Stations Journal Journey #32

Nov 20, 2025

Well, Station #13 is underway! This week we confirmed the paper pattern and design (tweaking one thing that I’ve always wanted to), made all the pieces in Wonder Under (we marvelled at how we’ve adjusted to the new product that initially frustrated us greatly), chose the fabric palette, and almost finished adhering them together. Today we will continue to finish the pieces getting ready to be put all together.

Beau and I, in the studio, have noticed that this one feels quite different. Mirroring the reflection authored by Rev. Richard Sand, it has a feel of taking a deep breath and letting the air, and our shoulders, release. It tells us we’ve been through a thing! It tells us we are on the other side of a mountain. Not home yet, but on the downhill slope. With only 115 pieces, most of which are medium - small, not tiny (thank you God!), we are enjoying the last of the vibrant colours and an enjoyable art creation. 

However, the subject matter is not easy. Grieving over one’s dead child’s body after it was violently killed, is not an enjoyable part of life and this narrative. I have decided to speak with someone who has experienced this heartbreak firsthand while creating this Station. If I can arrange it, I will surely tell you about it here.

In the meantime, my own mama’s heart can grieve for many things that I have had to let go of over the last 25 years, as a mother, and considerably more as an empathetic human. As ever, I am learning to trust what is before me, blessing a day, this day at hand. For today I am blessed by all the people, financial support, and certainly the Creator that are all here with me now as I descend this slope.  I am also acutely aware that when descending a steep hike, one must be very aware of one’s body, as one’s legs start to feel jello-y and could easily lead to an injury. I journey to the conclusion of this phase of birthing beautiful and impactful Stations art with the same sacred intention I began it. Changed, absolutely, but with the same open stance I am growing into over a lifetime. That is what I trust for today.