Open a Door

I had a dream Wednesday night after a really bad day. (Working with children can be heartbreaking, sad, frustrating, and feel hopeless on occasion. Thank God they are wonderful)! God was telling me to open a door. Any door! "Time to quit piddling around and get on it!" I woke up feeling excited, purposeful and ready to tackle something crazy. I decided to go for something, you know, like I was being encouraged to jump off a huge cliff into the ocean; fun and terrifying all at once.
I had been working on my photographs for 2 years; framing, analyzing, fixing, etc. I put on my lucky art dress (all patchwork with crazy buttons I sewed up the sleeves and an open back...ooo la la), I went upstairs, threw my 7 framed photos in a box and took them to Lemolo to see if they would be interested in putting me on the wall.
Zeb is picky and not afraid to tell you what's what. I expected, "These are nice but not for us or here's what you need to do to fix them." Zeb comes out to the car to take a look and I freak out rambling about how my phlox from Plain and the ones from Ghana look the same, blah blah blah. Zeb utters the words of death, "These are pretty..."
PRETTY?! Not that! Pretty as in boring? As in nice try? Ugh! Then it gets worse,
"The only problem is....."
Oh, Crap! No time, not professional enough, too many pretty flowers????
"You need enough to cover both walls!"
Whaaaaaa Hoooo! Zeb said yes!
So I have my first show and lots more pictures to get framed to fill their gynormous walls.
This was a wish I had 2 years ago down to the month that they will be up and now it's happening.
I always want to remember the exhilarating feeling of someone valuing my efforts. In teaching, you never see a finished product or really know the end result of your efforts. It is so nice to complete something that you can look at and admire with your friends. God really steered me in the right direction to brighten up my rough days with the kids I teach. He sure knows just the moment you need a kick in the pants and I am soooo grateful.