Spring Time Doodles

This is an exciting day for me! About 6 weeks ago I was approached by a company making a LDS ABC coloring app and asked if I would draw the pictures for them. Yesterday the app was officially launched. Click here for the link. The app is called LDS ABCs. These are some of the screenshot previews I wanted to write down some of my thoughts on the process: - While I am so excited about this, and proud of the work I was able to do, I also want anyone that follows my blog to know that my work is not only for member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints or also known as  LDS / Mormons . I love my faith, and I feel it brings me closer to God, but I never want it to make anyone feel excluded. This blog and my doodles are for all! - Second, I was a little nervous for this project because I had never drawn a beard before and they needed a few pictures of Jesus, Moses, Noah, etc and well . . . from every picture I have seen they all have beards. So I 

My heart has been very full these past few weeks. I think it a combination of several things, -Holding my sweet newborn,  -Listening to wonderful music, especially this beautiful song by Piano Guys, I play it on repeat over and over again,  -And thinking about Christmas.  As I unpack my Christmas decorations there is one piece that I look forward to the most and unwrap with care. It is the nativity set I grew up with as a child. I would spend many evenings carefully rearranging the wise men, deciding who should be in front, fluffing the gold tinsel  and making sure you could see baby Jesus.  My mom made this when she was a young mother and she passed it on to me my first year of marriage. It is one of the most precious things I own.  I think one of the best things my mom did, was a small thing but to me it was a big thing, she let me play with her nativity. The poor donkey's ear was broken many times and mended just as many. But it was speci