Thoughts for the Week:

There are all kinds of artists in the world, and even very young children have the ability to express their ideas and feelings through some form of art. Often, the scribbles and lines that children draw don't mean much to us as adults, but, to the child, they represent something that is worth drawing, and these early "artistic" expressions need our interest and encouragement. As children grow, learning it's okay to express their feelings in their own ways is more important than learning to copy a pattern, color inside the lines, or draw a chair that looks like a chair. Of course, if they feel they want to do that, it's up to them. Nevertheless, no matter what our age, it's the art that is inside each one of us that counts.