When Amarilys played house as a little girl, she would nominate herself as a single career woman... she'd be flying first class to big meetings, not racing home through traffic to make dinner. But her steps lead to a different path. She instead chose to marry her college sweetheart, move to the other side of the world and back, and hunker down in nippy Minnesota with her boys.
When Amarilys is not corralling her two sons, you'll find her painting in her at-home studio. Working as a commercial illustrator has her listening to Christmas music year-round while drowning in watercolored flora and fauna. Her personal work is an outworking of her faith and life experiences.
Walking in the wisdom to know what matters most for the moment is an ever-revolving struggle--one worth painting about, blogging about, and encouraging others in. The Puerto Rican Murphy Brown -turned- sassy mommy of a trilingual home wouldn't change a thing. Except maybe the flying first class part.
See Amarilys' Illustration Work at Watercolor Devo & Wedding Offerings at Watercolorful Weddings.
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