My facebook page reminded me today to stay in contact with Ruthann. Unfortunately I can't do that because Ruthann's shining light left us last May. I met Ruthann when she worked with my husband and over the years I saw her creativity grow. I would send her early copies of my books and eventually talked her into submitting her artwork for consideration for a book. She was an all around wonderful person but our contact existed primarily through creativity. She was generous in her compliments and I can't help but think how proud she would have been of my new position here at Cloth Paper Scissors. What my friendship with Ruthann reinforced is my need to encourage creativity in everyday life.
I'm sure many of you have people in your life like Ruthann, those people who can't wait to see the next thing you create and who have ventured out of their own box because of the joy they experience when they are inspired. I encourage you to spend time thinking of them today and creating something with that energy those thoughts bring to you.
Go ahead! Be creative. Celebrate life--both past, present and yet to be.
And, Ruthann, thanks. I will never be able to forget you, and I'm glad I never will.