"First and foremost, I love my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ very much. I want more than anything for my life to be pleasing to Him. It is my deepest desire to show the Love of Jesus to people with whom I come into contact. I want to be that light. :)"

Faye has been sharing the Joy of Painting since 2002, when she followed her dream and became a Certified Ross Instructor. She went on to become certified in all areas.

Jimmy is my husband, my supporter, my dearest friend. Though I may be in the limelight at times, he is amazing all by himself. He is very creative and very hard working. He's a diesel mechanic, welder, etc. You name it, Jimmy can do it. He was raised on the farm that borders our acre of land. He's designed and built many useful structures or contraptions to help around the homestead or to help others and has the reputation of being able to build anything.

He's very active in the church and everyone knows that they can depend on Jimmy. He loves the animals- the goats, especially, which were obtained (ahem!) against his wishes. (Haha!)

Most of all, he's known for his love for others and he shows that in his gentle and helpful spirit. He truly has a servant's heart.

"Me and you and a dog named Ru"

Yep, we love our little doggie. Rufus is our faithful Morkie (Yorkshire terrier and Maltese mix) and we can't imagine life without him. He's the painting class mascot, chaser of chickens and heckler of goats. He doesn't know about the rabbits, so please don't tell him!

Chickens have been a part of our little homestead for about 4 years. We've expanded our flock quite a bit from those early days. We began with standard egg laying breeds, but lately we have been looking into diversifying our flock and adding breeds that lay colored eggs. That's been quite a delightful adventure in itself.

Goats, last but definitely not least in this little article. We love our goats. Maybelline, Sally (alpha female), Rosie, Stella, Mia, Jasmine, Helen, Callie and Cami, and Hope are some of the funniest creatures we've ever had the pleasure of being acquainted with. They're a little exasperating at times, but they're ours and we love them.

Our latest addition has been our cat, Benny. At first, we named him Penny because he was supposed to be a female kitten. But he is a boy, so he's Benny Cat. He's so funny, regardless of what Jimmy says, "WE" are glad Benny is here.