Author: Scarlett
I Saw No Window…
Today’s post for the letter “I” is a line from Robert Frost’s poem “Good Hours”. I borrow lines from poems and illustrate them in my sketchbook. Often, my drawings have nothing to do with what the poem is really about. I just love the words. I love the feeling the words […]
Hope Deferred
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick…” Proverbs 13:12
Genetic Mutations
Genetic Mutations. Ugly sounding words, but they are very much on my mind these days as we await our son’t DNA test results. What are they? I’ve been reading a lot about genetics lately, as you can imagine. I don’t understand everything, but I’ve learned this much: A hereditary mutation, which seems […]
Fly on a Flower
Just a little colored pencil drawing from my sketch-book today. This was my intended post for the letter “F” in the “A to Z” Challenge. The host of the challenge encouraged me to go ahead and post what I have, which is really a very nice thing to do. I really […]
Disappearing Net Photos
I bowed out of the “A to Z” challenge a couple of days ago, but I had some posts already prepared for it so I might as well go ahead and post some of them. This was my post for “D”. Net lines. So many of my potentially great trampoline photos […]
Rare Disorder II
Yep, still in the hospital with baby boy. I had to bow out of the “A to Z” challenge for obvious reasons. This is one of those times when art is the only way I can express what’s on my heart.
“Rare Disorder”
I’ve been in the hospital with my baby son for 5 days. He stopped eating and they suspect he has a very rare genetic disorder…. And I don’t know what else to say.
A Card for Him
No, it’s not my wedding anniversary. I just needed to let him know how I feel. Having a child with a serious illness puts strain on a relationship like nothing else does. Tensions are high. It’s easy to fall into traps: “This is your fault.” “If you would’ve done “X” differently […]