Her accent caught my attention.  Elizabeth Jose is an artist from Great Britain who lives in Taos, New Mexico.  The day I had the pleasure of meeting her, I was visiting my sister who has a cabin near that famous artists' colony.  She, and my other two sisters and I were out for the afternoon browsing art galleries.  As I perused the gallery, I discovered that Elizabeth Jose's pieces,Artist included oils of vintage airstreams and trucks.  A particular painting of a red pickup truck captured my attention.  Red pickup trucks are important to me.  They symbolize a promise from God that came in a dream.

In the dream my husband stood by a red pickup, smiling and healthy.  We embraced and kissed--the kind of kiss that happens if you've not seen your beloved for a while or the kind when you kiss for the first time.  In the dream, that red truck was shiny, the wheel covers gleaming silver.  I've never been able to forget the dream, even though it was six years ago.  My husband struggles with depression and often has a difficult time finding brightness in life.  He often goes into the metaphorical cave and doesn't appear for days.  In the dream, his melancholy had lifted.  He was free.  We were free.  I've always sensed that God gave me the dream to let me know that one day, my husband would experience healing from the shadows that seem to chase him.

So when i spied the painting, once again I felt consolation from God.  One of my other sisters found a greeting card with a print of the red pickup.  That sister had read On A Clear Blue Day (my book where the dream is documented) so knew the importance of the symbolism.  "Let me buy this for you."  I framed the print, and it sits on shelf where I see it often.

I felt it important to let Ms. Jose know how much her art means to me, so emailed her.  She wrote back: It's funny, but when I got your email, I had just started a new painting of the same red truck...