{"product_id":"9781449786946","title":"Smiles for God from a Sunflower and You","description":"\u003cp\u003eGod’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.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn 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!\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThanks 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WestBow Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124263174384,"sku":"9781449786946","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781449786946_p0.jpg?v=1763836014","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781449786946","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}