My first commissioned Chinese calligraphy work for Chris at the request of his Mom. In the well-framed work held in Chris' arms, it reads, "A son who cares is the treasure to the world, from Mom."

An ancient Chinese character for "rain prayer" From the beginning of May until the end of June 2012, not a drop of rain was witnessed in and around Bloomington, Indiana. We were desperate for rain. Just at this moment I happened to have found this ancient Chinese character on June 31 and miraculously right in the wee hours of July 1, we had a big thunder storm, which, of course, brought along lots of rain to our great happiness. From there on, though temperature has been still high, we have had some rain in July....

This is Love in the traditional form. The simplified LOVE drops "Heart" in the middle part of the construction. Can one think of loving without HEART?