How Can I Find God's Love in My Grief? 

It was such a pleasure and an honor to meet Jennedy in her studio while she was painting. She put her brush down and spoke with me for almost an hour. She listened to my grief story about the deaths of 7 of my 8 siblings and my mother. She is a wonderful and faithful person. I feel very grateful for the angels God brings into our lives. She was the hands that day when I was the sparrow.

I wrestled with myself as to comment or not. I lost my son 3 years ago, my heart still aches every single day. I know my pain will remain raw until I draw my last breath. I commented because I saw the hands you painted, my son once told me he was thankful for his hands and the ability he had to draw whatever he set his mind to draw. He was a gifted artist, he left behind so many lovely drawings that adorn my walls. Thank you for painting hands. I pray you continue to have sweet and beautiful memories of your son.

I remember as a 12 year old being neighbors with Jenedy when that tragedy happened. I got to spend some time with their family following the loss of their son, and I’ve always been so amazed by their faith in the midst of heartbreak. Such an inspiring message!

Thank you. I've lost two sons and my wife of 53 years has just passed . . . He is always there to catch us, and remind us of where we are going. Thank you again.

I had my Moms funeral today. This is a great, healing message.

I lost a little girl at birth. She would be 46 now. I know your loss and your pain. You know you will be with your son again, and your painting is so beautiful, so touching,it really affected me. I am so grateful for this reminder that our brother does catch us and is always with us. Amen 🙏🏼 ❤

This was heaven sent for me. We just suffered a miscarriage after 12 years of infertility and I've not been taking it well. Thank you for such a meaningful message

I'm so impressed at the ability people have to give themselves to the healing light of Jesus Christ. Jenedy is a beautiful example of how to let the pain work to bring a higher good as we focus faith in Him. Jenedy, I'm so sorry for your loss but equally in awe of the healing gift, now magnified, and radiating to heal and bless others. That's the miracle!

Your message was an answer to my prayers. Today you were His hands❤Thank you!

I was paralyzed 32 year's ago and I'm now a paraplegic in a wheelchair. I always wonder if I wouldn't have gone to work that day if I would still be in a wheelchair? It's not been an easy life since then. Some days I ask why am I being punished with the pains in my back. But I have also seen miracles in my life. I've got a beautiful wife of 45 year's and means to provide for myself and my family for the rest of my life after working for the same HVAC supplier now for 43 years.

Only our Heavenly Father and Savior Jesus Christ can turn such horrible tragedy into immense beauty and eternal joy. They are the supreme Creators, turning chaotic darkness into beautiful, bright order.

what a beautiful story and a beautiful painting.

So absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing your testimony and your story.

Beautiful in every way ❤

Thank you for sharing! I seriously needed this today. I am so grateful that this popped up on RU-vid for me today.

😢yes I know how you feel but thanks to God like you ,,you said God know s ❤❤❤

This so touches my soul. We'll done you exceptional Daughter.

Thank Jesus Christ forever❤❤❤

So beautiful ❤ I’m incredibly sorry for the loss of your little boy. I’m sure glad I came across your video and got to see the beautiful painting you did. Thank you so much for sharing this ♥️

I just wanted to say thank you for distributing food. We are struggling and I read on the label that it was distributed by your church. Thank you so much.

Oh wow. And I love the symbolism of the bird falling from a place of dark and shadow into light. Thank you for sharing your story of faith.

I just lost my son in march. Thank you for sharing your story the pairing is beautiful I hope to get to that point some day. I know god is the first step .

Thank you ❤❤ you are so talented!

Jesus knows our infinite value.

What a beautiful and vulnerable testimony. I am in awe of the strength of this Saint.

This was cery beautiful thank you fro sharing your story with me.

What an incredibly beautiful painting and beautiful sentiment. I know it’s in no way comparable to losing a child but I had to put my dog down of 15 years just a few months ago. I loved him and cared for him through diabetes and many other illnesses and I would like to think that like a fallen sparrow, our furry friends also fall into his loving hands when they pass.

