IS THIS ART?

I am showing you this because

I know some of you will understand.

You "get" why I paid for this item.

You see it through the same filter as I.

If you're reading this and 

you don't get it: Yes, I paid for it. 

I paid .10c at a garage sale 

a few weeks back.

(OK - it wasn't much. I WOULD have paid more...)

I was thrilled to hand the nice man my dime, 

and then bring it home with me.

(Actually, I left if in Julie's car, 

or you may have seen it sooner.) 

What exactly do I love about this

rusty, beat-up, old hammer head?

I love the heft and texture of it.

I love it that this thing has seen quite a few years,

and some very hard work. You can tell.

I think about what it may have looked like

when it was new, where it was made...

...what it cost, who bought it and for what purpose.

I wonder about what it might have built.

And I wonder when it lost its handle.

And I wonder how long it has been

languishing disconnected, unable

to continue the purpose for which it was created.

And I am thankful to have found it

for .10c at a garage sale down the street.

I am thankful I can appreciate this 

rusty thing, and display it in my home.

I am thankful I can see it with eyes 

 that appreciate it as if it had been

CREATED to be a piece of sculpture...

 A contemporary abstract 

bronze sculpture by Lynda Hukins

via

...instead of having been MOLDED into a sculpture

by enduring so many hard things for so long.

I can only see it from that perspective

because I am seen from that perspective.

And for that, I am thankful beyond words.

Word for the Day:

Deuteronomy 4:20
But the LORD has taken you and 

brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, 

to be a people of his own inheritance, 

as you are this day.

Linking With
Sunday
http://southernhospitalityblog.com	Thrifty Treasures
Monday
http://boogieboardcottage.blogspot.com/	Masterpiece Monday
http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/	The More the Merrier Monday
Tuesday
http://www.knickoftimeinteriors.blogspot.com/	Vintage Inspiration Tuesday
http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/	Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
http://cedarhillranch.blogspot.com/	Cowgirl Up!
Wednesday
http://www.fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/	White Wednesday
http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/	Wow Us Wednesday
http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com/	What’s it Wednesday
Thursday
http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/	Thursday Open House Party
http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/	Time Travel Thursday
http://frommyfrontporchtoyours.blogspot.com/	Treasure Hunt Thursday
http://www.jannolson.blogspot.com/	Share Your Cup Thursday
Friday
http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/	Feathered Nest Friday
http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/	Potpourri Friday
http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/	Frugal Friday
http://www.atthepicketfence.com/	Inspiration Friday
Saturday
http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/	Saturday Nite Special
http://too-much-time.com	Get Schooled Saturday

NO LONGER GETTING POSTS EMAILED FROM YOUR FAVORITE BLOGS?

HERE IS ONE SOLUTION:

We all have favorite blogs for which we 

do not want to miss a single post!

Those extra-nice bloggers who

always respond to comments,

ones who like your style well

enough to feature you sometimes...

ones who have become friends and 

they even email because they care 

about you and your day...

Marsha's Creekside Creations

outjunking

ones who make you laugh out loud...

ones who make you drool...

Tone on Tone

Swedish Antiques & More

ones who make you say,

"Why didn't I think of that?!"...

Re-invent Re-imagine REPOSHTURE

ones where you like to party...

ones you wish lived closer...

and so many more you enjoy for one reason or another!

WELL, when you've signed up for their email, and then

you realize you've stopped getting them...it STINKS.

And when you try to sign up to get them delivered again,

something won't let you, because it says you are already

signed up to receive emails from this blog.

Does anyone know why???

If you do, please let us know via comment.

MEANWHILE, you can kindly ask the blog owner

to add you to their email list. I have done this for

friends and family who stopped getting my blog, 

and they are still getting them after months!

Here's what you do to add a blog to your list:

1. Click DESIGN on the upper right side of the blue tool bar at the top of the blog.

2. Click on SETTINGS and new things will open.

3. Click on MOBILE AND EMAIL, and more things will open.

4. One of the choices is EMAIL POSTS TO ?

5. Copy and paste or type email addresses there.

6. Click on SAVE SETTINGS.

Word for the Day:

Ephesians 2:19 ESV

“So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, 

but you are fellow citizens with the saints 

and members of the household of God,”

Linking With
Sunday
http://my1929charmerblog.com/	Sunday’s Best
http://southernhospitalityblog.com	Thrifty Treasures
Monday
http://boogieboardcottage.blogspot.com/	Masterpiece Monday
http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com	Make it Pretty Monday
Tuesday
http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/	Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
http://cedarhillranch.blogspot.com/	Cowgirl Up!
http://www.elizabethandco.blogspot.com/	Be Inspired
Wednesday
http://verymerryvintagestyle.blogspot.com	Share the Love Wednesday
http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/	Wow Us Wednesday
http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com/	What’s it Wednesday
Thursday
http://staceyembracingchange.blogspot.com/
http://www.the36thavenue.com/	Share Awesomeness Thursday
Friday
http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/	Potpourri Friday
http://www.atthepicketfence.com/	Inspiration Friday
http://sassysites.blogspot.com/	Free For All Friday
http://www.freckledlaundry.com	Air Your Laundry
Saturday
http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/	Saturday Nite Special
http://too-much-time.com	Get Schooled Saturday