.~ Dance Lightly.~

"Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf." ~ Rabindranath Tagore

.~ Balance ~.

What is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?

                                                                                         ~Albert Camus

.~ Colorado River Awareness~

.~ No Strings Attached.~

No Strings Attached

By Traci Suzanne Marvel

For Sale in My Etsy Store

No matter what the circumstances, you can always count on your dog to be a loyal and faithful companion. If humans showed this same loyalty and faithfulness to each other, they would be one step closer to having a successful, lifelong, loving relationship.

.~ New Half-Year's Resolutions ~ .

“Dig within. Within is the wellspring of Good; and it is always ready to bubble up, if you just dig.”
                                                                                                               ― Marcus Aurelius

Marilu Henner's Total Health Makeover desk calendar reminds me that - July 1st, 2014 - marks the official second half of the year. Marilu suggests that on this day you do the following:

  "Make a list of everything that's been working in your life these past six months, and a second lost of everything that hasn't. These two lists will tell you at a glance what you want to keep and what you need to change for the rest of the year." ~ Marilu Henner

 Today I am going to dig within and identify 6 things that have been working and 6 things that I need to change. There is still time to make 2014 the B.E.S.T year of my life.

How about you?

What does your list look like?

List #1. What's been Working (Keep)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. 

List#2. What's Not Been Working (Change)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. 

Those who share their list on my blog will get their name entered to win  my giclee' print ...

Second Wind.

 " Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second.

 Give your dreams all you got and you'll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you."

                                                                            ~Willam James 

Are you ready to pull out all the stops and make the second half of this year better than the first?

Are you ready to fuel your 2014 dreams?

Looking forward to reading your comments.

Winning name will be chosen randomly July 31st 2014 at Happy Hour (5:00 p.m. MT) 

Ready? Set? Comment!

.~Father's Day Give~A~Way Winner.~

Father's Day Give~A~Way

~ .My Dad. ~

My dad LOVED it when I would tell him stories that included me saying..."My dad."He would say, "do you know how much that means to me to know that I am your dad?"

I just want you to know how very much it meant to me that I was your daughter.

Gerald Vincent Fender 

September 21st, 1929 - February 29th, 2000

 My dad passed away February 29th, 2000.

It was leap day.

Goes to show you what a great sense of humor my dad had.

My dad was a pretty cool cat.

Born to hang out with the likes of 

Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis JR.

My dad was my biggest fan and he told me that I was the
 "apple of his eye."

I think it showed.

My dad constantly told me how much he loved me.

I remember when I first told him I was moving to Montana to live in a tee-pee,

he said, "how are we going to communicate, through smoke signals?"

Nope, no smoke signals, but my dad sent me lots and lots of letters that I still have and treasure.

My dad was a good listener.

And my dad could take any problem I had

and put a positive twist on it.

My dad was a painter, a poet, a song writer, a photographer, a philosopher

and

The world's GREATEST salesman.

Even though they did not have a fairy tale life together

one thing was for sure,

My dad loved my mom very much.

If there were visiting hours in heaven, my dad would be the first person I would ask to see.

I would tell my dad all the things that have happened here on earth in the last 14 years.

And tell my dad about how wonderful his grand children are turning out to be.

If only, I could have the opportunity to talk with my dad about my life today.

If only I could share with my dad my art, my hopes, my dreams.

To let him know that things are good.

To let him know how blessed I feel that he was my dad.

My dad wasn't perfect, but he was MY dad.

I loved my dad very much and miss my dad even more.

Dad, thank you for all your love and all your encouragement.
Thank you for sharing your passion for nature, horses, music, art, books, movies especially -westerns, good conversation, and most important family.

I carry you, I carry, you I carry you in my heart.
I will love you forever with all my heart and all my soul.

Your Adoring Daughter,

~ Traci Suzanne"Sunshine" Fender ~

In honor of my dad, I am giving away one of my giclee' prints.

It is called More than Meets the Eye.

I think my dad would have really liked this one.
Please note that the copyright won't be on the print you receive.

To be eligible to win this print,

Simply leave a comment about your dad.

It can be as long or as short as you like.

I will be collecting all the names, putting them in a hat

and drawing the winning name Monday June16th, 2014

at 1:00 pm.

Looking forward to your comments.

oxoxoxoxoxo

.~ Mother's Day Give~A~Way ~.

                  

No language can express the power, and beauty, and heroism, and majesty of a mother’s love. It shrinks not where man cowers, and grows stronger where man faints, and over wastes of worldly fortunes sends the radiance of its quenchless fidelity like a star. 
~Edwin Hubbell Chapin

 Venturer Highway

Traci Suzanne Marvel

8 x 10 Giclee' Print

Although my mom passed away a few years ago,

She remains my ultimate hero. 

I overheard my brother telling my mom

that when God made her,

he made the perfect person.

I believe that to be true.

In honor of my mom and your mom, I am hosting a Give~ A~ Way a 8 x 10 giclee' print.