God gives talents to teach life through them . And to glorify him . And to have compassion and teach each other through loss Thank you for sharing your testimony and your talent !

Your son is watching over you. He loves you. Thank you for sharing your story ❤

This is such a beautiful story, I really enjoy her paintings a lot and I love them all. God does everything to the people and he wants us to have an abundant life.

I love the depiction of the sparrow falling into the lord's hands. Its backwards to me when in church people depict trials as if God thought the sparrow needed a lesson learned and pushed him out of the tree, ruining his life. When in reality hardship and trials happen. It's part of life. But there is a God that will catch us. Everytime. All unfairness is made fair through Christ if we will accept it.

I have been having a bad day these past two days, and I am very overwhelmed with everything in my life. I too have lost a lot of good people in my life being a vet. The last one was my Father, and grandfather. Even though my father was not their, I was able to rekindle that relationship with them. I feel so bad about not having that chapter with them, or when I lost my friends because of war, I wish there was something I could tell them in the end. Why did they have to go and not me? Then I keep hearing these stories, they tell me they had to go to fulfill their life, and I needed to stay here to better my life. I am thankful for all of them, and you for sharing your story. I struggle each day, some days are better than others, but I still have my best friend, my wife next to me and my son. Thank you for sharing your story with us.

Powerful message

Thank you for sharing your personal story with us. Yes, the Lord wears of what’s going on with us, individual! I am also an Artist and your art work is amazing 🤩! To me attending the temple session heals my soul and feel the love of God. I feel peace ! He loves us all 💕💕❤️😀

I love that she has that personal relation and connection to the Lord’s lesson using the sparrow. What many don’t know was something Truman Madsen shared about this. He said that sparrows were a much-hated species back in the time of Christ’s ministry. They were an undesirable infestation that people would gladly kill because of the damage they’d do to crops, fishing, and property, etc. He said the Lord was trying to teach us that even something that hated and considered insignificant by man was never so to the Father; who wouldn’t hesitate to notice us, love us, and when needed, rescue us. Such a powerful lesson about how much we truly matter to our Father and His Son. ❤🙏🏻

Wow! 😍❤💝🙏

Faith in GOD looks like when you are not putting your trust in the earthly Flesh, Bones and Money, and that's a beautiful painting.

😭 The greatest miracle - healing even when the problem remains!

Wow!!! Beautiful painting!!! Beautiful story. Thank you for this. I love the analogy of God catching us.

I love this family so much. I’ve seen them grow through their grief. I have admired them and leaned on them during my grief. I am grateful to call them friends. I am grateful their story is being shared more broadly. It needs to be. It’s heartbreaking, inspiring and heartwarming, and healing.

Needed to hear this today. I work with the youth and I feel this so powerfully trying to help them find their way. I'm so sorry you lost your son. This piece is going to mean so much to so many.

Thank you for painting this. It reminds me that God cares about every living creature-- including animals-- as I am reminded when I look at the sparrow. I appreciate you and your son so much.

Thank you for sharing your beautiful painting and your beautiful words. It’s all very spiritually touching. I’ve lost a lot of people from my life, but in February 2023 I lost my husband of 54 years of marriage. This is healing, and I shared it for those I know have lost loved ones. 😌❤

I'm in awe, truly. I know if I lost my child I'd never come back from it. She's an inspiration.

The miracle you were waiting for came, just not in the way you expected. The beautiful thing here is that you've seen it now. You've seen the miracles. So many miracles. ❤❤❤❤❤

Thank you thank you thank you😊

simply breathtaking

this is beautiful--thank you so much. I've had loss, but also a great deal of trauma, and you reminded me, that He caught me, too 💝

My daughter died in 2020 at 10 months old. Lots of love and hugs for you.

Absolutely wonderful

What a perfect way to share the message of healing and faith and hope in Christ. Thank you for providing a window into the beauty of your difficult journey.

Thank you. I needed this. I needed it today. You're so brave to share. I'm grateful to you. You are blessing so many others.

