The Painter's Brush
Yesterday I experienced something very cool. I meet a new friend in the morning and shared time with an old friend in the afternoon. The morning was filled with "getting-to-knows" and the afternoon was filled with "remember-whens."
Both were beautiful experiences. I have often related my connections to an artist’s room. I pick up certain pieces of art here and there because I can relate to the story, the image, or the uniqueness of either the location where I found it or the unexplained tug it has upon me. I take the artwork home, invest in the perfect spot, and enjoy the excitement of intertwining another’s world with my own.
Through time I understand not only the painting but the artist better. Through our moments, our glances, our thoughts, our experiences, I cannot help but put some of my soul color onto their canvas. Likewise, their journey intersects with mine for a time and I too am changed by the painter’s touch.
What is left is something different, an enhancement of sorts; a new connection to a story, a more brilliant image, and a deeper tug that can now be explained by intimacy and friendship. Through this sharing we become priceless masterpieces.
The best of it all is simply this: God’s signature is on each canvas. He is the ultimate artist helping us become eternal masterpieces. When I choose to follow His will, I become His brush and my actions, dreams, and experiences are the paints.
Thank you, friends of old and new. Thank you, beautiful masterpieces. Let us never stop creating, reaching out, and coloring our world.
A masterpiece! Thanks for coloring the world with the bright yellow tones of your love and life that help point us all to the master.
I love the thought of God as the Master Artist. God cares about the colors and beauty we see even in creation.
"And the LORD God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye...." Genesis 2:9
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The expressions of the master are captured in your words. You continue to touch the hearts of every soul you meet and they are better for having met you. Your latest blog entry shows how much you love life, friends, new experiences and God. You are an inspiration to those of us who long to become closer to God by allowing us to see clearer with your words just what God has in store for all of us if we only allow ourselves to see his gifts. Thank you for continuing your mission and allowing us to see what is real and what really matters.
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I took a moment to read your story listed on your new page. First of all let me say the changes you have made to your web site continue to enhance its overall appeal. Way to go! Now on to The Smell of Yellow....
I am truly touched each and every time I visit your site because you are so open with your feelings, emotions and so willing to share your life with others through your words. Helping us to understand the gifts that God has blessed us with along the way. Allowing us to see more than what is in front of us...what we take for granted.
This story is another such gift. It is amazing that you have such a positive outlook when faced with the challenge you have been given. It is also heartwarming to feel the love you have for your family and the gifts you pass on to them. Isabella will grow in the light of God and continue on shinning for the world, thanks to you and your love for her and God.
God allows us to experience the challenges of this world so that we can better appreciate the gifts He has given us and still has in store for us. I know God has truly blessed you and has many, many more gifts set aside just for you.
Smell the color yellow, feel the light, touch the dawn, hear the silence, and taste the fruit of your life. Shine on, light to the world...chase the darkness back to where it belongs....
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Thank you for painting my world so colorfully with your love!!!
Reading your writings is definitely one of my "highs."
You continue to inspire me each and every day with your writings, your faith, and your love.
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