This painting and the poetry verse was done for my Granddaughter Brynn's 1st Birthday.

Brynn, for your 1st Birthday

Brynn, second baby brought balance to the pair

Beautiful, delicate, blessed with darker hair

Bashful but assured the littlest child compare

Brilliant she watches others learning to beware

Butterflies emerge with wings colorful affair

Balance and vibrant hovering in the air

Blossoming from her bouquet she will declare

Boundless energy entertains all without a care

Birthday here in February so many more to fare

Busy being active life’s cupboard never bare

Blushing, laughing flashing the grin she wears

Blessings from God who loves her is our prayer

You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. Isaiah 55:12

Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and joy in his dwelling place. 1 Chronicles 16:27

This painting was done for my Granddaughter Avery's 1st Birthday. The card that I wrote with a special verse just for her (and Mommy and Daddy since she cannot read yet).

Avery, Happy 1st Birthday

Avery the first to be born that day

Adorable and healthy just as we pray

Absolutely awesome and our fears did allay

Always God’s best, born without delay

Anniversary 1 is February 2, her birthday display

Aroma of sweetness our fragrant bouquet

Arrangements of flowers celebrate and convey

All our hearts are happy, hooray, hooray

Aviary is where hummingbirds take flight

Alluring spirit soaring to lofty height

Attitude and laughter always a delight

Active articulate and shining and so bright

Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Matthew 6:26

So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the water teems, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:21

I have been taking Apple classes, and they have been great about teaching me new stuff. If you have a chance to buy a Mac I do recommend them.

On Sunday I invited many friends to an Art Exhibit/ Open House to see my latest ideas. Luckily I have about 10 friends, most of them already have one of my paintings in their house, but two of them were interested in commissioning a new painting, cool eh? Several of them gave me suggestions as to where I could put some of my note cards and try to sell them. That is what I really enjoy doing, writing poetry, customizing special verses for special occasions such as weddings, graduations, new babies, and birthdays. That is my next project to get onto my web page. How to order a personal custom greeting card.

Here is an example of one of my poetic greetings, hope you enjoy and feel God's mercy washing over you, protecting you every day.

Protection Prayer

May God grant you someone to love every day

May He guide your conversation in every way

May your life count for God so He will say

Well done faithful servant, is what I pray

May your face radiate Gods grace, let it shine

As He molds, mends and forms may you align

Bringing forth purity may the Potter refine

Your faith into a sweet sacrifice, His design

May the Refiner’s fire burn off imperfection

Gleaming with His Son’s Holy reflection

His arms surrounding you with His protection

As God loves you into a new direction

1 Peter 1:7
These have come so that your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.