Posture of Celebration

Over the past three weeks, some very kind, playful and (shall we say) mysterious visitors have dropped into my office on Sunday evenings - leaving behind remnants of their stay: post-it notes and such. They go by the name Evil Presby Trio ... actually that is their email address ... but I have some serious doubts that they are actually "evil."

In fact, every indication I've seen points to the contrary. These mysterious guests invariably leave behind joyful doodles and comments. But, most of all, I enjoy what they do with Art-dude.

Art-dude is an eight-inch miniken used by artists to help them create drawings, paintings, etc. Art-dude looks something like this:

As you can well imagine, Art-dude takes on almost any expression, but the Evil Presby Trio has decidely shaped him into postures of play and celebration - tell-tale evidence of their actual nature. I am thankful Art-dude has received such warm attention recently - more than I've given him in three years. Through Evil Presby Trio's care and time, Art-dude almost appears like this:
... except Art-dude is still made of wood, and is not multi-hued. That would be cool, though!

One of the great blessings that comes from being around young people is their tremendous desire to celebrate, play and be glad. It is a great reminder to all of us. And, I continue to be thankful for the way our youth bring out life's joy in every circumstance, situation and Art-dude.

Wes

p.s. - the name "Art-dude" was selected after deciding that "Woody" would violate some serious copyright laws and likely land me on the unfortunate end of a lawsuit between myself and Disney's Pixar.