As promised earlier....

The Easter sanctuary *mobile* - turned out pretty, I think- got some gold appliques, some ribbon, and ivory satin. Looks really nice when the light shines down through the middle :) Pretty much all I did was stand around and observe/help/steady - One of these days I'll start posting stamping stuff again...heheheh ><>

Easter Banner

This is my 'favoritest' Easter banner of the bunch :) One of our awesome quilting ladies made the background, and all I did was applique the butterfly on....very cautiously as I didn't want to mess up her beautiful work! I 'stuffed' the butterfly as I sewed it on, making it 3D-ish. I know Jesus isn't a butterfly....but it symbolizes new life and resurrection. He is Risen Indeed! Alleluia ><>

Beauty from Ashes...

This is something fun we do at our church every Easter.....we take a bare 'ugly' wooden cross- covered with chicken wire, and 'transform' it by covering it with flowers...people come up during the service and just have fun poking the flowers in :) It's also a 'rite of passage' to have your picture taken in front of the cross- fun to see as the years go by and the kids in their 'Easter best dress' look so cute! I think we've been doing it long enough that it's a 'generational thing'. Praise God for the Cross that transforms us into something beautiful in His sight! ><>

He Is Risen Indeed! Alleluia!

This is a beautiful sunrise I caught on film a few years ago- 'photoshopped' the words onto it. May you enjoy this Glorious day to the fullest! ><>

Good Friday Sanctuary Art

This hangs in the center of our church sanctuary- it moves with the air currents ever so slowly- really a visual worship tool ( especially for those of us who lean towards the visual side of life :) There's black cloth for our sin, some purple for repentance/royalty (WHY it photographs BLUE is a mystery to me!) a crown of thorns with some red ribbons entwined, and the nails representing what we did to Jesus... I have the joy of heading down to church in a little while and helping change it into the glorious message that He's Alive! You KNOW there will be pictures to follow :) May you feel God's Presence ever so near this weekend as you celebrate His Resurrection! ><>

*Awesome* Friday

*Good* just doesn't express it well enough for me! ><>

A Double Post Today :)

First- I wanted to share a little about Maundy Thursday: "The word 'Maundy' comes from the Latin word for commandment, mandatum. This is a special day for Christians. It is the day when we remember the Last Supper, the agony in the garden of Gethsemane and the arrest and trial of Jesus. The Last Supper is a key event for Christians. It was at this Last Supper which Jesus shared with his disciples that he changed the words of the traditional Passover meal and commanded his followers to break and eat bread and drink wine in his memory. This act of remembrance is known as the Eucharist, Holy Communion, Mass or The Lord's Supper." (definition taken from Maundy.com) He also washed the disciples' feet as an example of how we should humble ourselves & serve others.(When I was little- I thought it was called Monday Thursday :)


Secondly - These are some fun paperweights that I made this week- bought the glass tiles online awhile ago- Ebay maybe?- and stamped 'joy' in the corner of some background paper squares. Cut them out and stuck to the back of the tiles with Diamond Glaze stuff. I think they would even be good magnets, but you'd need a pretty hefty magnet to hold them up! Here's a closer look:


Lord- I want to be Your servant and do Your Will- may it be so this Maundy Thursday and every day of my life :) ><>