This is me...

For Mum and my beautiful sisters

It's been a long time since I posted! A very long time. I have decided to start posting again, just for you mum and my sissies. You are so far away and I miss not being able to tell you all about my life, the emotions, the growing, the kids, the creativity. With Christmas around the corner, I am aware more than ever how far away you are. So no more procrastinating about blogging. I'm just going to do it. So to fill you in about this week:

• I have been teary
• I am lonesome
• My heart has been soft and achy
• I created a "blessings" page in my art journal
• I have proudly been showing off my huge bruise from my mountain bike fall
• Specific and focused prayer for Bryce's attitude and behaviour has been answered!
• Natalie Soal is a true friend
• I committed myself to run a 5km race in Jan/Feb
• I asked the kids to write down all the things they want to do during the holidays
• I have been demotivated at work and oh so very, very tired
• I haven't been to gym!
• I went to the dentist for a scale and polish
• I have R94.oo in my account to last till pay day
• Grant sent me an email to ask me to reconsider my decision
• I have been going to bed way too late because of journaling
• I had a photo shoot with some awesome pics of me taken
• I realised I'm ok with who I am right now
• I worked with clay in my spiritual art therapy class and was reminded that I am fearfully and wonderfully made
• I feel emotionally immature
• I received my advent calendar from Jay and got excited with the kids about the 1st of Dec being on it's way

Does that give you some insight into my week? hope so. Know that I love you, miss you and think of you often. Hugs.xxx

Practice makes perfect

Still frustrated about not being able to get my camera out and practice my photography skills as often as I would like. Captured this rainbow from our backyard the other day and also decided to try a self portrait using my tripod. I'd like to keep working on the self portrait (see it's out of focus!) and get a bit more creative. Difficult when you have the family all hanging around and getting in the way. Even had Grant offer to take the photo for me, which ofcourse defeats the objective of a self portrait! Anywy, these are far from perfect but I'll keep perservering.

Coming soon...

{Breast Cancer}

Awareness *Fundraising*Scrapbooking

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Watch this space!

Organic Dimensions - Wk 1

Here are two canvasses I have just started on 8x8 inch stretched canvas. They are going to be mixed media pieces, which I am experimenting with as well as doing an online art class to create really awesome background effects. Still loads more layers of paint needed on these two. I'm pretty happy with the result so far. I've used gesso and acrylic medium which I have never used before. It was fun. I am HOPING they turn out to be art I can hang up. I HOPE they express me and what I love. I HOPE to do lots more painting.

For mommy Penny...

Today was the annual CANSA Shavathon and every year we go to get our hair colour sprayed to donate money to the Cancer Association and in memory and honour of mommy Penny. Bryce's mommy Penny was diagnosed with cancer when he was just 9 months old. She passed away when he was 22 months old.

I created a special mommy Penny album for him when he was about 4, so that he would always have photos of her to look at. The album starts from just before Bryce was born with his baby room pictures to pictures of Penny breastfeeding Bryce, right through to when she was having chemo and lost her hair. Every year at school there seems to be a day where you have to bring a photo of your parents and talk about family. Bryce is extremely proud of the fact that he has two fathers (his dad and his Father in heaven) and two moms, mommy Penny and myself. He always takes his speaicl album on these days to show his class.

Although I never met Penny I saw her on a couple of ocassions singing in church. She was so talented at writing music, singing, playing keyboard and the saxophone as well as talented in drama and art. Today we honoured mommy Penny and gave thanks for her life. I am so proud and blessed to have Bryce as my son. Thanks mommy Penny for a unique, once of a kind Bryce-man. He's my squiggs, squirt and Brycie. A treasure. A special young man, now 11 years old.

Kendra and Bryce today at the Shavathon with coloured hair!

Create, create, create...

Create, create, create...that's what I would do if I didn't work full time and have all the commitments I have (plus take photos!). I would paint, scrapbook, make cards and explore all sorts of new creative ideas. All I know is that I would go mad if I didn't have something creative to do on a regular basis. Making birthday cards is great therapy. I love that! It's creative. I love that too! Anyway, I HOPE you like these cards. I should have taken photos of them instead of scanning them, but then time ran out and they had to be posted. Didn't have time to get the camera out.

Now having said all that I have AWESOME news about something creative, meanigful and full of HOPE. But you'll have to wait a bit longer to find out about it! Be HOPEful, live HOPEfully, share and give HOPE.