It's called Venturer Highway and represents the
 strength, power and beauty
 of a mother's love.

To be eligible to win, simply answer the following questions by posting a comment on this thread.  I will put all names in a hat and draw a lucky winner on

 Sunday May 11th at 9:00 am MT

Here are the questions.  Answer as briefly or in detail as you would like.

Share a fond memory you have about your mom.

What is your mom's super power?

Looking forward to reading all your comments.

Cheers to Mother's Around the Globe!

.~ Spring 2014 Update.~

 

It's been awhile now since I have posted on my blog.

I have been transitioning into a new job.

Life has settled a bit.
I am reuniting with my authentic self and I am back creating in my art shack.
Balancing a day job and a life passion is challenging,
but one's true colors shine through right?
At least that is what I learned from Cyndi Lauper.

ART

I Dig You

Original Design by Traci Suzanne Marvel

On the creative side of things, I have three paintings in the works.

I Dig You is one of them.

Just put in an order to have this image made into post cards.

The original painting does not have the words on it and I think I will sell it that way.

I also have a horse painting I am working on.

And a sailboat too.

Will share those here when I get a little further along.

As far as Woolin Rouge Designs company, Sylvia and I are so close to having our Coffee, Tea or Bee? Mug Rugs Series patterns available to sell.

 There are five flowers: Daisies, Poppies, Sunflower, Dogwood and Coneflowers.

Stay tuned to our Woolin Rouge Website for details when the patterns will be ready.

There are some other exciting things happening behind the scenes at Woolin Rouge Designs 

but I can't say just yet. Again please sign up to receive our newsletter and also keep your eye on our blog.

Woolin Rouge Review

New to my Etsy store are my hand designed lavender sachets.

You can find them here: Traci Suzanne Marvel Etsy

There are lots of other fun paintings, cards, photographs in my etsy store too.

All of which are looking for a good home.

After the Fall

Oh, I almost forgot!

an amazing designer purchased my After the Fall Photograph!

His name is Kerry Joyce.

Take a look at his website.

www.kerryjoyce.com

Wow!

Life in General

I like my new job very much.

Glacier Peak Holistics mission is to help dogs and horses live

 a happy and healthy life without compromising their longevity.

My daughter has been helping create some videos.

Here is one of them: It talks about Inflapotion, Herbal Aspirin and Mountain Salve.

My dog Cowboy is a featured player.

If your dog (or horse) has any mobility issues than you might want to take a closer look at these products.

You can find them all here Glacier Peak Holistics.

Marilu Henner

mariluhenner.com

In April, I was asked to coach at class at marilu.com

It was the third time I have coached a class and I just LOVE doing so.

Marilu Henner is a huge mentor in my life.

If you feel you are not living your B.E.S.T life,

you might want to take a look into joining the marilu.com community.

By the way, B.E.S.T stands for Balanced, Energy, Stamina, Toxin-Free.

Marilu has a wonderful radio show that airs Monday through Friday 10-1 MT

Visit the marilu.com home page and click on "listen now" and it will take you directly to the website.

If you can't catch the live show, no worries as it is recorded so you can listen at your convenience.

What is really great is you can call in and talk to Marilu in person!

~ My Family ~

My husband is doing well.

He just had a check up and received a clean bill of health.
I am so thankful that he found his way into my life.
What a lucky girl I am.
August 2nd marks our 17th Wedding Anniversary.

Skylar Lareen
Here is her website: Sky Boggs  
I need to get an updated photo of Sky and her beau John.

David Christopher
with his little one Ayanna
I need to get a photo with his beautiful girlfriend Lindsey.
She is an amazing mom and very talented artist.
I will update this soon with a family photo.
David is a graphic artist and works here:
Great Northern Printing

My children continue to amaze me with their kinds hearts, talent and wisdom.

I LOVE them so.

My best friend Cowboy is holding his own.

He is 14 now and I treasure every day I have left with him.

My brothers and sisters in California are all doing what they do best.

acting, singing, writing, teaching oh and making babies.

A new niece is due very soon!

Here is a video of my niece Kelley.  She is a guest on Complexion Kitchen With Jaqueline

My mom would be so proud of her.  I know I am.

~ My Friends ~

I am forever filled with gratitude for the friends I have.

You all know who you are and I appreciate your unconditional love.

I do have a prayer request for one of my friends whose husband passed away
just this morning.  He had been in Hospice care and today May 4th, was the day God called him home.

His name was Mark and her name is Mary Lou.
Mary Lou is an amazing artist, writer and teacher.

Most of all she is an extraordinary person.

You can read more about her here:

Mary Lou Weidman Blog

Here is her Go Fund Me page if you care to help her in this challenging time:

Mary Lou Go Fund Me

That about brings everyone up to speed with what is going on in my life.

Hope all is well with all of you.

Love to hear from you.

Cheers to Creativity ~ 

Traci