so this is love.
Eeeeeeeeekkkk….. I am about to share my first vlog ever. Inspired by Angie’s Spoken Word Blog Round Up. It has been incredible to hear so many bloggers, whom I have followed for some time now actually read their own posts out loud.
So here goes…
Split Wide Open
Oil on canvas
To join in, you can click here and hear more bloggers who have read one of their posts out loud.
XOXO
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Franchesca, it’s wonderful to see and hear you, I’m so glad you took part in this project. I was transfixed during your video by the sunbeam shining in onto your face. x
Split wide open. That’s exactly it. Thanks for this beautiful vlog. What a treasure it was to hear your voice.
xo
Beautiful Fran……
Thank you ♥ Beautiful ♥
Oh I am sad and happy all at the same time. Love you girl x
How neat! I’m so behind on reading my blogs that I didn’t even know about this.
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Beautiful. I love that painting and your poem. Thank you so much for putting yourself out there and reading this. It is just so gorgeous. As are you, Fran. With lots of love.
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Beautiful fran… Ive done a few vlogs but had not had the guts to publish them…. You have given me inspiration. much love <3
Oh I hope you do Tiffany :) xo
Oh how beautiful! Your words are so true! I loved it!! Im inspired (like always)
That painting is incredible. It represents so much of how losing my son looks like.
Thank you for reading your post. You are incredibly talented.
Beautiful. Thank you for sharing your heart.
Thank you for sharing this, you did a good job and you are beautiful. Maybe one day I will do this.
I hope you do :) big love to you friend. xxoo
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This is such an amazing post. I loved watching and listening to you, and my eyes kept moving between your face and the face in your painting. Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful self and words and art this way. Love to you.
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so moving, thank you xx
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Fran this is beautiful– and that painting, WOW
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What an amazing painting.. Thank you so much for sharing this and for allowing us to hear and see you read this poem aloud with such beauty. I don’t know why but I always thought you were an Aussie! Sending you much love and light…
Thank you. I feel much better after going in there. I went in again later to shut the window and it felt like it hit me in the face. It didn’t feel the same as the time I went in before, so I’ll have to be careful.
I love your poem. I wish I was artistic at all, it would really help me I think. I want to learn to design so I can work from home doing that, but ..we’ll see. Thank you for sharing :)
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Oh wow. That is so true, those moments of strength come, but it’s almost like they drain us immensely. I feel the same way after opening boxes of Jenna’s things, or looking in her scrapbook.
I also sent you an email with some links to design tutorial sites that I hope you can find helpful :) Hopefully in the spring sometime I will have a few design classes ready to go, we shall see – I will keep you posted for sure :)
xoxo
You are such a beautiful, talented person Franchesca and it is lovely to hear your voice speaking about your precious Jenna after all this time. Thank you for sharing her so generously and for giving me another opportunity to see your amazing painting.
Oh Catherine, thank you for your kind words. I so enjoyed your vlog about Georgina too <3
xoxo
Franchesca! So awesome to see your face and hear your voice. You are beautiful.
I loved your poem, I could connect with it very much. I also love your painting, you are very artistically talented!
love to you! xo
I absolutely love that painting. It is just perfect. Thank you for sharing this and being part of this project. I loved listening to your voice.
xo
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Wow – your words and your painting are so powerful together. I can hardly tear myself away from your painting to post a comment down here. Thank you for daring to post.
I didn’t know about this either! From the moment (over a year ago) I saw your painting ~ I was so touched by you. Thank you Fran for being brave and putting yourself out there! Love you!
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Beautiful Franchesca. And the painting is so powerful. Thank you for being brave enough to take part. Some of your words made me think of an irish blessing “Beannacht” by John O’Donoghue
And when your eyes
freeze behind
the grey window
and the ghost of loss
gets in to you,
may a flock of colours,
indigo, red, green,
and azure blue
come to awaken in you
a meadow of delight.
Much love to you
x Louise
Beautiful and touching. Thank-you for sharing!
Wow… just wow. I don’t really know how to express how this post touched me. Thank you for sharing, not only this post… but your love and passion for your projects. Many thanks, for all that you do, to help us remember and share the memories of our children.
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Thank you for sharing this, Franchesca…so beautiful…and such a real and raw picture of that pain from a grieving mamas heart. Love to you! So beautiful!
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Thank you so much for powering thru the nervousness to share with us! Amazing to hear your voice and see you as you share the poem — and that painting!! OMGosh… just beautiful… I so understand “the colors have all faded…” Just sending supportive vibes! k-
What a beautiful poem! Thanks for sharing with everyone!
SO wonderful to hear your voice after the past couple of years of reading your words….thank you for sharing.