Daddy's and Stick Trees....

This time of year I really can't help but not think about my Dad.  One blog post could never fill up the words I would need to say about him.  My dad passed away about 6 years ago suddenly of a heart attack. I am not going to talk about sad details, I always try to think about and celebrate the time that I was given with him. I thank the Lord above that when he passed that he and I had an awesome father/daughter relationship. I always loved my dad but I didn't always understand him. I think most kids would agree that they don't understand their parents but eventually, in time you do.   I loved our conversations, times when we would just hang out, exchanging recipes, playing with his grandchildren and even going to the mall.  Yes, I went to the mall with my dad!!  My dad always tried to find ways to talk with his grandchildren, he touched their lives and to this day they remember their Poppy! God truly knew what was to come, my dad's time on this earth was to short, if you ask me, but I know that God used him for so many good things. I am proud to be his daughter, one thing that my dad gave to me was the love of the outdoors.

As the years have passed I have learned that I express my self through my hands. I need to keep my hands busy by creating something for people or for myself.   I can't have my dad here with me but I can create something that I know that he would love, in his honor. At the time I didn't see it, but he saw something in me, and always encouraged me to paint or make something.  Funny how your parents see things when you don't....hmmmmm!!???  So as I sit here and remember my amazing dad I had to make something that reminded me of him. 

Call me crazy but I can always find some way to relate the world of crafting to life. It just fits. Life is tough but we make it.  
The fabulous thing is that I bought nothing for this project, I had everything I needed.  With a little imagination I created a stick Christmas tree using a floral arrangement that was U.G.L.Y.  that I glued to an old cabinet door.  My dad would have loved this. I can only imagine what funny comment he would have to say.  I know he would have appreciated that I reused an old cabinet door, instead of tossing it out.  It is simple but that was my dad, not a whole lot of frills.  The star at the top, well that's for him, cause he was a shining star in our family.  A little bit of light in my life left the day that he passed but his love for his family will live on in our hearts till the day we see him again. Until that day comes I will keep creating and putting smiles on other people's faces, just like he did. 

This is for you Dad, I miss you....G