by CMCook | Oct 23, 2019 | authentic self, fat cow studio, In the studio, Inspiration, life
Isn’t it amazing how people come together? How a stranger becomes a dear friend? How one small hello turns into a 3 hour conversation. My second cousin, Pat, was my first and best friend, she continues to be so to this day. We may not see each other...
by CMCook | Oct 3, 2019 | authentic self, grateful, life
FORGIVENESS ORIGIN: before 900; Middle English forgifenesse, Old English forgifennyes. -noun act of forgiving; state of being forgiven. disposition or willingness to forgive It is a heavy word. A word that conjures up deep emotions, love and self...
by CMCook | Sep 18, 2019 | Family, grateful, life
Life can be a bit tiring sometimes. With the news blasting 24 hours a day, hateful opinions, rudeness and dramatic sensationalism, it wears me out! I believe that we must possess the spiritual strength to overcome these challenges. To look for goodness and kindness....
by CMCook | Aug 28, 2019 | Family, farm life, grateful, home, life, Nature
“Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, Summer is an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of all of them.” Stanley Horowitz I love fall. I am that obnoxious person who puts up fall decorations on September 1st. I have always loved fall since I was a child....
by CMCook | Aug 20, 2019 | authentic self, Family, grateful, Inspiration, life
I read a quote not long ago “Don’t cut what you can untie”. At the time, it just meant to not cut the pretty ribbon, to untie it and save it. I have a drawer full of ribbons, twine, cords and wire that I have untwisted and saved. I use most of them....
by CMCook | Aug 13, 2019 | fat cow studio, grateful, In the studio, Inspiration
I am having a summer sale! It is 107 degrees in central Texas today. I am so ready for cooler temperatures! Come September 1st, I don’t care if it is 110 degrees outside, I will be putting a fall wreath on our gate. I am almost giddy thinking of fall and all that...