As a young girl people around me encouraged me to be an artist and that in turn made it very enjoyable for me to do art work. It amazes me what can be portrayed through a picture. I would never have continued in my work without the encouragement of friends and faith in God. As a child I learned some Indian traditions from my grandparents that taught me to believe that there might be a higher power but I was not sure who it was. I can remember as a child wanting to know about God. In high school I was taught evolution and that confused my concept of God. Some very bad things happened in my High School and it opened my eyes to the fact that we will all die one day. I began to search for truth and eventually my family started going to a small church where the people taught me about the Lord and what love really is. The Preacher gave a message on how I could be saved one Sunday so I went home that night and broke down crying and asked Jesus to save me from hell and take me to heaven when I die. It gave me hope and peace like I had never felt and I know I will be with the Lord someday.