HAF Featured Artist Colette of ColettesBoutique
Hello! See these beauties? Oh yes Collette has been really busy!Check out her Collette Collection,or her Etsy shop . She has been working hard on her Blog also,be sure to check it out! She shares great tips on wire wrapping techniques and also shares her friends work as well. I really don't know how she finds time to do it all. Her family lives in beautiful West Virginia.I am sure her two children keep her incredibly busy yet she still has the time to create her meticulous works of Art.This wonderful Lady has a way with wire!I love to look through her shop.I see the hours of her labors ,I can see the patience in every piece.Yes, you could say I admire her work as I am sure you will too! She also helps promote her Handmade friends and is a terrific contributor to the HAF Forum. Go ahead click on through and say hello to her! 8)
POOR PEOPLE ?
One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.
On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, 'How was the trip?'
'It was great, Dad.'
'Did you see how poor people live?' the father asked.
'Oh yeah,' said the son.
'So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?' asked the father.
The son answered:
'I saw that we have one dog and they had four.
We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night. Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon. We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve others. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them.'
The boy's father was speechless.
Then his son added, 'Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are.'
Isn't perspective a wonderful thing? Makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks for everything we have, instead of worrying about what we don't have.
Appreciate every single thing you have, especially your friends!
Pass this on to friends and acquaintances and help them refresh their perspective and appreciation.
'Life is too short and friends are too few.'
Beautiful, BEAUTIFUL work!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely... Colette creates Beautiful jewelry... ;o)
ReplyDeletethose blue earrings are georgeous.
ReplyDeleteDebbi
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Great post! thank you so much for the feature.
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