My Art

Well it's official I am inked! I can't believe I actually went and had it done, but I did, and I am so happy that I did. I love it! Brandilyn did a wonderful job! It was painful, and scary, but so totally worth it! I can't wait to go back and get my other one. Hebrew letters on my left wrist. Shawn will also be having some Hebrew letters on his wrist. I'll explain more about that one, when it's done. But for now, I am going to enjoy this wonderful piece of art that I hold near to my heart!

What is means:

I wanted the puzzle piece to represent autism, but as I was thinking about it, I didn't want just the puzzle. I wanted something more, some of me in there. So I looked at lots of pictures and really tried to describe what I wanted. I loved the idea of the tree, I love tress, and pink flowers, I needed some color in there, I decided to have it growing out of the piece to show, that life comes from this sometimes horrible thing. Brandilyn captured what I was saying perfecting. She drew up 3 different pictures for me and this is the one I landed on.

Autism is hard, but I have grown more than I ever thought possible through this. I have watched John grow more than anyone thought he would. He has accomplished so much and works so hard. I am so proud of him, and forever will be! There is beauty, there is perfection, there is pain, there are so many tears, there is lots of prayer, lots of strength, there is hope, there is life, and there is more joy then you can even imagine. That what I feel and know in my heart when I look at this wonderful art on my wrist. God is good, God is perfect and God never makes a mistake!




And my father in law pointed out this morning, it has 7 branches, which perfectly with the 7 men in my life. That adds a whole other dimension to what this means. We didn't plan that at all, but it's a great added note!