Art by Josette

A "J" Kite, age 5

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Josette's Jewels, age 5

Helper Necklace, age 4

Owl Mask, age 4

Butterfly Mask, age 4

Red Dove, age 5

Colorful Plate, age 4 (it kind of looks like a face...)

The Student's Prayer

Dear Father of all wisdom,

grant me the ability to get understanding,

not just knowledge;

help me see in the learning process

more of Your great plan for mankind,

not just a means to my success.

Cause me to recognize and remember truth,

not just facts;

remind me that You weigh my trying,

not just my doing ---

and, Father, above all else

help me be more than a learner...

help me be a lesson in Your saving love to
everyone You bring into

my life.

Amen.

 (This hung in our homeschool classroom when I was young.)

How This Old World Has Changed

(I found this typed up in some papers that my Grandmother Kitty Elliott gave me; I don't know who the author is...)
How This Old World Has Changed
Since I was born some years ago
This world has changed somehow;
We use both milk and butter
That has never seen a cow.
We have instant coffee, instant tea
Instant this and that,
Lots of of other instant foods
Not fit to feed a cat.
We have substitute sugar, substitute for salt;
We have so many substitutes
We don't know who to fault.

Boys and girls both dress alike;
Can't tell one from the other.
Same way with Mom and Dad.
Can't tell Dad from Mother
One more thing that don't look right,
I think it is a sin;
They moved the cook stove out of doors
And moved the outhouse in!
I don't know how far this will go,
But up until this minute,
I love this good old world of ours
'Cause we can still live in it

Fear Me.

Drawings

These pictures were drawn by others, but kept by me. I don't know why, but I did. :)

The dragon/Lord of the Rings-esque picture was drawn by either Esther (my sister) or Jeremiah Hammack. I'm not really sure. It's cool though.

These two were drawn by Matthew (my brother), hence the initials, M.J.E.

Monet, Monet

Some favorites that I had once printed out for some reason... Through the magic of the internet, I present them here:

Woman with a Parasol, Madame Monet and Her Son
1875, Oil on canvas, 38 3/8 x 31 7/8 in.
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

Impression, Sunrise (Impression, soleil lavant)

1873, Oil on canvas, 19 x 24 3/8
Musee Marmotan, Paris

Garden in Bordighera, Impression of Morning
1884, Oil on canvas, 25 3/4 x 32 in.
Formerly in the collection of Otto Krebs, Holzdorf
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

The Garden at Sainte-Adresse
1867, Oil on canvas, 38 5/8 x 51 1/8 in.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

L.A.I.R.M.

Emily Burt, one of my best friends and pen pals for years, and I were at some kind of conference or service where a saying came up -- Love Always Inspires Righteous Motives. For years after that, we always signed our letters with L.A.I.R.M.

It's become a little joke with us, but I've always thought it to be really poignant. I hope I always do!