Well, I didn’t set out to create downloadable Christmas art each year, but it seems that’s exactly what I’ve done for the past few years now :)
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Do you have a favorite Christmas song? I have many, and here are a few that rise to the top: Carol of the Bells (and no joke, just after I typed that, it was the next song on my streaming station!), Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, a newer one (to me) called Peace Upon the Earth from Hillsong Worship that sounds a little like a lullaby and ballet mixed(?), and then the one featured here; the hopeful and timeless, O Holy Night.
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In early November, I was gifted with a nice space of time on a Saturday afternoon to sketch for fun—not something I get to do often. But on this day, Mark and I were in Tennessee watching best friends’ kids for the weekend, and being a much colder day, an afternoon to stay inside to play games, watch tv, and draw was just right!
With lots of markers to choose from, I didn’t have a plan, but in my head, kept thinking of the fruits of the Spirit we read about in Galatians. It’s one of my favorite passages. So I picked up some muted colors and began vertically scripting out each fruit in a different color.
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I’ve been praying this year about my blog. I have had many thoughts, but not necessarily a direction or vision for content. Until . . .
One day a couple of months ago, I was driving and listening to a new podcast that has quickly become a favorite. One of the comments made by the guest being interviewed really stuck out, and in my mind, I saw that statement as little square art that could be shared.
That night, I feel like the Lord began to answer my prayer for direction.
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What a fun job this was! For this sweet little shop in Birmingham, Cradle + Bee (C+B), I was able to work with their new logo and brand ideals to establish a look and feel for their new print pieces as well as a few images for launching their new brand on socials too!
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These were sermon notes from 2018 I came across this last week—sweet timing in a couple of ways. When we are in the midst of loss and/or devastation, we can choose to turn to the Lord, to rejoice in the truth of who He is and how He enables us to keep going and provides for us, no matter what our circumstances are.
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How soothing is this dear Christmas hymn? I love it. It was one of the first ones I ever learned as a child, and as I’ve grown over the years in my faith, it’s become all the sweeter.
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What is something you could talk about for a long time and with much passion?? For me, a few things come to mind — Disney World, fonts (both good and bad ones), and one I'll share more on here today — my Persecuted Church family.
Though hard/heartbreaking to talk about sometimes because of what these brothers and sisters experience on a regular basis, often even at the hands of their own family members after they leave their national religions — violence, job loss, harassment, denial of home or land, imprisonment, and/or death, just because they choose to follow Christ(!) — I am thankful to know, thankful to pray, thankful to share . . .
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I don't think I've ever made any sort of official bucket list, though there are a couple of things I knew I wanted to check-off my mental bucket list, and so far, so good—visiting Disneyland and jogging in Central Park!
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There’s a lot in life that puts me in awe and helps me appreciate the people around me and times I’m in. And it’s not often the big and expected things that cause this reaction.
I thought it’d be a fun exercise to look back at pictures I’ve taken from January til now, to see what stood out in this category of “awe.” I was sweetly reminded of many things the Lord has put in my path that have caused me to stop in my tracks and savor the moment. Some I saw head-on, some I saw after the photo was snapped. All bring me back to a place of gratitude.
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