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Do you remember this post 35 minutes of Crafting? Well, this past "Friday Project" as I will call it, even though I think I did it on a Thursday ,is an example of how inspiration strikes and you just run and do it. This line of thought is one of my ways I try to create BALANCE in my life.
My inspiration for this card came from Lisa Tutman-Oglesby's blog, because I have a similar stamp and my favorite fabric is linen. Instead of making a sachet (I limit my sewing projects) I made a card, that I will promptly hoard and not mail out because I think it's cute, even though I have enough supplies to make 100 more...
I stamped the image onto Close to My Heart linen paper and added a brad as a ring.
I know it may be simple, but when life is zooming by at 100 mph during the week, any type of craft item I put out is a great accomplishment. I hope you are inspired enough to just crank out just one card, just one creative thing, even if it's just a sketch or a homemade recipe using leftovers. The point is to not wish you had time, wish you had creativity, just use what you got in a different fashion today.
I just found out that a fellow scrapbooker's life was cut short in a car accident. I went to her blog and was impressed by the number of scrapbook layouts she had done about herself...how special they must be to her family right now.
For the last few years I have done at least one album about myself, but I haven't gotten around to this years, which is "ME A2Z". CLICK HERE for some of my tips...I'l be reading this post again too.
Journaling, scrapbooking and photographing yourself is sooooo important....take the time to do a little something.
Here's the dedication page of my 2007 album, I'll post some of the other pages in a photo album in the next few days.
Join me for a book signing SUNDAY, September 28, 2008 10am - 2pm at:
Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe (FREE WiFi)
2714 Georgia Ave.
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 234-4755
Right near the Howard University Campus (my new hangout)
The crisp air has finally arrived in Maryland. My favorite Fall memories are around football half time shows when I was the featured twirler at my high school. Baton twirling was a part of my life for 23 years...it's how my husband and I met...that's a story for another post.
I put on a little fire baton show for my family and neighbors Sunday night...now Jonathan wants me to perform for his birthday!
Talisa was in the group that I coached for ten years, we practiced a few tricks, but she got worried that she'd catch her weave on fire!
Notice the neighbor on her porch.
I’ve been away from my blog for a while because I’ve been grappling with some heavy duty issues. Besides the fact that the week of Labor Day all 5 kids were sick with something…strep throat, pink-eye, and a nasty virus…it was a Clorox commercial here all week! Everyone is well and back to school.
Next, I was on the Hot Seat and work and do some major work over the past two weeks that encompassed quite a bit of thinking (not worrying) and physical energy, but God is faithful and brought me through.
Finally, I was really struggling with what I’ll call cultural shackles. Not cultural in the sense of ethnicity, although that might be a part of it, but in the sense of the “culture” of your family. My uncle’s recent death brought some things to light for me that I wasn’t quite expecting. I am amazed at the dysfunction that can exist in families for super long periods of time. I’ve been struggling with the root cause… is it lack of parental training, parental love, diabetes gone unchecked, WHAT!
After praying on it for more than a week for some discernment, some things were presented to me that made absolute sense. One, people can be bound by cultural shackles, meaning they may have knowledge of Christ, but lack the intimate relationship that changes the heart and behavior, they continue to live under the principles of the culture (world). I can clearly see that there is no peace in one’s spirit without the Holy Spirit. You can say you are good, loving and treat all man-kind with respect, but when raw emotions are tapped, can you demonstrate a Godly attitude and behavior, can you really allow the Spirit to take over and reject the EGO and all the strife it wants to conjure up to fuel its own selfish destruction.
One of the main reasons I scrapbook is to help family members to recognize cultural shackles and break free of them for good!
Two, although I’m thrilled that I have only one fabulous sibling, my sister Candace, she quickly reminded me that my kids have multiple siblings. So I am immersing myself on paying attention to how they treat each other. Here are two areas I’m concentrating on this week.
Reviewing Biblical reasons to thwart sibling rivalry, I want them to love each other now and even when they are 70 years old. I recently heard on this radio broadcast that 1 of the 7 things God hates is one who causes trouble with his brothers. I’ll be breaking down this thought and instilling it in my kid’s heads. As a parent, when I hear the tattling and sibling rivalry I’ll be asking heart probing questions and try to root out the sinful patterns. If I don’t do it now, I’ll be laying in my grave listening to them as full grown adults quarreling with each other and wearing childhood emotions & issues on their sleeves. My beautiful and intelligent sister, Candace.
