I had planned to post a recent stamp project tonight, but have had problem uploading from my iphone. Will try again tomorrow.
I am busy planning a stamp party at my place at the end of August. My goal is to make one new project a night but I'm starting to think that is not possible, maybe one every other night would be more obtainable. I haven't come up with a name yet. The theme will be around Summer events like hot air ballons, pinwheels, ice cream cones, carnivals and such. Any suggestions are so welcome!
Just watched a new TV show called Unnecessary Roughness about a therapist (mental health) working for a football team. Both are at the top of my list of things I enjoy. (chuckling to myself) I really enjoyed the show. The main character is female & a therapist. She was able to put a $3 million dollar a year wide receiver in his place! It was a funny & touching show.
Will sign off now. Say a prayer for my photo program & me that I can upload photos tomorrow & post them here.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Friday, July 22, 2011
Welcome Everyone
Welcome to my newly designed blog. This is a place for me to share my love of scrapbooking, card making, and generally any kind of paper crafting. I believe each one of us is born with creativity, and sometimes it just needs to be awakened - "Awaken Your Creativity"
I will also be sharing my experiences with depression. Creating heals! It is so true. Depression is so very difficult to understand for those that don't have it and even for those who do. I'm afraid that there are many people will never be able to understand.
Even though I have attended, Sunday School, Bible School & church since I was young, it is only now that I am learning what is in the Bible and how much of it fits into my everyday life. It also has great healing powers.
Thanks for dropping by, I hope that you find something here for you.
I'll be posting pictures of my craft soon.
I will also be sharing my experiences with depression. Creating heals! It is so true. Depression is so very difficult to understand for those that don't have it and even for those who do. I'm afraid that there are many people will never be able to understand.
Even though I have attended, Sunday School, Bible School & church since I was young, it is only now that I am learning what is in the Bible and how much of it fits into my everyday life. It also has great healing powers.
Thanks for dropping by, I hope that you find something here for you.
I'll be posting pictures of my craft soon.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Blue Christmas
I'd like to share some of Pastor's message from our service last night & a few of my own.
Why Blue Christmas? Because the joy of the season is absent. And, because the heart of the season is Christ - our encouragement in and out of season. Because I frequently have difficulty finding the words to express myself, these sentences really spoke to me. There is so much emotion unseen in our lives that when someone can put words to it provides so much clarity, which is often tied to treating depression which I can relate to as key to my healing. It has become my mission to educate my little corner of the world and those suffering with depression & their loved ones as they look to you for help.
First and foremost, being blue is being human. Don't let anyone tell you to get over it, or just get out of bed and go to work. You will have to lovingly excuse that person for their ignorance. Psalm 88 - for my soul is full of trouble and my life draws near the grave. I am as one without strength. I am set apart with the dead.
Feeling utterly alone and abandoned by all or "the darkness is my closest friend" is what depression does to us. That is your clue to find someone who can council you through it. You may not want to see another day, but I promise you that it will get better.
How many of us are struggling financially and maybe we are even homeless? Christ Jesus, who is fully human and fully divine, was born poor and homeless. He knows how we feel! But wait, there's more. When he died he was criminal, crucified and rejected!!
I'd like to leave this jewel with you. Christ Jesus is our Savior. That is just a little too vague for me, but when it is explained that He doesn't take away my loss, sorrow or suffering but he joins me in it! That is just powerful.
Pastor thank you for the words.
Why Blue Christmas? Because the joy of the season is absent. And, because the heart of the season is Christ - our encouragement in and out of season. Because I frequently have difficulty finding the words to express myself, these sentences really spoke to me. There is so much emotion unseen in our lives that when someone can put words to it provides so much clarity, which is often tied to treating depression which I can relate to as key to my healing. It has become my mission to educate my little corner of the world and those suffering with depression & their loved ones as they look to you for help.
First and foremost, being blue is being human. Don't let anyone tell you to get over it, or just get out of bed and go to work. You will have to lovingly excuse that person for their ignorance. Psalm 88 - for my soul is full of trouble and my life draws near the grave. I am as one without strength. I am set apart with the dead.
Feeling utterly alone and abandoned by all or "the darkness is my closest friend" is what depression does to us. That is your clue to find someone who can council you through it. You may not want to see another day, but I promise you that it will get better.
How many of us are struggling financially and maybe we are even homeless? Christ Jesus, who is fully human and fully divine, was born poor and homeless. He knows how we feel! But wait, there's more. When he died he was criminal, crucified and rejected!!
I'd like to leave this jewel with you. Christ Jesus is our Savior. That is just a little too vague for me, but when it is explained that He doesn't take away my loss, sorrow or suffering but he joins me in it! That is just powerful.
Pastor thank you for the words.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Faith
Tonight I want to share my thoughts on Pastor's message this weekend. The theme was "Jesus Teaches About . . . Faith."
Jesus told this parable to some who trusted n themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with comtempt. (Luke 18:9)
". . . when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?"
He started with telling us that 2 men went to the temple to pray - they stand before God. Can you imagine what that is going to be like? The first is a holy man. He does all the right things, but has the wrong heart. He trusts only himself. The second is an ordinary man & does all the wrong things but he trusts in God.
