Smiles for God from a Sunflower and You

<p>God's nature never ceases to amaze! While touring Abraham Lincoln's boyhood home in Indiana I took a photograph of sunflowers. When the photograph was developed its negative showed one flower with a smiley face. I was inspired to write the poem Divine Reflections. The poem is condensed and illustrated for children to enjoy. I hope parents will interact with their children as they read the book together explaining the illustrations and discovering the analogy of being a reflection and having a divine purpose in life. A smile lights up the world. I have watched as senior adults look at a smiling child with expressions of delight on their faces. There is beauty in nature and beauty in children who are all special creations of God.</p><p>In the process of illustrating this book I included my children and myself as a means of having something to pass on to future generations. It was a God thing on my tenth illustration when paint thinner was purposefully splashed on the canvas to make a different background effect; the splashes look like little sunflowers and an image of Jesus' face appears below the wilting sunflower! See if you can find him!</p><p>Thanks to Bishop Lindsey Davis of the Kentucky United Methodist Conference for including my book on his list of the Top Five Recommended Books for the annual conference.</p>