Friends and Flowers

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It’s April and time to talk about growing friendships. This month we will focus on how new and old friends require different kinds of care.

Three Beautiful Things for March ⛅️

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Come enjoy the stories behind the paintings from this month. Also, how friendships are like rollercoasters, trains and a good game of tennis! 🎾 Come see what you missed.

Return the Volley

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The goal in friendship is much like the goal in tennis. 🎾
Click through to see my paintings and read the post.

It is Good You Exist

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When we enrolled our son in preschool, the teacher used to announce new people with “Look, a new friend.”

Companions

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A friend is a companion, a word that comes from the French meaning with-bread (com = with, pain = bread).

Balloon Friends

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For February, I want to unpack what a friend really means. Let’s start with a beautiful metaphor. Friends are like balloons, hot air balloons. They light up our sky. This brilliance is only possible because behind the incredible show of light and color, someone worked very hard on this balloon. Read more on this balloon metaphor […]

Practical Tips: Downsizing a Friendship

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The space we give our friends is part of how we enjoy friendship. In this painting of me and my son, it’s the distance between us that makes room for this huge palm tree shadow. Because we are further apart, I could see the shadow. If my son and I were in a three-legged race, I […]