More Priceless Than Pearls

Three years ago I saw this beautiful picture at Education Week, and I've thought about it ever since. We had some extra money this spring, and I decided now was the time to splurge. I asked the artist if she would be at Education Week again, and she said yes, but that she would give me a discount if I bought directly from her in Bountiful. I was lucky enough to see her art studio and picked out the frame from her shop. She is such a nice lady! And so talented. She does a lot of temple and pioneer pictures, but I fell in love with this one partly because of its title "More Priceless Than Pearls". She was delighted when I told her I wanted to hang it in my house as a reminder that my children are more priceless than pearls.... and email, facebook, books, and other things that tend to pull me away from them.

Maybe you can't see, but the child is playing with the mother's pearl necklace. Of course it looks prettier in person, but it is a great addition to our home and I love having meaningful artwork on the walls! It's fun to want something for a long time and then be able to realize that desire.

And, lucky for me, I did get to attend a day of Education Week this year too. So fun! I went to a whole day full of amazing classes. I'm going to call it my mom business trip. Kevin gets to go on them, why shouldn't I too??