Thank you so unbelievably much for sharing your sacred story and remarkable painting. My heart is touched beyond expression with it all, with your verbal and artistic expression of such tender, difficult, complex, loving and vulnerable feelings and experiences. I pray God will continue to bless you with His peace, and for being such a special tool in His hands to bring others to Him! Thanks to you and thanks be always to the Lord!!!

Jenedy, that is such a tragic event! Thank you for sharing your interpretation of that scripture in your astoundingly beautiful painting. I am sure your little boy was close to you in spirit as you accomplished this project. God bless you and your family. 😊 x x x

As an artist I can appreciate this story so very much. I let the Lord guide me with my art also. This is a beautiful story and a beautiful piece of artwork and I can see the Lord's hand in it. Thank you so very much for sharing your painting and skill as well as your story. All glory to god, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. Amen

Your painting is absolutely breathtaking just like your testimony. I wish there could be prints of this painting made it is so rich in symbolism.

Sorry for the loss of your son. Thanks for sharing your beautiful story with us ❤

Thank you, Jenedy, for sharing your story and your beautiful painting with us all! You've truly touched my heart. ❤

Thank you for this excellent example of applying the gospel and Christ's atoning sacrifice to grief in our lives

This is a beautiful video to match the beauty of the story, the testimony and the painting.

My grandpa died last year after fighting cancer twice, and I just want to say how beautiful this painting and the testimony of the artist is. To anyone experiencing grief from loss I just want to say god understands your pain and will help you through it.

I am so grateful to have found this video.

Thank you. Your painting speaks volumes, and it truly is inspiring.

Thank you so much for sharing point. I hope one day in another dozen years you’re able to make a painting showing Christ holding that sparrow as it flies off into joy

I needed this video. Although I didn't lose a son I can relate living in grief and regret wishing to go back! Nobody knows what that pain is like! As the years go by and the memories still haunt you when you want to forget! Only God I guess is the only person who understands and can get you through to the next day.

I love this Lived story and the beautiful painting Jenedy painted. What a gift she has given us. Through it she has given us the vision to see ourselves as both the sparrow and the saving hands. She addresses the question that is so often asked, "why me" or "why did this have to happened to my loved one." She helps us to truly see that God loves us and is in the details of our lives and helping us to become.

What a touching and powerful testimony of faith and resilience. Your story of loss and healing beautifully illustrates God's presence in our darkest moments. Thank you for sharing your journey and inspiring others through your art.

I am deeply deeply moved by your story and your painting. Words aren’t enough to describe it. My son left this world just about 5 years ago from out of the blue a diagnosis of ALS. Great son, spouse, dad of two small kids and a great place in his life. Wow! Your testimony and scriptures are so meaningful to me. I paint as well, but not like you. It falling into my paints and projects gets me out of my head and I find peace if only for an hour or so. I love that scraping away is a fresh place for God to build upon for my heart. I too think of his life stages he would be in now and more importantly his children’s without him and yes it hurts a lot, but I know God has me and them in his hands too.

This story rocked my world. Lost our 28 year old son 2 1/2 years ago. I would love a copy of her painting. I pray she prints copies as she will touch so many people. Me being one of those.

Thank you 🙏🏼 for helping me prepare .

One more amazing thing that caught my eye in the portrait; is that part when you turn it upside down and instead of the hands holding the sparrow, they give life too. Thank you for this powerful testimony.

❤️‍🩹 continues seeking healing in the scriptures and prayer. nice painting 🎨

This was so touching. Thank you for sharing ❤

I’m trying not to cry because my son is next to me and it would make him sad with him being so little but this entire video was absolutely incredible. I can not… imagine what you and your family went through. Your faith and your perspective is awe inspiring. I love the way you explained the process of your grief and your paintings belong in a museum. Those hands look 3D to me. I can definitely understand you saying my skill level needed to be at a certain point, well his Glory shines through your hands 🤍🕊️

I have always loved those verses in Matthew. This art and your story were exactly what I needed to hear today.❤

