bjukuri

  • You do not stand alone.

    I stood up for a child. My child. My 4 children. I stood for my siblings. I stood for their kids. I stood for the little girl inside of me. I stood for children everywhere who have been waiting for… Continue reading

  • Their Own Child

    How many people are aware of things they are wrong about? Most of us were not taught discernment or have the ability to change our minds/beliefs.     I was raised in a black and white world. I was taught… Continue reading

  • Presence of Art

    Yesterday I was part of Art Week in Marquette, and it was about demonstrating your art – and I misunderstood and yet I overachieved. I brought way way too much art compared to the other artists. We were a small… Continue reading

  • Serious Artist.

      Being an artist is a weird thing.   Selling what you play with seems often weirder.     Now that I am retired, I was feeling like I had to become more 'serious' about being an artist. Like creating… Continue reading

  • I love you today.

    Today is also our 35th Wedding Anniversary.     I don't even know where to begin or how to encapsulate our 35 years. The girl I was when we met is so far from who I am today, and yet… Continue reading

  • Happy Badass Women’s Day

    Mother's Day could be women's day – a day where we celebrate the women in our lives that have enriched us, accepted us, honored us, empowered us, loved us, and encouraged us to be more of who we were born to be.… Continue reading

  • You Will Always Belong

    I am reading about Belonging in Brene Brown's Book "Atlas of the Heart – Mapping Meaningful Connections." "We have to belong to ourselves as much as we need to belong to others. Any belonging that asks us to betray ourselves… Continue reading

  • Live Without Shame.

      I have listened to this podcast a few times and appreciate hearing other families talk about how their personalities were formed in survival and how that impacts their lives when they are older. What I loved the most is… Continue reading

  • The Right Direction

    I looked back in my blog and the first time these Story Line Quilts were displayed was July 2012 at the Strawberry Festival Quilt show- almost 10 years ago. There is a difference in who I was back then, compared… Continue reading

  • Off to Show My Soul

    My quilts are rolled up and loaded into the car – their labels have been printed – they are all set to be put on display. I was chosen by the Peter White Library Arts Committee to show my art… Continue reading