"ordinary time"

so here's my latest offering for the 'season of growth' - I was seriously going to try to keep it smaller than usual, just to mix things up a bit, and leave the possibility for adding to it as we go....it's a very long season in the church year, after all! but......I just get to digging into those fabric boxes and keep pulling things out that I can't leave off!!! heh heh. Technically, it's been 'green season' for a few weeks, but we decided to wait until we started our summer worship schedule to change the mobile. The Paraments were right on time :) 

Pentecost 2016

Here's my latest offering for the Sanctuary for this Pentecost Sunday ~ I took my inspiration from this Pin and of course, the Holy Spirit! Plus, I always work better with praise songs playing in the background :) I like to ponder what it must have been like on that first Pentecost-   

Resurrection Day!

Alleluia! Here's the Easter sanctuary all beautified :) -photo credit Sarah Thurman Photography

Good Friday

I like to think of Holy Week as 'mood swing week' :)  the heart wrenching reality of what Jesus went through for me.....the indescribable joy of knowing how much He loves me (and YOU :) and the glorious Resurrection Day celebration!!!! that's alot for this old gal to let soak in....in one week :) The mobile takes a darker turn this week- I stripped away a major portion of the previous week's design, and added some black elements, plus the wooden crosses. SUNDAY'S COMING!  Amen :)

Hosanna!

Palm Sunday! The beginning of a week of roller coaster emotions as I think about everything that Jesus went through to rescue me from my sin. I added a little green to the mobile, to compliment the paper palm leaves. It will take on a much darker tone later in the week as we journey to Calvary~

Lenten Closeup :)

This week I thought I'd show a closer view of the mobile. 'Sanctuary floor level' as it were :) 

Last week, the panels were hanging straight down. This time I tucked them back up, added a few more 'spokes' and more fabric and ribbon. There are also some rope 'chains'- I think those remind me of my sin, and make me mindful of how thankful I am that Jesus broke those chains !

Lenten Mobile Part 3

So the third week of Lent added a few changes ~ (you couldn't really tell in the photo of week two what changed, so I've skipped ahead :) I tucked up the longer fabrics, which made them 'swoop' a bit. I added a bunch more ribbon, and some interesting paper stuff called 'tree wrap' that I had found last year at Goodwill. It's like kraft crepe paper and added an interesting texture to the mix. Brown isn't normally a Lenten liturgical color, but I like that it reminds me of my 'dirtiness', and how it's all wrapped up in my journey with Jesus. And He loves me anyhoo :)  I took this photo last night before service started- it sure looks nice at night with the lights shining on it :) imho.....That's all for this week!