Mary Engelbreit

My husband is on vacation this week so I'm trying to stay off the computer for the most part...  just some fun art by my fave Mary Engelbreit...

Stay warm!  It's been in the 20s here in Florida!

And another piece that I saw in a gift shop...

A New Day / Back to Work

Mary Engelbreit,  as  I have mentioned before, is one of my favorite artists.  Her colorful artwork always makes me smile--cards, calendars, post-it notes, stationery, home decor items.  I have several of her pieces  scattered and there about our home for a touch of whimsy--a good contrast for someone like me who is pretty much "in the box" a good part of the time..  A friend who knows how much I enjoy her even gave me a framed and numbered piece of her artwork with my favorite word on it.  What a lovely surprise!

One of my treasured items is a set of miniature painted teapots that I keep on my kitchen windowsill and look at every day. Even though they've  got some war wounds (someone dropped them) they are so special to me because they were the first present  that one of my sons picked out and bought for me with his own money when he was very young, about 7 or 8 years of age. :)

I have a yearly calendar with one piece of her art  per page which I occasionally post on this blog and I love receiving books, cards, letters and emails with her fun illustrations and wise (generally) sayings.  Here's one I thought you might like for today--the day after Labor Day and the "start" of a new work week...It's sometimes difficult for us to go back to the normal routine after a three- or four-day weekend, myself included.

As always though, scripture says it even better...

Psalm 118:24 

This is the day which the LORD has made; 

Let us rejoice and be glad in it. 

 Have a great day.

Mothers Day / Mary Engelbreit

One of my favorite Mother's Day photos.  The Mary Engelbreit artwork from this week is from an old Mothers Day book that I have titled Mother o' Mine. I like this one since the face on the mom holding the little child says it all about the love of a mother.  No matter how old your child becomes, a mother's memory of scenes like this are in her heart for a lifetime.