I've been missing from blogland for a while. I feel like I've been missing from much of life lately. You see, we've been painting... and painting... and painting some more. We decided to re-do our family room. When we started in there was all of this energy and excitement. The paint is called cherry cobbler. cute. The first coat looked like hot pink lipstick. Yikes! But after THREE more coats it finally looks like the blood color we were after. We finished that a week ago. Then we started painting the trim on doors (4) and windows (2) white. There's also a large bookshelf and three other just made shelves that all need to be painted - white. We're only about half way done with this white stuff.
Pete seems to enjoy teasing about my propensity to UNDERestimate the time it takes to complete a task. I kinda thought we could dig in and complete the task in a week. But here we are going into week 3. Oh well. I guess we're in this for the long haul.
This is strangely familiar. So much of life feels exciting and amazing at the beginning but then comes the realization that much more time and energy will be required.
Here's the prayer that's been with me on my painting journey.
I pause, Father, to commune with you. Help me to be still and know that you are God. Ease awhile any tense muscles or strained nerves or wrought-up emotions. Let me be relaxed in body and calm in spirit so that I may be more responsive to your presence. I pause, Father to commune with you... Amen. Roy E. Dickerson in Daily Prayer Companion
So I invite you, God, into our creative expression, into our aching muscles, into our long process. Be in every brush-stroke.
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