Home

 

This is the first glance I had of  our home when we were

searching for a place out in the country to live.  ( the porch

was not as cluttered as you see in this photo) 

Something in my heart told me..........this will be the place

you and your family will live and grow for the rest of your

years.

I love the whole house, inside and out, and all of the grounds

in which my loyal dog and I wander and explore........

but the image of this front porch will forever be my favorite.

I am not the best watercolor artist, but I have always wanted 

to create a tinted image of the front porch..........

and I then wanted to embroider it and embellish the picture

with flowers that either existed or ones I dreamed would grow along 

the porch. 

   The first thing I had to embroider was my black cat.

I have had several black cats through the years.......they have always been 

dear to my heat.  Smokey, Salem...........and now

Taboo. 

And then, I started to embroider the existing Pyracantha bush and I have always wanted large pots of geraniums.......which I have never been successful at growing. 

I embroidered the leaves and berries on the existing Pyracantha

and Yaupon Holly bushes.

I have always dreamed of wisteria draping itself down

the front porch,

and there must be a large bush of antique pink and white

roses.  Which I am still in the process of stitching  

I have so much more to add..........and I have decided to title this piece

" Home"

for in just a few days........I will be longing for myself, my husband,

and our oldest son .....

to be home.

As you read this, we have since had the devastating news that our oldest 

son Zack, has 4 tumors on his brain.  One particularly large one must

be removed immediately.  

How much I want all of this to be just a bad dream that I soon awake from.............

but it is not.   We will soon be traveling, on the way to where Zack will be undergoing a long and tricky surgery within the next few days,

and we do not know what the outcome will be.

For those of you who have already known about this......

thank  you for your prayers and supportive words.

I ask that you continue to pray for Zack's surgeon and for Zack.

I do not know how long we will be gone.........so I will return here much 

later with hopefully...........happy news.

until then, take care, love all those near to you, 

and do not let one day go by without enjoying something

in it. 

Kathleen