Thank you, Sister Jenedy Paige, for sharing the gift of your art and the gift of your story! What a beautiful painting in tribute to your son! What a wonderful testimony of how Jesus Christ can use our gifts, stretch our souls and magnify our talents to create beauty--and convey His love through us if we let Him. The Lord's timing is not ours. But as we align our will to His, I believe He will broaden our perspective, lengthen our view, and deepen our understanding. I believe President Benson's quote applies here: "Yes, men and women who turn their lives over to God will discover that He can make a lot more out of their lives than they can. He will deepen their joys, expand their vision, quicken their minds, strengthen their muscles, lift their spirits, multiply their blessings, increase their opportunities, comfort their souls, raise up friends, and pour out peace." I believe you have depicted this through your wonderful painting and showed what true inspiration-from-on-high looks like. The layers of paint ever so carefully applied illustrate the nuances of your personal journey to the point where you were finally ready to go to work on this sacred piece of art. Thank you for all you had put into this masterpiece--and for sharing it! May you bask in the afterglow of the Lord's peace now that this intense labor is done. Your inummerable brush strokes will speak volumes to countless admirers! Do take care..

Incredibly moving and powerful. Thank you for sharing your journey. Your work is beautiful.❤

Thank you Jenedy! I love your paintings. They are so beautiful and touch my heart.

Thank you for sharing. I feel like I'm still falling after my son's death and the years of heartache before and after.

What a beautifuessage. Im a 4 th cousin to Joseph Smith. When myself 3yr old fsuhhter was sick with cancer she had many"visits from 5 generations back of family members.after she passed it took 25yrs to realize she was myself living testimony that haven is real. That Jesus was real. We have a loving Heavenly father. I know she's one of my guardian angels. We will be with them again.🙏😇❤

I’m sorry for your loss, Jenedy. 😢 Thank you for sharing how you have found comfort, hope and healing as you turned to Jesus. ❤️

Your tender story reminds me of our forever three little angel, Ashley. I just shared your story with my wife. December makes seven years for us. We have seen His hands in our lives, catching us. Your painting and personal story is inspired and what I needed to hear today.

thank you for sharing your beautiful story. it touched my heart, and the painting is so beautiful also.

This is so beautiful!! Thank you for sharing !! ❤

Amazing video. The Church is doing a great work with this kind... I don't know how to call them, "testimonial life videos", maybe? They're really, really good. Honestly, I have a great deal of time enjoying them.

Thank you for sharing. When I was 4 years old I was drowning in a lake. My mother fainted and I was drowning. A 12 year old girl on her way to school jumped in the lake and saved me. I'm 66 now. Being in the lake is my earliest memory of life and it seemed like I was slipping peacefully asleep. Words for you are superfluous, but thank you. You are an amazing artist, an inspired mother and an exemplary disciple of Christ

I love the painting, and I love the touching story and testimony that inspired it, thank you for sharing. Cheers

Cant...hold...back...the...tears...

Thank you for sharing your art, your heart and your testimony of our Savior.

I’ve lost my dad, my brother, my niece and a nephew. I know I will see them again.

I FEEL MY SAVIORS LOVE ...

So beautiful, the painting and her testimony. Thank you for sharing both.

Amazing Jenedy!! Those hands look like a heart to me. Thank you for your touching example!!!

I love this so much!

Jesus love you ❤

Amazing painting. Beautiful. Amazing insight.

I watched this video a few times when it came out because so many people were sharing it. I was moved by her story and her strength and her talent. I couldn't imagine dealing with that kind of grief. Five days later, my brother-in-law took his own life. Our family was shattered in that moment, but I immediately imagined him a sparrow being caught in the Lord's "capable hands". The imagery of this work of art buoyed me through the following days as our family came together to grieve. I was able to be the hands to catch them because He had already caught me.

Thank you for sharing your painting and story with us jenedy!! It really touched my heart and i could relate to your situation and the difficulties of trusting god, i needed to hear this ❤

Look what He did for you! Thanks Jenedy!

Thank you for sharing your incredibly inspiring faith, story, and art Jenedy. ❤❤❤