Distracted Drawing

I drawing a little Japanese

girl for a mixed media piece

on wood that I'm planning. 

You can get a glimpse of my messy

work space in the picture. 

Quite often I jump around from project to project

and it doesn't take long for my art space to clutter up. 

It's strange though, because I don't like clutter. 

Before long, I have to straighten things up.

I was like that as a little girl too. 

My bedroom would get messy and stay 

that way for a while, and then I'd get so

sick of it and have to clean it up. 

While my problem was maintaining 

a clean organized space, my husband has

always been a "clean as you go" type.

I'm trying to be more like him in that regard, 

and would say I'm 80% there. 

The following is a picture of my

dear sweet son-in-law and daughter. 

This is the reason for my distraction today. 

My son-in-law starts radiation treatment 

for his 4th bout with cancer

in the past 7 years. 

Yesterday he posted on his Instagram;

Tomorrow starts day 1 of my 18 day

radiation treatment. I've got my mental

boxing gloves on and I'm ready to begin.

Cancer has no power over me or my outlook

on life! I am blessed. 

This young man has been

a true hero and inspiration

to me and all who know him. 

If you're a person of prayer, please

remember Evan and his wife Shawna. 

It's so tough as parents having to

see your kids go through such hard things

at a young age. 

Parents are wired to want to take away 

and prevent pain and hurt for our kids. 

Sometimes, all we can do is be

there for them and pray. 

That's what we do.