"Let Us Pray"

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Good day visitors, viewers, followers and friends.
We have made it to two outstanding phe·nom·e·nal events...Wednesday, which some refer to as "hump" day.  If you can make it through this day, then, "hello weekend"....second, it is February, the second month of the year.  You survived all that was presented to you in January and now you are on a roll.  You're going to make it through this month even better than last.  Do you know why?  Of course you do...it is shorter than January...you want to know if the groundhog will see its shadow or not...you can't wait to give your love one some love...you will sit and watch the Super Bowl...you'll get another holiday off and last but not least...head on down to New Orleans and celebrate the Mardi Gras.
All of those things will make this month go by so fast and have you wondering "what happened to February".

Before all the excitement, let's pause for a moment to PRAY.   Yes, stop what you're doing and PRAY for our nation, PRAY for our troops, PRAY for everyone:  Why?   Life feels a bit heavy right now and social media can be completely overwhelming if you read and peer at everything that is negatively written and portrayed. The political climate has everyone a bit crazy.
However, we can all PRAY:

 

This will be an entry for http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com.
Anything Goes - Challenge Weeks #268-269

Items used in making this card:
Hero Arts "Prayers" stamp and cuts
Penny Black "border edgers"
Our Daily Bread Designs "Layered Lacey Ovals"
Recollections red cardstock
Neenah white cardstock
Prima Marketing cardstock
Recollections dimensional flower stickers

Thanks so much for visiting.  Come again.   I love hearing from you so leave a comment.

Sending you a hug and LOVE,

Lois

"Let Us Pray"

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Hello friends, followers, visitors and viewers.
I'm popping in today with two cards that I made to add to my box for 2017.
I like doing cards that will encourage someone in one way or the other.  I even include "birthday" cards in the box with encouragement cards.  Why?  You've reached an age, whether young or old, in which you are celebrated at the moment but encouraged to enjoy life whichever  way you can.
The encouragement I'm presenting to you today is : PRAY
I cannot tell you what to pray for or how to pray.   I will encourage you to PRAY.  The year is not quite over and many people are losing family members. My very first grade school teacher died Sunday morning.  She was well into her nineties.
 Many people are discouraged or becoming discouraged because they cannot provide material things for their family for the holiday.  Some people are so depressed at this time of the year.
I'm encouraging you to pray for others as well as for yourself.  Pray that we are still here doing good for someone other than ourselves on Dec. 31, 2016.  Pray that God will bring us over to 2017 with a mind that stays on HIM and the desire to be there for HIS children.  Don't wait...PRAY.
  One of the best prayers that we could ever pray is “God, not my will, but your will be done.”

entry for WordArtWednesday   Anything Goes - Challenge Weeks #262-263 

Material Used:

Neenah white cardstock; Kaisercraft kraft cardstock

Spellbinders "Gothic Strip" die;  Sizzix thinlits "garden greens" die; Hero Arts stamp & cuts "prayers" die 

Prima flowers and eksuccess pearl

This card came about from using the Sizzix "garden greens" die for the first card (above).  The cut-out provided an opportunity to do this second card.  The same cardstock was used along with black Recollections cardstock for layering.  From my stash, I found a beige and white striped piece of cardstock to cut three circles for embellishment.  Very clean and simple to make.

Caution:

I took some time out last evening to do these cards.   As stated on Monday....I'll be in and out from now until the new year (if it is God's will).

Thanks for visiting and I love hearing from you.  Comments are always welcomed.

Sending you a hug and LOVE,

Lois