What a summer!! But, I say that every year, just ask my friend, Jamie...this year however, has its own bit of unease to it. I've moved a child across town, I'm expecting a granddaughter in August, and will have a son newly graduated from college and ready to move to Alaska, also in August! I'm so glad that Abba has all this completed in His tapestry for each of them. Mom would most certainly have (and has) tangled the threads completely! And, as a teacher, I must be ready for the start of school with all my new and exciting lesson plans completed and lessons prepped, ready for me, and/or a sub, so that school life transitions smoothly!! No pressure...

And what this has to do with an art blogsite, you might ask? I believe we are the sum of all that God allows to shape us, and all that shapes us affects us in ways only He can explain. Often, this is expressed through how He gives us creative voice - one, through music, one, through visual presentation, one, through dramatic recitation, one, through creative movement, and last but not the least at all, to one, the ability to see, hear, and enjoy the first four. What would gifts be, if not appreciated by someone? It has been said of life, "the true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit."

Rivertree has a long history with me, so it is not unusual for this blog to have been named so. My college degree is in Art for Visual Communication, and at one time I had hoped to begin a business for commercial art called Rivertree Art and Graphics. I even have my personal car plate that says RIVRTREE. But, life goes on, children are born (and grow up!), visions fade. My calling into teaching has, I trust, produced the fruit of the river tree, as God has made it clear my gifting is to be shared in the classroom and not the storefront.

Thus, the true meaning of life for Rivertree Art is to further plant trees, under whose shade I will not expect to sit. May it be so...blessings of the day to all!