Love Your Pastor!

Loving my pastor comes natural for me, since I married him.  But there are other pastors in the church that need to feel the love also, and this is the month to show it.  October is Pastor Appreciation month---so go show your pastor some love!  Let him know that you are praying for him and that you appreciate his service.

Here's a pic of the gift I made this week  for our Senior Pastor to let him know we love and support him.  I used My Digital Studio to create this and then added a few embellishments after I printed it.

I am still experimenting with photographing art behind glass.  It is kind of tricky and I haven't gotten it down yet, as you can see from the slightly blurred  photo.  I would like to blame the camera, but it was probably user error.  I tried many techniques---you should have seen me with a black sheet draped over me to hide my reflection in the glass!  Finally I took it outside, without the black sheet, and felt it was adequate despite the visible reflection.

I hope this inspires you to do something nice for the leaders in your church.  :)

Arrrgh, Matey!

In honor of September 19, Talk Like a Pirate Day, I created a quick scrapbook page of my kiddos in the fall show at the Forum last year.  Hope you will celebrate this day with me!

Missing My Boy!

My baby left for college last month.  I know that he is exactly where God wants him to be and that he is doing exactly what God wants him doing.  Still, I miss him like crazy!  Last week I sent a small care package to him that included some staple items for their pantry and also some chocolate dipped oreos that I made for him and his roommates.  I also included this cute little milk carton filled with his favorite snack...BBQ sunflower seeds.

I am thinking of making one for my house with Proverbs 22:6 on one of the panels.  "Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it." (NLT)  Thank the Lord for this precious promise for our kids!  I am very proud of both of mine, and can't wait to see where God's path will lead them.  :)