In June I received a special request for this poem with a design painted around it. It is a poem that is known among parents of children with Down's Syndrome. I did a little research on Down's syndrome. I immediately fell in love with those precious children. Their faces are so beautiful with joy and innocence and trust. I kept seeing children peeping their heads over a fence but couldn't get that worked in with the poem. It finally clicked with me to paint two separate pictures. After that great revelation, it all fell in place! Well, the baby was born before I completed the pictures. I've seen a picture and she is so beautiful! Like a precious baby doll. Her family must be very special for God to choose them to care for this special creation. May He bless them all! I've been blessed just by working on this design for her bedroom. And I've decided that I think this poem really fits us all....not just children with Down's syndrome.

A sweet lady asked me to paint a tree with for my "Paisley Chicks". She wanted to decorate her baby's room with some of my Chicks and wanted to also have a Tree Print. I was glad to take on the assignment. I had been wanting to paint a tree anyway so this gave me a reason to go ahead and get it done. After getting the tree completed I received an email from her: "oh no....the ultrasound said it's not a girl it's a boy!" She thought for sure it was a girl.

That's ok....now we have another tree to choose from

and some new "paisley chicks" have been added to the family!
Congratulations on the boy!