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So, this week I’m going to talk about the impact people can have on your life when you’re a kid, and how that manifests into adulthood. December 3 was my grandmother’s birthday. She lived to be 97, and she would have been 109 this year. I texted with my aunt back and forth on the 3rd, talking about how much we missed her. My grandmother and my grandfather were incredibly important people in my life. I was telling my aunt, that I remember the feeling I would get when I hugged them. Their hugs filled me with warmth and unconditional love, so much so, that I can close my eyes and be taken back to those moments today. These two beautiful people surrounded me with love. The aunt I was texting back and for with also was another beautiful person who was so important to me a child, and still is today.

I miss my grandparents both so deeply, and I still can’t talk about them without tearing up. What I wouldn’t give for one more day to see them again. But, as the years go by, I’ve realized something. When I cry about my grandparents now, it’s not tears of sadness anymore. Of course I still feel their loss, especially when something happens that I’d love to share with them. But now, I cry because the older I get, the more I realize what extraordinary people they were, and what a profound impact they had on my life and so many others. I cry because I’m so grateful that those two amazing, wonderful people were my grandparents, and I wouldn’t be the person I am today if they weren’t. I cry because I’m so immensely grateful.

My hope is that we all have had people in our lives who have made a difference for us. People who have made us feel loved, understood, safe, and respected, And in doing so, they’ve given us the gift to be able to pass this on to others in our lives.

I appreciate all of you who choose to be here and read my newsletter. Have a wonderful week.

xo,

Christa

“Hope” is the thing with feathers
BY EMILY DICKINSON

“Hope” is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all -

And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard -
And sore must be the storm -
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm -

I’ve heard it in the chillest land -
And on the strangest Sea -
Yet - never - in Extremity,
It asked a crumb - of me.

Last week at a glance

• I had lunch at market with friends.

• I made myself a dress.

• I vended at The Market of Curiosities

  It was my first time at this show, and I will definitely be back. While the show and the people were awesome, the road rage truckers on the long drive home were not. People need to calm down.

• We finally got our tree, but it’s still in the yard waiting to be decorated. We’re going to do that today.

• We cleaned up a much neglected shelf of art supplies in the living room, which felt good. I needed to calm the chaos in the room before the tree was decorated. Since we’re a house full of people who make things, it’s difficult to keep things “organized.”

• I watched Anora while I was working, and I really didn’t think it was very good.

• My husband and I started watching Guillermo de Toro’s Frankenstsin last night. I always love his movies, and thus far, this one is visually stunning.

• I decided the next book I want to read is The Hero with a Thousand Faces. I almost finished one of my nine books that I’m currently reading, so it must be time for a new one, right?

• I listened to Werner Herzog on Conan O’brien Needs a Friend. It was a great episode. Give it a listen if you get a chance.

  December Shows

• December 13: The Find

• December 14: Thistle Finch Distillery

  You can find all the information about these shows on their instagram page. My last show for the season is the on December 14. Shopping appointments are always available in my studio.

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