Have you ever thought about what it would be like to be a bug? I have, in fact I’ve thought about it so much I’ve actually thought this could be a cute children’s book. Bugs live right alongside us, in the exact same world we do, and yet their world is so very different. Their lives are spent just being and taking each day as it comes. As I spent many hours painting this little scene, I thought about the lovely spider who spent many many hours creating this beautiful web. This is not only her home but also her livelihood. It’s where she sees the world go by and the seasons change. As the days go on she needs to repair her home. It gets used and damaged and she doesn’t complain. She just repairs it. This web is far from the perfect and yet to me that is one of the reasons it is so beautiful. It is her masterpiece and her labor of love.

Lately I have been seeing ways that time has been affecting my own home. Things are wearing out and needing replaced. What was once newer is now outdated. Lived in, lovingly used and optimistically repaired. My home is the place I most long to be, and seeing the passage of time reminds me of all the love that has been seen there. All the repairs and things done over the last 18 years to make this special place feel like ours. And to me this is such a beautiful thing.

I encourage all of you for just a moment, to imagine what your world would be like if you were a bug. Who would be in your little world and what would be the important things that would fill your day?