When I asked my class to paint their favorite part of the book we are reading right now in class, they all looked at me like, “you’ve got to be kidding.”
But as time went by, their pieces of paper became canvases displaying different parts of the same story.
Slowly, what was in their mind became visible for all of us to see.
I was amazed at how each student chose a different part of the story as their favorite part. 
With music playing, they spent the class period creating something they had never dreamed possible when class began. I smiled as I watched.
I wonder sometimes if God looks at our lives and says, “Paint me a story.”
And then smiles at what we are creating………
Psalm 107:1-3
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His loves endures forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story-those He redeemed from the hand of the foe, those He gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.
In December of 2007 as our youngest son, Nick, was fighting brain cancer, I began to blog. Writing provided a way for me to release all of my questions, fears, and doubts. It also allowed me to share the ups and downs of Nick's journey with people who were praying for him all over the world. When Nick went Home in November of 2008, my blog became my way of searching for God in the midst of my deep heartache. My heart was broken and grief brought to the surface every emotion imaginable. Being able to release those emotions through my writing brought a sense of purpose to my pain. Having already walked the road of grief in 1992 when we lost our daughter to SIDS, I knew I needed a way to keep from falling into a pit of depression and despair. I had walked close to the edge of a bottomless pit when we lost our daughter,and I knew I couldn't let myself get that close to the edge again. This blog has been and continues to be my tiny corner of the world where I can share My Heart as I journey through God's Word.......thus the name........ My Heart His Words. Thank you for taking time to share life with me. If we do not meet while here on earth, I look forward to hearing all about your life when we reach our final destiny.........Heaven! Email me anytime at 
Being a former teacher, I always found it interesting how children respond to the acitvities we ask them to do. Looked like they did a fine job. With what you do with your students makes you a wonderful teacher. Keep up the great work. I loved teaching my third graders. Enjoy and keep making those analogies for me to read and ponder each day. Sandy