This is a watercolor I painted of my granddaughter Kialee. The pensive look inspired me to title this painting,“Some days are better than others.” Kialee had just been told that swimming was over for the day. Unfortunately for many children around the world most days are bad days. It isn’t swimming, but food and shelter and survival that are the focus of their days. Compassion International is making better days for tens of thousands of these children. In my shows, I would often show this picture of a little girl named Taciana. I used this picture to inspire others to sponsor a child and give them hope for tomorrow. This was a face without hope.
One day a woman ran to the stage after I had shown the picture. She had sponsored Taciana many
years before and was preparing to travel half way around the world to see her. She was ecstatic as she opened a book that contained all the correspondence she and Taciana had exchanged over the years.
Her hands shook as she showed me a recent picture of Taciana.
What a difference she had made in Taciana’s day…..No, in her life. You can do the same thing. Some days are better than others. Click here to see how easy it is to make today and tomorrow a better day in a child’s life.