Have you ever....

...had so much in your mind that you didn't really know where to start when you wanted to share?

I guess that's what happens when you don't blog for a while!

So, I guess I'll start with my new hobby of acrylic pour painting. I love it, even if it does get pretty messy. I had a dream last night that I received a windfall from an anonymous source, and I didn't tell a soul. In my dream, I found a cottage on a hillside in Vermont, and it had a painting room with an efficient system to minimize mess. I remember being so happy thinking I was going to be a hermit just painting away. Lol.

Here is my most recent painting, which I donated to Beverly's gofundme. You can find the link to the gofundme HERE. Stephanie bought it, and Beverly has also offered her paintings for sale. Two of them have already been sold, which has raised Beverly's confidence in her talent, so she said she will offer more for sale.

Here's the painting Beverly sold. She has some amazing talent!

Here's her painting that's still available on the gofundme:

I'm glad people are helping Beverly. She is truly a kind and good soul who didn't deserve the fickle frown of Fortune. But God is mightier than Fortune, and He is raising her up. As a side benefit, her talent is being recognized. 

Let's see...what else...

I'm taking the week of Sept 9th (also my birthday), to see Joe off to Dartmouth. Dartmouth is holding a lot of parent activities that week, so I'm excited. Vermont and New Hampshire are incredibly beautiful in a serene, easy way that brings a strange yet welcome solace to my soul.

One thing I'm learning is to cultivate more peace in my heart. I'm still a fighter against the unjust, and still a helper of the unfortunate, and my passions for certain causes are just as strong, but I'm learning to divert the intensity from a raging river to more peaceful rivulets. Pour painting helps, especially when I can paint by myself with some good music in the background. 

Callie is doing well in CA. She's a passionate environmentalist, volunteering to clean up the beaches and doing all kinds of environment-friendly activities. She is so beautiful, inside and out.

Aidan is doing well, too. She just registered at a local college to study business management. She would like to ow her own restaurant one day. She's also lost about 40 pounds by eating vegan and working out every day.

Aidan's dog, Kodak (I call him Kodins) is now a dear member of the family. He's so gentle and loving, and has a ton of personality. 

He is very protective of his family, and his passion is destroying any wild animals that come into the house within ten minutes, no matter how indestructible they claim to be. In this morning's case, a beaver  claiming to be "ultra-durable" was the victim. The crime scene:

Oh man...I've run out of time already! Got to get ready for work, but I'm going to try hard and make this a daily thing again!!!