Watching our son in the high school band, knowing he excelled at debate and was on the honor roll. Seeing him face challenges, get first jobs (delivering newspapers and working at a fast food restaurant).....seeing his choice of friends. Seeing him move through the college years and into marriage and parenthood on his own. Todd set a high standard.....and his sister followed in his footsteps.
Watching our daughter grow into the woman she is today....a wife, mother, artist.
Where did the years go?? How could they fly by so quickly?
Today we drove over to Cedarburg to visit our daughter. Megan was working at the Pink Llama Gallery. She and two other artists were demonstrating their methods.....talking with people who stopped in, to describe how they got from A to Z in the creative process. And for us, it was interesting....and much more. It was another hour where we saw our "child" as so much more.....an accomplished adult who knew who she was and where she was going.
I couldn't help but remember the pre-school years when crayons would "drift" off the paper and up onto painted walls. I remember enrolling her in evening art classes and driving her to the weekly class so she could develop and explore her talent. It meant seeing her grow during high school with two art classes each day....and taking her to a special summer program at Trenton State College in New Jersey. Students from across the state following their muse.....art in its many forms. Supporting her as she studied graphic design in college.
Today we again saw our Megan as an artist.....and listened to her talk about her inspiration, her thoughts, her methods. Her work revolves around shelters......a theme that has been consistent yet changing ever since college.
It was fascinating, it was our special daughter and her special creativity. Shelters....special places in the world....in your life....in your heart.
She holds a special place in ours. So proud.
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