Steady Calm

Another day of painting black lines and chatting with students from Heartland Community School.  Today is almost a blur.  As I played back the time-lapse video this evening, I was stunned by how much work was accomplished in five short hours.  An answer to my prayer this morning.  The day started out a bit chilly so I met with the first class of students eager to learn about the mural and then proceeded to clean up some scaffolding I had around from when I projected the design on the wall.  Then I headed to my dad’s gallery and finished up some waxes so they could go to the foundry.  By the time I was done with that, it was just barely warm enough to start painting again.  It only took a few lengths of a line to get in the groove once again and work was underway.  Things just moved along smoothly and somehow 5:00 pm rolled around and I packed things up and headed out of Henderson to spend a night at home with my family before coming back out tomorrow.   Words describing today: smooth, calm, peaceful, full of thanks, impressed, amazed, steady, full of thought . . . I am once again thankful for my husband and his willingness to be flexible with my schedule today as I stayed 2 hours longer than I had originally planned due to the morning starting so coldly.  I’m thankful for the time with my parents as I’ve stayed there overnight many nights during this process.  And thankful for the encouraging chats and conversations with the kids, many who hollered out a hello as they headed home from school.  I look forward to working on the wall again tomorrow. 

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