Riley Cheney is 26 years old born and raised in California. Her husband, Michael, and she moved to Utah and married in 2018. "I created “ Heavenly Team” without a story at first. It wasn’t until just last week that my experience with my Heavenly Team became real. What started as an ordinary day became a disaster. I was very suddenly overcome with a major anxiety attack and was quickly on the verge of passing out. No matter how much I tried controlling my breathing, and drinking water, nothing improved. It was at that time I decided to pray to God to send my Heavenly team to my aid. I needed my angels, past, present, and future, to protect me while I drove home. God answered my prayers and allowed me to be alert and attentive behind the wheel. It was truly a miracle. Since that day I have continued to not only pray for my team to be with me, but thank God for being constantly aware of me. Our heavenly teams can be people close to us here on earth and even those who have passed on. I believe my heavenly team consists of my ancestors, my posterity, and even those who I was close to here. This painting specifically shows a person in the middle. They are surrounded by all kinds of angels, big and small. Some of them are future kids, friends, and relatives. We can see a few with their arms out acting as a shield, others are reaching towards the person. Some are touching the person and one is even blessing them. We are never alone, I hope this piece can be a firm reminder that God cares."