Lisa
Hinds
I was born in Southeast Texas in the summer of 1957...from what
I can remember after almost fifty years, my childhood was pretty
typical for that era...long hot summers playing with friends....making
mud pies...running thru lawn sprinklers...chasing the ice cream
man.....barefoot...always barefoot. During middle school my family
moved and I had to change schools which was a very difficult transition
for me. It was during these years that my love of expressing myself
thru my writings and art emerged. Then sometime before my high
school graduation in 1975 I became distracted by life...and my
creative spirit took a back seat to other things....Life simply
got in the way....it became a roller coaster of very high highs
and very low lows...These years were highlighted by the birth
of my two sons. They are and always will be the light in my eyes!!
It wasn't by coincidence that on my way to Disney World with the
boys in the early 90's I happened upon a place called The Emerald
Coast of Florida. I remember seeing the azure blue water and sugar
white sands the very first time. It was love at first sight and
the only place I'd ever been that I felt home. This place called
to me...I wanted desperately to make it my home. But being married,
living 500 miles away, with two young sons....it seemed impossible.
After all, I had it all....or so I thought....I had all the material
things money could buy...but soon learned that is not what life
is all about...I distinctly remember walking down the hall of
my 5000+ square foot home and hearing a voice...."This is
not it" ….Immediately I knew my life was about to change.
It was at this time that Fate stepped in and I learned a HUGE
Life Lesson....Be Careful What You Wish For....you just might
get it. Little did I know that it would take the upheaval of my
life because of a divorce to propel me to this beach I now call
home.....but everything happens for a reason.
Once settled here at the beach....my life began to fall into place...it
was easy, I'd found my rhythm again. I'd found my way back to
the path I was intended to be on...my sons and I thrived...yet...there
was something missing....I had no way to know what was waiting
for me around the corner...One door closes, another door opens….
Life…as always….is about change. God has a plan for
each of us and just when we get comfortable on the journey….he
reminds us who is in control. Eventhough he will always be the
love of my life and my best friend, Gordie and I have decided
that it was best for both of us to end our marriage. We remain
friends and confidants….our relationship has evolved into
something unexpected…but very, very special.
So I begin a new journey….a new life…and I’m
excited to see what lies ahead of me in the next fifty years…My
painting style is evolving….I’ve taken up photography
and portraiture….I LOVE having the ability to allow people
to see themselves thru my eyes….Life is amazing….God
guides…if we will only be still and listen.
I realized a long time dream and opened The House of Art in the
fall of 2002...It's what I was meant to be...I can't imagine doing
anything else, anywhere else. Last year I fulfilled another dream,
being cast on my favorite television show…Season 9 of CBS’s
Emmy award winning reality show…The Amazing Race. It was
the experience of a lifetime…
I am truly Blessed.
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