After a whirlwind 2015 I am so ready for 2016 and all it has in store for me and my family! So with that in mind, my #OneLittleWord for 2016 is "abide"...which means:

Full Definition of abide...

transitive verb

1: to wait for: await

2: a- to endure without yielding: withstand

     b- to bear patiently: tolerate

 3: to accept without objection

intransitive verb

1: to remain stable or fixed in a state

2: to continue in a place: sojourn

For me, the word "abide" will be a reminder to persevere as I trust in the Lord...I'll be explaining all about how I came upon this word and my verse for the year (along with helpful ways you can incorporate both in your quiet time with the Lord & in your art journal) in the workshop I'm doing for the online event Truth Scrap. I hope you join myself and 5 other awesome artist as we share with you techniques and tips on how to link together your faith and your art, it's going to be such a fun day!  -I'm totally staying in my PJs all day for it and just have a chill time with the Lord, art, and all of you joining us! I'm so excited!

Did you choose a word or a verse for 2016?  Share it if you did so you can inspire others!

Happy New Year friends!

2014! Can you believe it!!! It seems like yesterday was Y2K, LOL, and yet here we are. Well, with the start of the new year comes about a million different crafty, scrapbooking, or mixed media ideas and classes and I've heard a lot of great things about The Documented Life project, and I love all the things I've seen people do so far, but the "problem" with it for me is that I already scrapbook Project Life and I keep my calendars and to-do lists digitally so, for me, it doesn't really have a place.  BUT, like any great idea, I've altered it! I decided to grab a big 8.5" x 11"ish calendar book instead of a moleskin and use that. And instead of recording my to-do's, schedule, and appointments I'm recording my gratitude, blessings, and notes from my quiet time with God. 

I made a quick video on how it will work...

Here's what I have finished so far...

In the monthly calendar section I'll record my daily gratitude.

And add some doodling and artsy stuff as the month goes on.  Here's just a start of what I have...

Each month has a "notes" section that I'll journal something in.  Here's this month's...

My One Little Word for this year is "joy"...joy in the good and the bad through my relationship with Jesus.

I will post photos of how this project/my life is going through out the year.  I think I'll label them "soul journal" so you can click over ---------> there in the categories and find it if you need to.

I want to focus on the heart of what matters in my life this year.  :)

If you're wondering what "one little word" is...check this Ali's blog for more info & to see some of the words others have picked.

Happy New Year!!

For the past handful of years now I've been inspired by Ali Edwards to choose a word for the new year...this year I picked "grow". 

This word spoke to me because in 2010 I will be going outside of my box and doing things that are challenging to me.  I won't go into detail on what they are now, but I'm excited at the possibilities and scared at them too.  I know the Lord is with me though and that He will teach me through the circumstances I'll be in.

I created this canvas to remind me of my word.  Here's some close ups of it:

I used vinyl to cut out "grow" with my Cricut Expression and used the vinyl letters as a mask.  I added some on Tim's Crackle Paint to the letters after I removed the mask.
 

Supplies: 12" x 16" canvas; Dictionary pages; Golden Gel Medium; Golden Fluid Acrylic Paint; Delta Acrylic Paint; Ranger (Tim Holtz) Distress Crackle Paint and Distress Ink; Cricut Expression - Platin Schoolbook Cartridge; vinyl
  

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For the new year, Ali Edwards encouraged us to find a word for this year that we could hold onto and be inspired by.  I choose the word {live}.  I'm tired of being bogged down with depression over our infertility and the daily chores of life...so I'm choosing to live!  Thanks Ali!