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Tree Of Life

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.
‭‭[Proverbs‬ ‭13:12‬]

Last week, my girls & I went on a field trip with friends to The Painted Press and each of us got to design whatever we liked on one of their beautiful jewelry dishes. This was mine, a verse and image with special meaning to my husband and I. Words of promise and hope.

The next day, eleven people lost their lives at the Tree Of Life Synagogue in Pennsylvania. Seven of those killed were alive during the Holocaust. I have no words.

So I turn to the back of the Book and read these words …

Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and His servants will serve Him. They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads. There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever. ‭‭[Revelation‬ ‭22:1-5‬]

Words of promise and hope.

As For Me And My House + Limited Edition

Planning Favorites + Printables

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Like most of you, January usually brings out the planner in me!

So I thought it would be fun to share some of my favorite calendar-y type printables and other rainbow goodies … (and I’d love to hear of any others you’ve found!)

The happy striped planner was a Christmas gift (picked out by me!), designed by the lovely Ruth at Living Well – you can FIND IT HERE.

This is a fun printable for each month from Ashley at Under The Sycamore – “The idea is simple: write down the best part of your day … each day.”

I love this Bible reading tracker from Jaimi at Raising Up Rubies – a simple and pretty way to keep track of your time in God’s Word each day.

This is a new goal planning + gratitude worksheet I just created – inspired by our Pastor’s sermon this last Sunday. It has space to reflect on the previous year’s blessings and challenges, as well as dream for the upcoming year. If you have kids, this is a great one to have each of them do (on their own – or with a little help from mom, as needed). And if you have boys (like mine) – they may not appreciate the pink rose embellishments, which is why I made a plain version, sans roses. You can find both on the Hope Ink Printables page, along with the Year At A Glance Calendar for 2018

We had lotssssssss of entries on the Calendar-Giveaway-For-You-And-A-Friend over on Instagram and Liz E. was the happy winner of two of these big art calendars …

And since many of you asked about how to get your own, I’m having another limited run printed this week. They’re back in the Hope Ink shop (on sale for 20% off, along with the few remaining mini-hanger calendars) – but only until Sunday, so don’t miss out!

My sweet Ruby girl and I restocked local shops in Clovis, Kingsburg, and Visalia this weekend with Hope Ink goodies, along with some brand new Ruby Rose treasures – so if you get a chance to stop by Revival 23 or Enjoy The Store, be sure to keep a lookout for them!

Ruby Rose, our 10 year old artist-dreamer, has always loved coming up with unique and original creations, so she is absolutely over-the-moon thrilled to share that she now has her very own Etsy shop!

She’d love for you to come visit for her “grand opening” –and asked me to tell you that you can save 20% on everything with the coupon code RUBYROSE10 (now, through Sunday, the 14th)!

Happy Friday, friends! Hope you have a wonderful weekend, making the most of your days, and always remembering …

We can make our plans, but the LORD determines our steps. -Proverbs 16:9

Every Day Is A Gift

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One of the first things I remember my parents telling me about my birth was that I was born dead. No breath in my body. The umbilical cord wrapped three times around my neck – a still, lifeless, blue-faced baby.

And because they were teenage hippies, living in a strict, religious commune, my birth day unfolded far from any hospitals and doctors that might have been equipped for such a medical emergency. Instead, I was born into the hands of a midwife in the crowded bedroom of a rundown house, part of a compound shared by forty or so other people in a sketchy part of town. The only life-saving measure available to them in that place was prayer. And so they prayed. Word was passed from person to person, room to room: the baby’s not breathing; pray.

Finally, after several long minutes had gone by –more than anyone thought possible to still sustain life, God heard their prayers and answered with breath in my lungs. It was a miracle, they said. I shouldn’t be alive. But I was.

Because of this, even as a small child, I always had the sense that I had cheated death somehow. That every day I got to live, breathing, was one more than I should have had.

Life is a gift.

Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. -Lamentations‬ ‭3:22-23‬

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