{"id":102,"date":"2009-06-18T17:01:11","date_gmt":"2009-06-18T15:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marlaineverhelst.com\/blog\/?p=102"},"modified":"2020-06-21T10:18:22","modified_gmt":"2020-06-21T10:18:22","slug":"byron-spiritual-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marlaineverhelst.com\/site\/2009\/06\/18\/byron-spiritual-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Byrum Spiritual Art Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/marlaineverhelst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/byrum-award.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-103\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 18px;\" title=\"byrum-award\" src=\"http:\/\/marlaineverhelst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/byrum-award.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"301\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/marciehart-aworkofhart.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marcie Hart<\/a> has sent me the Byrum Spiritual Art Award. This award means: &#8220;You make a difference&#8230;&#8230; I know, because you have for me! Thank you for being such a creative and wonderful person.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I really feel honored. Now I may send the award to six other people. Hard to choose. There are a lot of artists I admire and am fond of but I decided to honor and thank all the students I have met in the the Dutch Touch&#8221; class and my other classes. I would like to thank them because they are so patient, grateful and enthusiastic. It is always a joy to teach them and to be with them. And also I would like to honor all our &#8220;Meet the Dutch Touch&#8221; hosts. I have met so many wonderful people, so sweet and hospitable. I love you all.<\/p>\n<p>To honor all students and hosts I would like to pass the Byrum Spiritual Art Award to:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.janetbodin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Janet Bodin<\/a>, who introduced us to Houston<br \/>\nJane Darin, who was our very first US host<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.jp\/people\/Barbi-Kantor-Goldenberg\/1039091097\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barbi Kantor-Goldenberg<\/a>, who is an absolute darling<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rosierojas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rosie Rojas<\/a>, who is my favorite student<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/marleneslobin.blogspot.com\/2008\/07\/natalie-hamade-class.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marlene Slobin<\/a>, who is the sweetest and a wonderful organizer<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/onlynne.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lynne and Gene Olson<\/a>, who turned Seattle into heaven for us<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very very much for your friendship.<br \/>\nYou all make a difference&#8230;. I know, because you have for me!<\/p>\n<p>Marlaine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marcie Hart has sent me the Byrum Spiritual Art Award. 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