It is my prayer today that I would share my faith with the same exuberance that my kids paint.
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Paint like a child
As often happens my family awoke to me painting. I find early morning painting is a great way for me to spend quiet time with God. I listen to worship music, read a bit of scripture, then take up my brush and attempt to put on canvas what is swimming around in my head. This morning when my 5 year old Sevi came down stairs he said "dad can I paint with you?" How could I resist? I grabbed one of my smaller canvases and set him up on the floor. It was not long before his 8 year old brother Ben joined in. I love watching my boys paint. They attach the canvas with pure abandon. There is no fear in their strokes and a piece, start to finish rarely takes more than 20 minutes.
It is my prayer today that I would share my faith with the same exuberance that my kids paint.
It is my prayer today that I would share my faith with the same exuberance that my kids paint.
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This challenges me in a way. As a parent, I tend to like to keep things simple, not risk a mess, etc. I'm blessed you put that canvas down & let your boys go at it. I'm sure the Lord does this for us all the time!
ReplyDeleteThis is so wonderful, Patrick and it made my day. I love that they collaborated. What joy as their father you must have had watching them create. Blessings to you.
ReplyDeleteGood point Teague!
ReplyDeleteValerie, I sort of get lost in the moment when my boys hit their creative strides. If I would not have had my iphone handy I would have never captured the moment as I would have been afraid to miss it in the process of retrieving my camera. Yes I am a proud papa.