Big & Grand Gallery Canvas Print

On a family trip west, we spent time in the foothills of the Grand Tetons. I snapped a photo of my youngest daughter sitting at the edge of the pond, tossing pebbles into the water. I thought it might be the start of a great painting. The only question in my mind was, “What might she be looking at?”

I imagined painting a giant moose, or maybe Bigfoot, before deciding it should be “Big,” a character she created when she was younger. He is a lovable giant who lives in the clouds and comes down occasionally to give people hugs, and that’s how this painting became my first official collaboration. Ginny drew and painted Big and I handled the rest of the painting.

How many people have to see a dream before is becomes reality? You have to imagine something before it can be come a physical reality, whether it’s the main character of a book or a life-saving cancer drug. I believe your dreams are planted within you by God. And He wouldn’t have planted them within you if you weren’t the right person to help bring them to fruition.

In times of discouragement, lean on the people in your life who are true believers. Don’t worry about the ones who say, “I just don’t see it.” That’s ok. Not everyone will catch your vision. That doesn’t mean it’s not real.

Your idea might just be the hug our world’s been waiting for.