the puzzled students found seats on the floor of the deskless classroom, Martha Cothren said, "Throughout the day no one has been able to tell me just what he/she has done to earn the right to sit at the desks that are ordinarily found in this classroom. Now I am going to tell you."

At this point, Martha Cothren went over to the door of her classroom and opened it.

Twenty-seven War Veterans, all in uniforms, walked into that classroom, each on carrying a school desk. The Vets began placing the school desks in rows, and then they would walk over and stand alongside the wall. By the time the last soldier had set the final desk in place those kids started to understand, perhaps for the first time in their lives, just how the right to sit at those desks had been earned.

Martha said,"You didn't earn the right to sit at these desks. These heroes did it for you. They placed the desks here for you. Now it's up to you to sit in them. It is your responsibility to learn, to be good students, to be good citizens. They paid the price so that you could have the freedom to get an education. Don't ever forget it."

By the way, this is a true story.

Thank a veteran today!

Did you know about Scenic Route???

Did you know that Scenic Route is closing it's doors? I am sad. I love Scenic Route. But you can snatch up some great deals as everything in the Sceninc Route store is on SALE! Get on over there. I already got a ton of stuff. And there's free shipping to the lower 48 states if you order $75 or more...and let me tell ya, that's easy to do!!

Scenic Route Store

love this!

Free Vintage Images!!!!

Head on over to The Vintage Moth for free vintage images of high quality. Great stuff to use in your art!

Great words of wisdom

I just received one of those emails again. You know the ones....they have a long story and at the end they ask you to email it to 10 other people, etc.

Well this one was a good one. This is what Audrey Hepburn said when asked to share her beauty tips:

For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.

For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.

For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.

For beautiful hair, let a child run his/her fingers through it once a day.

For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone.

People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone.

Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you will find one at the end of each of your arms.

As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands; one for helping yourself, and the other for helping others.

Good to remember!

Listen Online with me

I am ususally found listening (and singing really loudly!) to the radio station, Z88.3 out of Orlando. But you can listen online to this great contemporary Christian music. Then you can sing along with me! :D

Click here