Creativity Day 13 (A.K.A. Day 2): Baptism Card & Lego House
My creation today was a baptism card for a family friend. He’s 8, so I thought he would appreciate the pop-up effect. And Grace is playing with legos. She made a house for her little dog.
Creativity Day 12 (A.K.A. Day 1): Chairs
Yay! 30 Days of Creativity has officially begun! It’s nice to have company. (I started this project early because we’re going on vacation the end of June.) Today Grace and I took advantage of the inspiration calendar. We made chairs for her doll out of cardboard gift containers.
The Ugly (Refreshing) Truth About Bloggers
My sister-in-law, Jen, is one of the best moms I know. Along with my brother, she is raising two creative, intelligent, delightful, respectful boys. She is a medical doctor who provides care for hundreds of people. And last time we talked she told me how inadequate she feels every time she gets on Facebook. Her…
Creativity Day 11: Magnet and Tea Holder
O.K. “Tea Holder” is a funky name for what I made. My brain is barely working. Tonight I decorated an empty tea bag canister to use to hold loose leaf tea and my infuser. I used some tea pot stamps that I carved quite a while ago. (I’m not terribly happy with how this turned…
Creativity Day 10: Cards for Grandma
My mother-in-law’s birthday is coming up, so Grace and I each made a card today. The insides are cute too, but on the off chance that Grandma sees this post before she gets the cards, I wanted to leave a bit of mystery. (I know the suspense is overwhelming.)
Wednesday Worship Pieces: Trinity Sunday
You can find some additional worship pieces for Trinity Sunday on the Index page. And don’t miss the sermon in which I explain the Trinity in 1700 words or less. Here are today’s offerings: Communion Prayer Creator God, we give you thanks for the grain farmers, the bread bakers, the grape growers, the juice makers.…
Creativity Day 9: Cupcakes and Magnets
My 13-year-old made cupcakes today and Grace frosted and decorated one of the pans: And apparently I’m on a re-using kick. Today I pulled several blank/ugly magnets off of my fridge and covered them with pictures I cut out of a book of Georgia O’Keefe flower prints. ($1 on clearance at the bookstore!) Very simple…
Creativity Day 8: Card with Scraps
Today I created a card for a friend. I made the medallion with leftover strips of magazine pages from my envelope project. The stamp is from Stampin’ Up. (It says: Impressed, Amazed, Inspired by You.) Believe it or not, Grace didn’t make anything today. She was too busy splashing in the pool with her…
Creativity: Day 7
I forgot to mention on Friday’s post that staying off of the computer (particularly Twitter, Facebook, and my blog) is part of my practice of Sabbath. So, I will be creating things on Sundays, but not posting them until Monday. My creation for day 6 can be found on the previous post. Fun with watercolors…
Weekly Prayer Practice: Visual Lectio Divina
You may be familiar with the practice of lectio divina—a contemplative reading of scripture. This prayer practice of visual lectio divina is an adaptation of the group method in which there are traditionally three readings of a given scripture, with a different meditative focus for each. This visual lectio divina can be practiced individually or…
Spacious Faith 