
Me and Anna under the rainbow..
My husband and I volunteer as art teachers
for a group of inner city kids in downtown Phoenix.
One evening, we were joined by a particularly shy little girl.
Sitting in front of a blank piece of paper,
she whispered that she couldn’t think of anything to draw.
I asked her if there was something she wanted me to draw.
“A snowman!” she said, touching the picture of Olaf on her t-shirt.
“Okay,” I said – rising to the challenge..
“I never drew him before, but I am going to do the best I can.”
The girl watched me intently.
A few minutes later, I showed the little girl my drawing.
Smiling, she looked down at her blank piece of paper
and announced with great conviction,
“I am going to draw an ice cream cone. I never drew one before
but I am going to do the best I can.”
She drew a wonderful ice cream cone, covered in sprinkles with a cherry on top..
and after that, she drew the picture you see above.
I thanked her
and then I got something in my eye.
What fine nurturing. But now your readers are going to get something in their eye. ❤
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Thank you, Gary 🙂
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That is so beautiful. Thank you for sharing!
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Thank you, Liz 🙂
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What an inspired and emotive way to teach art – especially ti a child. No wonder you had a tear in the eye – or two.
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Thank you for sharing your thoughts, delphini 🙂
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One L Michele! I had lost you! Just thrilled that you seem so happy and you and Richard appear still so much in love! The Peep says Hi too.
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Wow, Ellen – it’s been a long time! Hope all is well with you… glad to hear from The Peep 🙂
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