Momma and Daddy Bird

I was cleaning up my photos files this weekend, a HUGE chore in which I avoid like cleaning the oven.   Hiding in the files I came upon this snip-it of a custom painting.  The overall painting was huge.  Like odd long and skinny huge.  It was custom made for a custom skinny spot.  Love that I have a framer that can help me out with these type of custom orders.  :)

Anyhoo, this little close-up struck me sweetly.  Looks a bit like Billy and I.  Mommy and Daddy birds.  Hanging out in the same patch of flowers but not on the same branch.  We've always been one of those type of couples.  Not that we vacation separate, have separate checking or anything nuts like that.  But simply that we've allowed one another to have wings and soar with our strengths.  I love that he has supported my crazy ideas, and I his.  (he's a politician peeps....married to an artist...need I say more?)  I was admiring the fact that our children have witnessed their parents not only be parents, but be individuals who enjoy living their lives outside of being a parent just this week.  Mailey and William have watched us flourish in our passions, mine as an artist and Billy's as a community servant.  They also see us give to our Church family through the sharing of our gifts(both physical and monetary) and our talents.  I know I have weaknesses when it comes to parenting, but daily I am reminded just by the manner in which our children live their little lives that perhaps we've done a pretty good job sitting on our separate branches throughout marriage.   Oh, I should mention that our branches share the same roots.  So we are never that far away from one another......