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The Treefairy Poem

Maria Spencer — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:10:26 +0000

The Treefairy

When the sun has set in the assure sky

and the birds have ceased their song,

When the owl and bat rise in the night

when the white moths dance in throng

Wings that flutter in hummingbird down

hair the color of prairie fire flowers

eyes as keen as the white wolf’s moan

the tree fairy guards her bowers

Mischief plays in her unrefined heart

the games that laugh in her mind

a spell to be cast a soul to be caught

will you be the next one entwined?

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Watching the Rain

Maria Spencer — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:16:57 +0000

She sits in the doorway gazing at the summer rain, seeing, hearing, smelling it for the first time. Her eyes sparkle like the falling drops of water that bounce and splash on the front porch. What are these little balls of movement? Why do they vanish instead of run away? She wants to explore, to go out there… but she’s not sure. And then the thunder! The mighty booming in the sky! Where does that terrible monstrous noise come from? She wants to go out but she’s too small, too young. Momma knows best. Momma is inside. That’s where she’ll stay, safe inside. But her eyes still sparkle like the falling drops of water.

camping

Maria Spencer — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 07:16:49 +0000

I haven’t posted for a little while cuz I’ve been doing a lot of camping. I love camping. It’s my favorite thing to do in the world. It has been since I was a little kid. I don’t know what it is that is so pleasing to me. I don’t think it’s any one thing. It’s gotta be the whole experience. Being out there in the mountains, outside all day and all night (sleeping under the stars is the best), listening to the wind blowing through the trees, the smell of the campfire mixed with sage and pine, the sound of the river lulling you to sleep at night, mountains towering all around you. It’s just the best. We’re going again the day after tomorrow. I can’t wait!

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Seeking the Light

Maria Spencer — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 07:11:10 +0000

My new favorite. Yep. Definitely. I call it Seeking the Light. It’s really about seeking wisdom, truth. Light and truth are synonymous. D&C 88

6 He that ^aascended up on high, as also he ^bdescended below all things, in that he ^ccomprehended all things, that he might be in all and through all things, the ^dlight of truth;

7 Which truth shineth. This is the ^alight of Christ. As also he is in the sun, and the light of the sun, and the power thereof by which it was ^bmade.

8 As also he is in the moon, and is the light of the moon, and the power thereof by which it was made;

9 As also the light of the stars, and the power thereof by which they were made;

11 And the light which shineth, which giveth you light, is through him who enlighteneth your eyes, which is the same light that quickeneth your ^aunderstandings;

12 Which ^alight proceedeth forth from the presence of God to ^bfill the immensity of space—

13 The ^alight which is in all things, which giveth ^blife to all things, which is the ^claw by which all things are governed, even the ^dpower of God who ^esitteth upon his throne, who is in the bosom of eternity, who is in the midst of all things.

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Shawl Dancer,

Maria Spencer — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 07:06:28 +0000

Another dancer!! Woohoo!!!

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Life is good

Maria Spencer — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 18:35:46 +0000

I’m sitting here with a kitten sleeping on my lap, 2 sleeping by my side, and 2 more playing at my feet. It’s a beautiful sunny day and birds are singing outside. I have a wonderful hoos-band who loves me as much as I love him. The world is filled with life and happiness and I’m grateful to be a part of it.

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Lola the puppy brain

Maria Spencer — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 18:31:44 +0000

The thing that Mark and I have figured out with Lola is that she still has a puppy brain. Everything she does fits this explanation. This realization is good because when I think of her as a puppy I get a lot less frustrated with her. I can just think, “well she’s just a puppy still. She doesn’t know any better”. It really helps.

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Camping with Lola. A bad idea.

Maria Spencer — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 03:04:32 +0000

Mark and I decided to go camping yesterday. The plan was to leave in the morning yesterday and come home late tonight. We’re already home and it’s not late tonight. In fact we got home by 1:00 in the afternoon.

We thought it would be cool to take Lola with us. Dogs love camping, right? Well not Lola. Everything started out okay. We chained her into the back of the truck and drove to the campsite. When we got there Lola was pretty excited to get out of the truck. She jumped out, ran around a bit, and pooed in camp. I buried it quickly and we went down to the river. Lola jumped in and peed. Bah! Anyway, we set up camp quickly and without too much trouble from Lola. She did keep jumping on our bedding with her wet and muddy body but that wasn’t too annoying.

We then decided to go on a hike. We went up a river that is absolutely beautiful. It has waterfall after waterfall and is breathtaking. It was hard to pay attention to the beauty though because Lola was CONSTANTLY getting in front of our feet and tripping us. It was so frustrating! At first it was funny but it started to get a little dangerous on the precarious river. I even fell and smashed my thumb and wrenched the nail back because she got where I needed to step one time. Ouch!

We went back to camp after that and made lunch. I made sure to bring plenty of doggie snacks for Lola so she hopefully wouldn’t try to steal our food too much. It didn’t work. She ate all the doggie snacks we could give her, plus 2 bowls of dog food and would still not stop grabbing, and jumping, and snapping at our food. I mean she was relentless! We were so hungry and she WOULD NOT let us eat in peace. We were both at the end of our patients at that point so we decided we had better tie her up. I didn’t want her to feel left out or isolated so we tied her right in camp where she was only a few feet from us. She threw a fit. She whined, barked, grumbled ( I mean that literally), and turned her back on us (still whining). We realized that having her close to us was just making it worse for her so we tied her a little ways from camp. We tried to get her to where she couldn’t see us but I think she still could because that was when the barking started. On and on and on. She barked until 2:00 in the morning and then started up again at 6:00 in the morning. Not funny. Not funny at all. Mark and I both slept horribly Not only was it noisy and distracting but I was paranoid that coyotes or a mountain lion would come and grab an easy noisy prey. We’ve heard coyotes in those mountains before!

Well this morning we got up, packed up camp and came home. So much for having any time at all in the mountains. When I brought Lola back into the back yard and put her on her usual chain she walked right over to the shade and sat down, content as could be. Lola is never going camping with us again.

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Portrait of Sariah from the Book of Mormon

Maria Spencer — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 00:57:55 +0000

This is Sariah, one of my favorite characters from the Book of Mormon. Well, I should say it’s what I imagine she may have looked like. Her family was commanded by Heavenly Father to leave their home and travel into the wilderness and eventually settle here in America. It’s so neat to read about their struggles and triumphs and about their faith in Heavenly Father. There is a time where even Sariah (who from what I can tell was a very faithful, brave woman) struggled with her faith. It’s encouraging to me to realize that even the strongest among us struggle sometimes and that we all have trials to overcome. I’m so grateful that these people took the time to write about their lives and about the amazing experiences that came to them because they were obedient. I am forever grateful for the Book of Mormon and the strength it brings into my own life.

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I’ve been working on some comissions lately.

Maria Spencer — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 02:11:47 +0000

These are my latest commissions. One is of a kitty named Sophie that an awesome lady asked me to do for her. She was a lovely flame point persian. The cat I mean, not the lady. Hahaha! Anyway, the other is for our neighbors, who we really like a lot. They have 2 lamas and they wanted a painting of them. They also requested that I include a cabin, a stream, and the mountains in the background. The mountains are actually the exact mountains that are behind our (and of course their) home. So pretty. So if any of you out there want me to do a painting for you, let me know! Haha!

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