blessed is the man...

i wanted to share one of the gifts i have given to my sweetie

a couple of years ago i was taking an oil painting class

oh i loved it

i love the smell of the oils & the turpentine

i loved the feel of the brush against the canvas

i'm no artist

not by a long shot

i painted a few portraits of my girls

but usually i "practiced" by using an image

from N.A. Noel

or Jennifer Lanne

i saw this very simple painting of a single tree

done by jennifer

& immediately thought of one of my favorite scriptures

psalm 1

it describes the blessings

that will come to a man

who is wise

& who surrounds himself with Godly men

this is my Dan

he is highly respected in his position

as a highschool asst principal

he is a godly man

who is slow to react

& slower to anger

in fact

in all the years we've been married

he's never been angry with me

he shows our girls

a forgiving gentle spirit

but yet a strong capable protective daddy

i painted this tree

& thought of the shelter he provides

for all his girls

& the stability he creates

through his loyalty to

me

i love you sweet man

& happy early valentines day

YOU

are

my

soulmate

&

I

can't imagine

my life

without

YOU

He is like a tree planted
by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers.
Psalm 1.3