Give thanks with a grateful heart.
Give thanks to the Holy One.
Give thanks because He’s given
Jesus Christ, His Son.
And now let the weak say ‘I am strong,’
Let the poor say ‘I am rich,’
Because of what the Lord has done for us.
Give thanks.
inspirational design
Give thanks with a grateful heart.
Give thanks to the Holy One.
Give thanks because He’s given
Jesus Christ, His Son.
And now let the weak say ‘I am strong,’
Let the poor say ‘I am rich,’
Because of what the Lord has done for us.
Give thanks.
As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
Our world, our lives … can be hard, crazy, way-too-busy, exciting, scary, beautiful, uncertain, lonely, painful, and unexpectedly sweet. Up and down, back and forth, always changing.
So what a gift, what a solid anchor it is to know that HE never changes. Strong and steady. Always faithful. To be reminded that whatever shifts around us, THIS is the main thing.
As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
To do our best with the days and the talents we’ve been given. To bring glory to Him. To love others.
In between the usual summer camps and sports schedules, our family will be heading out soon with our church to come alongside another local church in Mexico. We’ll be helping to build houses for two extended families there, along with facilitating a Vacation Bible School.
Of course, as we’ve been preparing for our trip, along with practical household items we’re gathering to share with the families, I had to sneak in some pretty art for the as-yet-unconstructed walls of the new homes.
A few weeks ago, we baked up a storm and cleaned out the garage for a Saturday morning yard-sale-bake-sale-fundraising-extravaganza.
We’re looking forward to what the Lord has in store for all of us, as we step out in faith to share His love and goodness in this concrete way. And we would absolutely love your prayers –for the team, the families, the logistics, and most of all, that God would be glorified.
And if you’d like to help support the trip in another tangible way, I put together a super special, limited edition Instant Art Collection in the Hope Ink shop. It includes the brand new Serve print, in both English and Spanish versions, along with three more travel and hospitality themed designs!
This collection is extra meaningful to me because of what it represents, and I would love to share it with as many of you as I can. So, unlike physical prints that need to be shipped, you can download these instantly! Many of you have asked for this option in the past, so let me know what you think and if it’s something you’d like to see more of.
The Limited Edition Journey Collection is just $10 for all five designs – an 80% savings! Hurry though, because it’s only available this week (ends Friday, July 27th).
Thank you, friends, for your prayers and encouragement. Looking forward to sharing more about our adventure with you soon.
Also, how are these babies old enough to go on a mission trip?!
Last week I got the chance to share at a local Mom’s Group about ways we can inspire creativity in our kids.
One of the things we talked about was giving kids (and ourselves) creative boosts or “jumping off points.” Because, let’s face it: a blank white page can be intimidating to even the most artistic among us. Something my kids always loved when they were younger was to have me start a project that they could finish however they wanted to. Kind of like training wheels for creativity.
These printables were created with that idea in mind. Simple black and white outlines that can be painted, colored, glued to, collaged, or anything else that strikes your fancy. Each has a few key words from a special scripture along with the reference so you can look it up and add the rest of the verse in your own handwriting.
> Click here or on picture above to access FREE PRINTABLES page
Here’s the masterpieces my ten year old created, all on her own, complete with added texture and sparkle. Aren’t they amazing? And, as always, we’d absolutely love to see what you create!
P.S. For those of you who snagged the Ultimate Homemaking Bundle last month, this is a friendly reminder that you only have 2 days left to claim all your amazing BONUS OFFERS, including 3 from yours truly. All I can say is, DO IT NOW, if you haven’t already!
> Last day to redeem UHB Bonuses is Thursday, May 17th
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
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