I was blessed with the ability to paint animals. My art makes people happy and in return I am rewarded each time with meeting wonderful people and improving my artistic skills.
I believe things happen for a reason. I never knew I had this ability to capture the spirit of an animal.
Painting weekly for the past seven months has given me the ability to help rescues with donations based on a percentage of my earnings and free paintings for people who love art and animal, but can not afford to purchase it. Each time I give of myself I am blessed with more ability to create even better paintings. I think there is a destiny waiting for me to help people in a way I never thought imaginable.
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Spirit Dog is a medical alert service dog - and I was struck by this most beautiful photo. Even though I have so many commissions waiting, I could not help but ask. "May I paint this photo?
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Spirit and her wonderful owner need our help.
For every $5.00 donated - You will have one chance to receive a copy of my painting and the feeing in your heart that you helped someone in need.
I found out that the woman that owns this dog, has medical needs and so does Spirit - for Spirit is
her service dog and saved her life. She cannot afford a painting. But with mycompassion and gift of the ability to create art; I can give her that painting.
But, since I'm just an emerging artist and don't make a lot of money,
I want to ask for help - so together we can find compassion and help her dog Spirit w/the medical bills.
For each time you give of yourself you will be rewarded many more times.
Here is what she wrote to me.
Spirit is my medical alert service dog, she keeps me alive and I depend on her. I am a disabled RN, I worked in pediatrics at the hospital. I came down with a very severe and deadly latex allergy that causes me into shock. Long story short, she is why I am alive, and continues to be alive!
Medical bills are killing me, and not just for me, Spirit has a health issue too, a bladder problem and is on meds twice a day.
I would love a painting of Spirit more than anything, but I worry about the cost? She is more than a dog, she is not a pet but a service animal, yet that sounds so cold. She is a part of me, part of my heart, and we never separate. Is there something I can do to help me get a painting of Spirit?
I just sent out a letter to friends and family, hopefully we will raise a good amount.
I think God brings certain people in my life for a reason, and things that should happen do. I have been deadly sick, I am only 41, and this is just a very strong life threatening allergy to latex that has me down. This week I have been a little more emotional than usual. I am not a complainer, however I finally broke down because I am no longer having "good" days. I went into shock three times in two days, that happens, but with the pneumonia it is worse. I finally broke down and cried this week, I like to think of myself as a strong person, but I just got so overwhelmed I broke down and cried, I don't want to be sick any more. I prayed to God for some help, some relief of some sort, and to help me pull through this.
So yesterday I took Spirit to a park behind our house. My husband did not want me to go, I have been in the house a long time now and he worries about me. So just before the walk I posted Spirit's "Gopher huntin" photo and we drove the car a few houses down and went to the park. I saw a dog that looked just like one of Spirit's friends on line, I asked the man if I could take the dog’s photo. Spirit did have her vest on as it carries my meds. I spoke to this man a bit and he seemed to genuinely listening to my story.
He then asked me if he could write a story on us. Turns out he is high up at our local paper, and in our short 5 minute walk this was the only other dog person I had spoken too! They are everywhere. So that seemed to be a meeting that was planned.
Then I got home and saw you note. I actually cried and thanked God for these two miracles he gave me. Yes I think we were planned to meet. I know when I help people I feel better, and I guess I just needed to be on the other end for once. So I think this will be a great reward for us both!
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