Mom:

Thank you so much!!!   I’m so happy to be a winner.   We just received the canvas yesterday and it was so beautiful it made me cry.     I truly appreciate the honor and am so glad to have this as a family keepsake.  

I was inspired to write this because I began thinking about what Valentine’s Day really means.   I know it’s the holiday of “love”, and what God impressed upon my heart this year was that this day is about the unconditional love He has for us, and how this is manifested in the love we show to others.  

So I thought about the three precious daughters He has entrusted to me, and the unconditional love in my heart for them.   They are “sunshine” to my day…it is in them that I see goodness and hope and authentic joy.   My daughters are each so precious in their own way…my oldest, Grace – such an adventure lover…climbs the highest tree, jumps off the highest mountain, fearless and joyful in her outdoor adventures….And Faith, my middle daughter…always with the music turned up the loudest, singing all the time, dancing everywhere she goes, such a comedian and delight.   And then Hope, my youngest, the one born with a disability…the one I was told would never survive birth…she is truly a miracle before my eyes every day…her ability to walk, talk, love life…all the things I’ve been told again and again she’d never do…she is strong and such a delight to me.   So when I think about this love, I think about the God who cherishes me and gave me these amazing gifts.  

This will hang in our home as a reminder of something beautiful and a special time in my life.

Thank you for this honor!

Kim Lytle

Sunshine

Laughter, blue eyes, hugs

and kisses every day

Joy of my soul

Precious gifts from our Creator

Vibrant, lovely, adventure girl…

Strong, funny, dancing girl…

Brave, beautiful, miracle to me…

My angels…Grace, Faith, Hope

My heart.   My love.   My greatest blessings.

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