Balance... but where is the passion?

Journaling reads:

Balance. Safety. Control.

But where is the passion?

I did this for the One Little Word challenge. I think that so often I get caught up in balance that I forget my passion. "Don't get to radical. Don't get to hot or cold. Stay in the middle." This is my reminder to myself.

Blow Wind Blow

Journaling reads:

Awake, O north wind, and come wind of the south. Make my garden breathe out fragrance. Let it's spices be wafted abroad. May my beloved come into his garden and eat it's choice fruit.
Song of Solomon 4:16.

Used patterned paper, brad, pipe cleaner & chalk.

This is a picture of where I'm at in my life. My garden (life) breathes out it's fragrance, the wind (spirit) comes, and as a result it's spices will be wafted abroad (internationally). It's been well tended and it's fruitful for my Beloved.

Hope

Journaling reads:

Hope

Did you know that not all starfish are symmetrical? And did you know that some starfish can regrow legs that have been broken off?
Did you know that God can take unbalanced and broken people and make them whole? The natural world mirrors the spiritual. There is hope!

I love that in God there is hope of becoming whole, no matter how bad or broken we are. He created us in the first place and is the only one who knows how to take care of us.

I used patterned paper, polymer clay, embellishments, ribbon, and bubble wrap. (Loved that starfish paper!)

The Butterfly Effect

I loved the quotes and the lavendar on this. The idea is that one little motion can set off a series of reactions thousands of miles away (a flutter of butterfly wings can build up enough power to cause a hurricane on the other side of the world). One person CAN change things!

I want to bring wonder and love and laughter into the world, and change it through them. :-)

Crown of Splendor

Journaling reads:

You will be a crown of splendor in the Lord's hand, a royal diadem in the hand of your God. Isaiah 62:3 (There is also hidden journaling under the flaps).

I made this for a friend for his birthday. I used patterned paper, leather and polymer clay. I still haven't decided if I need to add anything else, or just leave it the way it is. I like the simplicity of it.

Truth Seeker

Seeker of Truth

Truth will set you free!
Truth will bring you peace!
Truth will give you purpose!
Truth will make you an over-comer!

I did this for the One Little Word challenge. The word was seek.

I love seeking for truth and all the benefits it brings. I've seen the results and it's worth it all.

We Drop Like Pebbles...

"We drop like pebbles into the ponds of each other's souls"

Would you like to be a partner? Can I count on your monthly support?

Director of First Impressions

Director of First Impressions... aka Receptionist!

I get to greet people, pray for them, love on them, take care of them... whatever is appropriate. I get to represent this organization to people who call or visit. I get to be the first impression. I get to spread sunshine and son-shine. What an honor!

Prayer Mama

Prayer Mama
May I adopt you?
- Kids of all ages
- situations
- nations

This is another layout for my support/sponsor raising efforts. I love to pray and do it so much it comes completely naturally to me. I can be anywhere, doing anything, and all of a sudden think of someone or a situation... and start to pray about it. It's not complicated, I just talk to God and try to listen to what He says to me. I love the two-way communication involved!

Sometimes I ask people if I can adopt them for a time. Sometimes I don't tell them at all, I just do it. If you need prayer, please let me know.

Pied Piper

Pied Piper

The Pied Piper calls,
"Follow me! I will take you
to the One who turns
darkness into light
despair into hope
hate into love
death into life...

This layout is part of a series that I'm making for raising monthly support, or as some people say, getting monthly sponsors. Instead of just facts and figures, I get to be creative with it!

Hi. You can call me...

Hi
My name is Sharon K..., But you can call me Pied Pier.
People follow me out of darkness and into His marvelous light.

This layout is part of a series that I'm making for raising monthly support, or as some people say, getting monthly sponsors. I love being creative, and this gives me an outlet!

Surrounded by Missions

Surrounded by Missions!

- exposed to missions at church from babyhood
- raised in multi-racial neighborhood
- family "adopted" foreign exchange student
- experienced teen summer missions trip
- parents invited missionaries-in-training to live with us
- hospitality was lived out, not just talked about

I had no chance... :-)

I'm going back into missions after many years of working in corporate environments. This layout is the first in a series that I made for raising monthly support, or as some people say, getting monthly sponsors

Joy

Joy

His anger is but for a moment,
His favor is for a lifetime;
Weeping may last for the night,
But a shout of joy comes in the morning.
Psalms 30:5