A few years back I was going through a particularly difficult time and one day I cried out to God and asked Him that if He was with me, if He really cared, I needed a sign. I prayed that He would send me a feather. At the time it was the only thing I could think of. Little did I know at the time how powerful and significant this prayer would be over my life. Later that day I was outside weed eating and I had already forgotten about the prayer and down comes a feather! I had chills from head to toe that hot summer day! I kept that feather and continued mowing and there was another feather! That week I continued finding feathers everywhere. I was also finding them during moments of prayer or when a major problem was testing me and my husband. I have also come to notice when I share my story with others they begin to find feathers during particular moments in their lives. My neighbor who is also a good friend shared with me that her grandkids are now always finding feathers. They always come to her and say, "Look meme! A angel wing!" This is a fully illustrated book in color by Laurinda Brinson: I have been painting for 40+ years and am basically a self-taught artist. In my younger days I taught classes for a local craft store. One of my favorite jobs was working for a well-known furniture manufacturer doing hand painted furniture for about nine years. It never felt like a job because I was always doing what I loved and that was painting. During this time I was privileged to get to paint at Furniture Market and do some designing. I am retired from a public job now but stay busier than ever. In the last couple of years I have been illustrating children's books. This has challenged me in ways I never imagined, but I love learning how to do things. I never want to quit learning. I am also a self-taught jewelry artist and make jewelry to go with books of various writers. The Lord has blessed me in being able to create and make things easily. I give him all the credit. He has been my main teacher through the years and my inspiration.
