heart and seek...day 8

day 8....

the very first art retreat i ever went on brought me so many dear sweet friends.

all of them are incredibly talented and in a way that has been so "rare" from 

any of the other retreats i have attended...ALL of us have stayed close.

elizabeth halt is one of these sisters of mine.

she is a master behind the lens and gratefully shared this 

HEART discovery with me the other day...

 i think the HEART gods knew i was getting a bit discouraged with 

the "lack" of HEART discoveries this year...

so last night one landed on my dinner plate.

"thank you!!!!"

i love this next discovery!

one of my dearest friends in the world rachel awes 

shared this with me.  guess what it is?

it's the shell of her hubby ben's, african leopard tortoise.

see the HEART right there?  soooo wonderful!!!

this one may be just me, REALLY wanting to find some HEARTS out there.

i was reading the blog of one of my favorite artists...beth billups

she was sharing a recipe for tortilla soup and i could have sworn i saw a celery in the top left hand side of the bowl that was screaming...

"here i am!  a HEART discovery"

i shared it with beth and she let me know that it was not celery but avocado.

even better...avocado love!!!!

at any rate...if you don't agree with me on the HEART

i KNOW you'll agree that beth is an amazing artist

and her soup probably rocks too!

 i love when yummy drinks not only warm our bodies and our souls

but also warm our HEARTS.

this cup of love was shared with me by the sweet catherine reeves

...here are some more yummy HEARTS 

that have come my way in a mug of goodness....

 shared by another "unearth" sister of mine last year...kate daniels

another by rachel awes

this HEART was my own discovery last year as i was reading the new 

somerset magazine which featured my sweet friend

mindy lacefield

stay warm and search before you sip...

you never know where a HEART may be hiding...

"heart" and seek - day 8

 i LOVE you guys.  i hope you know that.

 one of our favorite things to do at the beach is draw stuff in the sand.  

usually with our toes or a washed up stick.   there is always always a HEART!

we leave random little ones around the place to give the beach-goers some love.

 another beach tradition is to gather all the HEART rocks we can.

i could do an entire post just on HEART rocks alone.  

i HEART...HEART rocks.

 and seashells are always good for  beachy surprise HEART discoveries.

there is so much love washing ashore on beaches every day.

 i wish i lived by a beach.  how wonderful would it be to get up every morning and go for an early stroll just knowing that you were going to stumble upon some kind of HEART love to start your day!

i met sweet stella singleton last year at an artful journey.  she is so much fun and has a really great blog that you should visit.  she found this little beauty hiding at a swap meet in quartzite, arizona.  i bet no one else can say that.

i read a comment recently on someone.s blog...{can.t remember whose}

and this particular woman said she had NEVER even seen a HEART rock.

i about choked on my tilapia that i was eating.

HOW SAD!!!  please tell me that you all have found at least one HEART rock in your life.  please!  please!  if not...i want you to put down whatever you are doing and promise me you won.t lay your head on the pillow tonight until you have gone outside and found a HEART rock.  they are everywhere just waiting for you to hold them in your hand.  and if your land is covered by snow and you just can.t make it happen.  please let me know and i will find one for you myself and i will send it to you.

i will.   i'm serious.

cultivate a expedition to find your own HEART rock to have and hold.