Brighten My Heart

my heart is as dark as the soil sodden with winter rains

my soul is as heavy as the peat freshly dug from the bog

my thoughts swirl like willow branches caught in autumn winds

my body is as tense as a cat's as it stalks its prey

my heart is as dark as the soil sodden with winter rains

(Lord, brighten my heart)

my soul is as heavy as the peat freshly dug from the bog

(Lord, lighten my soul)

my thoughts swirl like willow branches caught in autumn winds

(Lord, still my thoughts)

my body is as tense as a cat's as it stalks its prey

(Lord relax my body)

help me open my heart to You,

help me open my heart to You, Oh Jesus

it's what I long to do

                   Brighten My Heart

                   Sixpence None The Richer

 i found this on Pinterest and i wish i knew who to credit. . . because i LOVE it

and it is often what i need to remember.

a few pages from my sketch books of late

soon  Lord willing to be available as prints. . .. .i would say they are. . 

but as usual i am experiencing technical difficulties along with sheer lack of TIME

. . . but someday. . . 

these will be prints. 

and they will be . . . adorable.

 

annnnnnnd. . . back to the full tilt painting / scraping / muding/ patching / 

renovations of our olde girl of a house. . . 

which took a few beatings along with us all this winter but is no worse for wear

. .. .we hope.

i cannot WAIT for the green green grass and mud and dirt and warm days

oh Gardening. . . how i MISS you.