Once upon a time I was bored.  Bored out of my wits end.  As if fitting for moments of sheer boredom I lay on my bed and stared aimlessly at the popcorn ceiling.  Aimlessly wondering about what to do next… a thought suddenly burrowed its way into my head.   What part of the Kingdom of Heaven does boredom come from?

Honestly, I had to think about it for a moment.  Did boredom originate with God?  I couldn’t see the Creator of the Universe(s) as bored.  Perhaps Jesus brought it with Him from earth.  Certainly since He is forever making intercession for the saints He wouldn’t possibly find the time to be bored.  The Holy Spirit maybe?  Couldn’t see that either.  I opted to get off my bed and find something to do.  Since boredom wasn’t part of heaven it probably wasn’t part of God’s plan for my life.  I started doing the one thing there’s always time to do-Clean.

It Begins-As I began to put away the wonderfully huge stash of clutter I had strewn all over my floor and desk I grabbed a bundle of ribbons, lace and yarn.  Holding it at the center I thought…”hmmm, this looks like raggedy ann doll’s hair”.  Brainstorm in a flash I ran into the studio (aka the garage) grabbed a stuffed doll body, drew a face on it and while continuing to clean attached bits and pieces of “the clutter” to the doll.

Long before I knew what an “art doll” was my 1st art doll was born.  I listed her on eBay just to see if she would sell but didn’t expect that she would.  With a closing auction of near $100 I decided to stop foolishly underestimating myself.  It still floors me that this little art doll is sitting in someone else’s home making them happy.  How cool is that.

every little lady needs a purse.