Comments on: Family Masterpiece

By: I'd rather poke my eye out...

I'd rather poke my eye out... — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 02:57:42 +0000

Amen! Thank you for sharing, I just nodded at the end, it’s comforting to know others feel the same way. Thanks again Kimberly!

By: Nancy@IW

Nancy@IW — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:05:10 +0000

I see that the art of raising a family is painted with irregular strokes of the brush, written with typos, sculpted with inconsistencies, photographed with a unique angle of view but crafted with love.

LOVE this line! Kimberly — thank you for such a wonderful piece! Can’t wait to check out your blog!

By: Lily@IW

Lily@IW — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:40:47 +0000

At the end of the day I may feel like a tormented artist resisting sleep because there is still work to do

I love the different lines that jumped out everyone. This is what grabbed me as soon I read it. I felt this as a married mother, I feel it more as single mother. It’s a routine and all. But, somewhere in my mind, I always know that it’s up to “me” and only “me”.

Holly, I enjoyed your post and ita. Your family sounds wonderful.

Thanks Kimberly, that was such a nice read. I loved it.

By: Holly

Holly — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 04:40:21 +0000

My Son is going to be 24 next month and I have been married for 27 years and like Pam said: “my family is still a work in progress”. I would say the things that I have learned along the way that have helped me are: don’t compare your family to others, don’t try to change who your children are, and there is no such thing as “perfect”! I realize that what makes me feel supported and loved is that “I know who we are as a family and that we are there for each other, no matter what. If being together means watching Football on Sunday and eating pizza than that is fine with me. As long as we are together and we are communicating that’s all I need. I think the true key is acceptance.

By: Anya@IW

Anya@IW — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:16:19 +0000

Art is most often a difficult process, it can be messy, it can make you frustrated and the end result has varied opinions in the eyes of the beholder.

So true – not only of art, but of family and just the process of living.

Thanks for the timely reminder that it is not about creating something “perfect”, but the journey together and the bonds we form.