Be Happy

Paper Flowers

Poppies 

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 ~ Billie

Billie Ray Wells

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"Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don't know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!"     -  Anne Frank

Joy in Light and Dark

Joy in Light and Dark

A Duck or a Flower?

I see lots of geometrical designs in flowers - but a duck? Loving this flower I saw at the Botanical Gardens!

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 ~ Billie

Billie Ray Wells

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"Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don't know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!"     -  Anne Frank

It's Raining Honeysuckle!

 
Yesterday, I was treated to the wonders of the Botanical Gardens in Asheville - with my friend, Anne. Wonderful aroma of warm spring - and a store full of wonders. And right outside of the store with ladybug t-shirts, lots of butterflies you can clip on your hand, and wooden snakes, there is a bush that is raining honeysuckle!

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 ~ Billie

Billie Ray Wells

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http://billiewells.fineartstudioonline.com/
"Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don't know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!"     -  Anne Frank

Mother's Day: Bulldozing a Road of Diamonds Down My Soul

The Need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind - Maya Angelou

A Mother's Grace

I totally love this quote and I think for mothers it's as if that being a mother has driven a road down the center of my soul. It's a road that sometimes has been muddy and has been washed away with sorrow and grief. When my father died, I cleaned the house (and I really am not that fond of cleaning) for a month until I could find my road again. And sometimes, it's been full of potholes, with us bumping and hitting the top of our heads as I figured out how to earn an income - I am not quite there yet, but I totally love painting flowers. And then there's the times when I saw the lines on the road and learned to forgive others and forgive myself, seeing the best in all of us. 

And this road we're on, mother and daughter, it's a beautiful road full of twists and turns. The only map I have is to follow roads that lead to forgiveness, fun, believing in one another, and listening without speaking. And honoring her and honoring myself.

Motherhood has driven a road down the middle of my brain and my heart. And I am grateful for it. It's as if there are diamonds on the souls of my shoes and jewels of sweet kids and moms that light the way -

Here are many of the cool moms I know:

Mary -  so sweet and full of courage
Lucia - full of light and love
Allyson - very braVe!! Full of Faith
Beth - Doing what she loves!
Ginger, My Mom, she made me laugh
Kathryn, My Aunt, Just like this flower - A Pink Diamond
Anne! - a glitter magnet!!
Linda - watch out for the unexpected surprises that fall from the sweet packages we get 
D'Arsie - a mamacita with love unbounding
Lisa
Teresa
Heather
Cheryl
Penny
Frances
Alison
Jeannie
Sheila
Jessica
Jo
Deby
Cindy
Paula
Valerie
Maureen
And Elizabeth, sometimes you don't have to be a mom to be a mom!

And so many more, full of Grace and Beauty!

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 ~ Billie

Billie Ray Wells

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"Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don't know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!"     -  Anne Frank

Daughter, Love Thyself

This morning we passed by a modest little church that I hardly ever notice, but today it had "Love Thyself" spraypainted on it. That made my day. I try to remember to tell my daughter every time she goes to school, that she looks beautiful.

Bouquet

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 ~ Billie

Billie Ray Wells

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http://billiewells.fineartstudioonline.com/
"Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don't know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!"     -  Anne Frank