Mosaic Monday #41: Blessed

lessed.  I am a blessed woman.   My health.  Good friends.  Loving children.  A darling spouse.  To live in the spectacular state of Montana. A positive outlook.

Not a new revelation, but one that struck me again as I prepared this post.

I sat down to do some drawing this week, and I looked to my planner pages for inspiration.  (I did this once before - see my May 12 post.)  I don't often need a pep talk, but everyone has a down day now and again.  If nothing else, these catch-phrases are well-suited to lettering practice!

As the weekend approached, I decided to structure this post using the phrases from May, June, July and August.  

Pinterest provides a wealth of fonts and tutorials on hand-lettering and drawing.  I enjoy looking at the options and choosing styles that fit the phrase.  As I created "Embrace Beauty", I thought to myself "That's a no-brainer."  I am surrounded by God's beauty each and every day.  

One of my favorite pictures from July illustrates this better than any art I could create.  Here I am standing in the hay field on the farm of my Dear Neighbor Friend.  It's so tall you almost can't see me!

"Nurture" means to "care for and encourage the growth of someone or something".  What is the state of your relationships?

As I mentioned in my August 1 post, #1 Son has been in the UK visiting his paternal grandparents, and he continued to send us photos from his trip.  On the day he returned, he scheduled a Skype call with us to tell us how much he has missed us.  Awww.  Here are just a few of his photos.

On Thursday, I was thrilled to be sitting in the bleachers at the Fair with my Dear Neighbor Friend when her granddaughters won several events with their goats, including novice showmanship and the best goat at the Fair.  If it weren't for our friendship, I would never have had this fascinating, first-hand experience of 4-H kids competing at the Fair.

On Friday, my Dear Neighbor Friend came by to deliver fresh, warm cinnamon rolls.  We had a lovely chat on our front porch while a soft rain fell.  What could be more heart-warming than that?  

The August phrase is "Practice Wellness."  (And how ironic, given that those cinnamon rolls have disappeared in a couple of days.)  I thought it was interesting that the designer chose the word "practice" to pair with "wellness".  It is a word full of action, execution, implementation.  Even if you are in a state of good health (wellness), it implies putting that good health in motion.  It signifies routines, habits, customs - are your habits healthy and are healthy practices also your custom?

I think I can check the box on this one as well.   Healthy foods, regular exercise.  I keep an eye on my mental health, too.  What am I reading?  What music is playing?  Daily prayer is essential for me.  Heck, drawing, as well as writing this blog, are forms of practicing wellness, even if I am mildly stressed at times about what to write.  

As I looked back over my artwork, it occurred to me that I could rate myself an "A" or "B" on all of these admonitions.  On top of that, I function pretty effectively without the reminders.  Yes, I am a blessed woman.  A blessed woman with some new art.

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