What is meant by faith on earth? It means God wants us to trust in Him not in ourself. Having grown up in the Lutheran faith, I still find that difficult. Even though God has helped me thru some very difficult times in the past few years, I still find it difficult to rely on Him instead of myself. I think that even Pastor or my fellow ChristCare ladies find this difficult. So I wonder what must it be like for someone who does not know what little I have learned about God. People who commit crimes, who are hopeless, in poverty, ill, and so many others - I can't imagine what they believe in. What gets them thru the day.
The world seems worse than it ever has been, there seems to be no way we can turn around the brokeness that we have become. Yet, Pastor says with God, there is hope.
Then when you think about Jesus he is the only sinless one.- the one who alone could stand before God without bowing down in search of mercy.
And what does he do? He humbles himself in accepting the suffering and death of the cross. The one who is without sin takes on our sin.
We are forgiven.
Jesus said "Let the children come to me . . . for to such belongs the kingdon of God." LIttle ones have that special childlike faith. When you are around a little girl or boy you can't help but be amazed at the the love, trust, and faith that they have, we all fall in love with them and maybe we wish we could get some of that back for ourselves.
As much as we think we are doing God's work, we are not God and never will be. We are all sinners, noone is better that the other, we should not judge others because we have not lived in their shoes, we should however share our love and compassion with them.
God Bless each and everyone of you,
Deloris
Thanks so much for stopping by.
Jesus told this parable to some who trusted n themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with comtempt. (Luke 18:9)
". . . when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?"
He started with telling us that 2 men went to the temple to pray - they stand before God. Can you imagine what that is going to be like? The first is a holy man. He does all the right things, but has the wrong heart. He trusts only himself. The second is an ordinary man & does all the wrong things but he trusts in God.
What is meant by faith on earth? It means God wants us to trust in Him not in ourself. Having grown up in the Lutheran faith, I still find that difficult. Even though God has helped me thru some very difficult times in the past few years, I still find it difficult to rely on Him instead of myself. I think that even Pastor or my fellow ChristCare ladies find this difficult. So I wonder what must it be like for someone who does not know what little I have learned about God. People who commit crimes, who are hopeless, in poverty, ill, and so many others - I can't imagine what they believe in. What gets them thru the day.
The world seems worse than it ever has been, there seems to be no way we can turn around the brokeness that we have become. Yet, Pastor says with God, there is hope.
Then when you think about Jesus he is the only sinless one.- the one who alone could stand before God without bowing down in search of mercy.
And what does he do? He humbles himself in accepting the suffering and death of the cross. The one who is without sin takes on our sin.
We are forgiven.
Jesus said "Let the children come to me . . . for to such belongs the kingdon of God." LIttle ones have that special childlike faith. When you are around a little girl or boy you can't help but be amazed at the the love, trust, and faith that they have, we all fall in love with them and maybe we wish we could get some of that back for ourselves.
As much as we think we are doing God's work, we are not God and never will be. We are all sinners, noone is better that the other, we should not judge others because we have not lived in their shoes, we should however share our love and compassion with them.
God Bless each and everyone of you,
Deloris
Thanks so much for stopping by.
Friday, October 22, 2010
The Wizzarding World Of Harry Potter
My neice recently sent me a card with a couple of pictures of her in it. I was so thrilled I sat down and made this page.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Wicked
I saw a similar card on another blog recently & I just had to case it.
Recipe:
CS - Basic Black, Whisper White
DSP - Nite Owl
Accessories - Spooky Night Rub-Ons, Lace Trim Raven, Dimensionals, Boho Flower Punch, Eyelets Metallic
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Happy Holidays
I went to Archiver's recently & found these beautiful flowers so I had to have the DP to match! Here's the result. I love it!
Recipe:
CS - Crumb Cake
DP - other
Accessories - Dimensionals, other
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
DCBD 197
Recently I was able to help a friend out who's hostess wanted a Halloween themed workshop and this holiday is not one her favorites so she didn't really have any current products. Since she knew I had ordered everything on one of our Halloween pages in the current mini, she asked if I could help her. I was so glad to be able to repay her for the many kind things that she has done for me. When she returned my items she had included the above stamped image knowing I didn't have it & that I love it. I may have to get this set now! Isn't she sweet? My friend, that is. The little girl image is also.
Recipe:
CS - Not Quite Navy, Whisper White
DSP - Ghostly Greetings (retired)
Stamps - Greeting Card Kids
Accessories - Spooky Night Rub-ons, Black Flourish Designer Jewels, Water Color Wonder Crayons, Aquapainter, Ribbon Originals Elementary (retired)
Sunday, October 17, 2010
MOJO Monday 159
I'm still here, sort of anyway. I've also been creating but just can't take that next step of posting to my blog. I would love to hear from those of you who are kind enough to stop by. I could use some encouragement! It surely does a soul good.
Recipe:
CS - Baja Breeze, Blushing Bride, Whisper White
DSP - Candy Cane Christmas
Stamps - A Cute Christmas
Accessories - Pretty in Pink Ribbon, Stampin Write Markers
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