Cheria and I have a good friend who loves to whittle, carve, and create all types of wooden crafts, including decorative roosters like the friendly fellow pictured above. We had the opportunity to take my 80 year old mom to visit them a few days ago, and before we left Mr. Sullivan presented this fine specimen to her.Well, Cheria and I stopped by to see mom tonight before heading to church, and while we were there I snapped this picture.
Mom has always been quite the craftsperson herself, so I grew up watching her “magically” turn stack after stack of raw materials (what some people might refer to as scraps) into country works of art. Although not one bit of her talent rubbed off on me, she certainly managed to instill the love of handmade craft items deep down into my soul.
That’s why I like this little wooden rooster so much. It reminds me of all those precious moments in my past when I would watch mom create her masterpieces, one by one, until she had little room left in our home for anything else. Well, except for her abundant love.
And now we know that Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan are skilled craftspeople themselves (she creates all kinds of intricate paintings, including the coloring on those rascally roosters). Not only are the Sullivans wonderful people, but their hobbies remind me a great deal of my amazing mom.
Delightful!!!