Gifts that Keep on Giving

Why yes, that is a large oil painting of a black boy in a western shirt on our wall. You can call him Lil' Will. We do. William C. Jones though, to be exact. It says so on the painting. Who cares if that's likely the artist's name.
Three years ago while on his mission Nathan stopped a stranger just as they were about to throw away this beautiful piece of art and told them he'd keep it. The painting changed hands a lot between the missionaries and unfortunately served a stint as a dartboard. One of Nathan's mission friends though actually jettisoned other items from his suitcase just so he could bring the painting home from the mish. We went to a Christmas party at this friends house last weekend, complete with white elephant gift exchange. Guess what happened to be one of the gifts? Nathan couldn't help himself from reclaiming what was originally his. It has been a beautiful reunion. I won't lie. It brightens my day to walk by Lil' Will on my way out the door each day. Can't hate a smile like that.



Also, enjoy this photo of Nathan enjoying one of our other white elephant gifts during his Sunday nap. My, what lush eyelashes you have Nathan.