Love the wall, the shelves, the drawing, and the thoughts. I have been to the Grand Canyon twice - was dumbfounded and started to get misty-eyed the first time I saw it in my mid 20's. When my son first saw it, at about 12 years old (9 years ago), his words were, and I quote -
"Whoa. Awesome."
That about sums it up.
One wall in our living room has pictures of four generations of our family, along with a letter from my wife's grandmother & my son's first fish. It is not an impressive fish, but a first fish is one of those monuments of sweet, God blessed moments of family life. Just looking at it bring a bit of cheer to a gloomy day.
It probably will not make sense to describe in words, but on that wall, there is a picture of my parents above a picture of my son's 5–6-year-old lower legs, with his feet in the sand on Pensacola beach. The way the pictures are lined up my Daddy looks like a Dufflepud.
Great grain showing on the shelves. If you are like me, you fretted about which edge of the wood to show. You have to commit to it.
I'm stealing your son's response to the Grand Canyon as a response to your multi-generational wall heirlooms: "Whoa. Awesome."
Seriously though, what a treasure! Recently, my wife and I started looking up our family ancestries and going down the rabbit hole a bit; i think it's just part of getting older and wiser and more conscious of the fact that we as individuals are just tiny branches on a Providential sequoia that just keeps growing and growing.
Ebenezers--such a great description! Probably the most memorable, most bizarre part of the Grand Canyon was the hulking 5-ft California Condor just sitting on the rock ledge looking at all of us. Amazing creature!
Thank you for the kind word! Wish I was still painting (stopped when Covid hit), but I am working on mueic again, hoping to finish up a single soon. Can’t wait for you to hear it.
Love the wall, the shelves, the drawing, and the thoughts. I have been to the Grand Canyon twice - was dumbfounded and started to get misty-eyed the first time I saw it in my mid 20's. When my son first saw it, at about 12 years old (9 years ago), his words were, and I quote -
"Whoa. Awesome."
That about sums it up.
One wall in our living room has pictures of four generations of our family, along with a letter from my wife's grandmother & my son's first fish. It is not an impressive fish, but a first fish is one of those monuments of sweet, God blessed moments of family life. Just looking at it bring a bit of cheer to a gloomy day.
It probably will not make sense to describe in words, but on that wall, there is a picture of my parents above a picture of my son's 5–6-year-old lower legs, with his feet in the sand on Pensacola beach. The way the pictures are lined up my Daddy looks like a Dufflepud.
Great grain showing on the shelves. If you are like me, you fretted about which edge of the wood to show. You have to commit to it.
I'm stealing your son's response to the Grand Canyon as a response to your multi-generational wall heirlooms: "Whoa. Awesome."
Seriously though, what a treasure! Recently, my wife and I started looking up our family ancestries and going down the rabbit hole a bit; i think it's just part of getting older and wiser and more conscious of the fact that we as individuals are just tiny branches on a Providential sequoia that just keeps growing and growing.
I’ve only seen the grand canyon once, I was a bit younger than your son but I can still recall to mind the awe that it instilled in me.
I hope to one day have a wall like the onc Seth showed and that you described. What lovely ebenezers!
Ebenezers--such a great description! Probably the most memorable, most bizarre part of the Grand Canyon was the hulking 5-ft California Condor just sitting on the rock ledge looking at all of us. Amazing creature!
Wow! Gorgeous art! Really cool to see after having seen the original photo.
Thanks for the reminder to be still and know that He is God.
Thank you for the kind word! Wish I was still painting (stopped when Covid hit), but I am working on mueic again, hoping to finish up a single soon. Can’t wait for you to hear it.
I shall eagerly await it, good sir.