As I created cards from graffiti cloth this week, I remembered people who have encouraged me and Taylor this year, a blessing of good memories and time to be thankful.
Graffiti into thankfulness
Holiness is a way of life
My blog thoughts have been more art and less musing since my favorite daily thoughts from minEmergent slowed, and I’ve had to replace my morning musing with other sources. I’ve enjoyed the blogs of both Kathy Escobar and Rachel Held Evans, and the phrase that caught my attention this morning was
“wisdom isn’t a single decision; it’s a path, a road, a way.
Holiness, too, isn’t a single decision, moment, position or thought; it’s a way of life. “
Read more here. This dovetails in less-than-obvious ways my recent thoughts on grace – how creating a Sabbath day helps us soak in how much we are loved even if we are not “working” to “do” something, how radical grace is in our world today, how grace starts within myself towards myself, and how living in grace means following a daily path of life with God, journey of wisdom, way of holiness.
Grace,
Jen
Do art every day
Sara Groves wrote a song that I love called “Add to the beauty” (saragroves.com/lyrics/addtothebeauty/addtothebeauty). Life has been a beautiful kind of crazy with Taylor graduating from high school, I’ve been trying to catch up on gardening before the mosquitoes get too large, and I haven’t found much time for doing art. I love Sara’s song’s message wanting to “add to the beauty. Tell a better story.” We each have the opportunity to do that in every moment of our lives.
I’m hoping to turn pieces of this fabric into thank yous for the people who have walked with Taylor through the years to her high school graduation. She’s been surrounded by wonderful folk who have encouraged her to thrive and bring her own contribution of beauty to this world. If you are one of them, know that you are appreciated. (and that I am really slow at getting cards out)
Beach anyone?
Life has been crazy with a high school senior. Not enough time to sew lately, but I’ve been designing a couple of things. Was hoping for a calm, serene beach feel to this quilt. I like it, but I’m not sure I am there with the feel – seems more wintery than springlike, and having been pulling weeds all weekend, it seems a little cold! Ah well, I can keep pondering. Taylor graduates this week, so I’ll not have much time for sewing.
PS I incorporated some of my fabric I printed .. enjoyed this part!