Bible Marginalia- Playing Card Add- Ins- 2

Bible Marginalia Series- #86

A very simple page using some Helps.
Ezekiel dealing with a time
 when the people did not have regard
 and honor the holy name of the Lord.
The holiness of the Lord's name
 had been profaned among the nations.
verse 26- I will give you a new heart 
and put a new spirit within you.

Lord, forgive us today- 
for we too have not kept your holy name.
We have defaced your honor.
Give us a new heart- 
and live new in spirit in us.
That the world might see YOU in US.

Added in a Dollar store playing card

 with washi tape.

Printed a verse that went 

with this section of Scripture

 from my Pinterest board.

(My daughters did this for me-

so can't tell you EXACTLY 

how this works-

 but it is then sized perfectly

 for a playing card.)

For a section that is longer 

and I know I can't do all 

the font and writing in the space-

 this is a great way to highlight the verse

 I am spending time with in my Bible Study.

 I added 2 pieces of square-punched

 card stock on the side

 with the suit and card number 

and just used double sided-sticky tape

 to add the verse.

Also used some easy flat pieces

 to highlight this section.

Supplies:

cardstock

square punch

playing card

butterfly punch

 and recycled greeting card

doily piece (Michael's)

paper flags (Michael's)

colored pencils

Fine-point Sharpie marker

Bible Marginalia-Full of splendor

Bible Marginalia Series- #85

Psalms- 

keep coming back here to 

hang out for encouragement.

When all seems upside down 

and not right-

in our world-

in relationships

with leadership

and even in the church.

Needing to be reminded 

again today of 

the Lord's works.

Full of SPLENDOR

and MAJESTY.

and His 

RIGHTEOUSNESS-

the one who makes 

all things RIGHT-

ENDURES

 FOREVER.

Thank you Lord,

for your words that 

lead me beyond today -

to the HOPE

that is in 

ALL.

 Reflecting back on these two pages

 done in a week this past March.

The right side done first.

and already posted here-
my-heart-is-steadfast

Then the left side.
added a bit later.

A simple reminder for me to see His Glory-
and my Steadfast trust response.



Left side page supplies:
Colored pencils
Sharpie non- bleeding pen
Watercolors

Bible Marginalia- In Awe

Bible Marginalia Series- #84

Catching up on some 
journaling posts.
A conversation this week
 brought this section of Scripture to mind.
The church in ACTS.

DEVOTED and AWE-
not words we use a lot anymore.

The disciples 
DEVOTED
themselves to the apostles' teaching.
And the 
FELLOWHIP,
To the breaking of bread
And the
PRAYERS.
And 
AWE 
came upon every
SOUL,
And many 
SIGNS and WONDERS
were being done 
through the apostles.

What an incredible time in this 
first century church.
His power still 
GIFTS HIS BELIEVERS.

Supplies:
 Washi tape
Colored pencils
Fine-point Sharpie pen (non-bleeding)

Bible Marginalia-REMEMBER

Bible Marginalia Series- #83

oh that word- REMEMBER- 

Just what the Israelites

 had forgotten to do.

and I too- just like them.

 Forget.

Don't REMEMBER.

 Afflicted by spiritual amnesia.

The God of my Salvation.

The Rock of my refuge.

 Oh, Lord, help me to

 REMEMBER YOU.

Supplies:

Stamps

 Faber- Castell Gelatos

 Assorted stamps

Bible Marginalia- Isaiah 43

Bible Marginalia Series- #82

This is the passage that I read to my dad 

each day when he was near death.

 It was the grounding that we all needed 

as we talked about important things 

and I walked with my dad 

on his journey to heaven.

 Part of the verse here-

 it is what fit in the space...
.maybe I will add the rest later on somehow.

Just resting on the FEAR NOT.

Simple lettering.

Thanks to Joanne Sharpe 

for the inspiration.

   

Supplies:

 Fine point Sharpie pen- non-bleeding

 Colored pencils

Bible Marginalia- Hosanna!

Bible Marginalia Series- #81

on this page-

 So many images and story pieces.

Hosanna!

The Triumphal entry.

The grain of wheat.

 The son of man glorified.

The Son of man lifted up.

 The troubled soul of Jesus.

 The Light- We have the light.

Walk in the LIGHT.

So that darkness does not overtake us.

And even though Jesus

 had done many things among them- 

they still did not believe in HIM.

Tried a stencil fern frond.

Then tried stamping fronds near them.

Didn't work so well.

But you can see there are fern fronds.

Received a gift box in the mail

 with some new paints to try.

Made a spray box and placed paper towels- 

on the facing page and under this page

 to protect it from spray.

A little challenging to control the spray-

 part of it came out in a big blob.

Under the Walk stamping.

Dapped it quickly to pick up some of the color

 and it ended up drying translucent.

Great- I wanted to be able to see the words yet.

The next image I wanted

 to add to this page was 

WALK in the LIGHT.

John 12:35

Supplies:

Alpha stamps and ink

Fine-point Sharpie pen

Colored pencils

Smooch Spray- River Mossy

Bible Marginalia-He has done marvelous Things!

Bible Marginalia Series- #80

I saw that the Easter hymn-
The Strife Is O'er, The Battle Done 

was connected to Psalm 98:1
 for its inspiration. 

Though you don't see anything in the reading

 that is specifically the Easter story,

 He is RISEN-

 is certainly a marvelous thing.

That gives us the missing piece

 for each of us to sing a NEW SONG.

 I have an old discarded hymnal 

and added that page in with washi tape.

Then, was rummaging through 

some old stamps donated a long time ago.

  Since I can't draw flowers- 

this just might be the thing.

Can't beat the color of a Fuchsia plant.

Tried out a new ink-

it does bleed through.

 I'll deal with it when I get to that.

So today I am posting my 500th blog post.

This little experiment to document my life-

 to tell of His faithfulness.

It truly has been a marvelous thing.

I can only can give HIM the glory- 

for allowing me to tell a piece

 of the story of this life

 He is writing for me.

So I step out into the next generation of 

MARVELOUS THINGS.

Supplies:

Purple and silver Washi tape

Colored pencils

All Night Media Stamp- Fuchsia 886J

StazOn Ink- Spiced Chai

Prayer-Martin Luther's- Evening

                                                                                                   google image- Lauri

A prayer to commit to memory.

 Bless your family by saying this 

as part of your prayer liturgy for eventide.

 Or it may be the close of day

 tucking littles into bed. 

Or perhaps it closes out
 a family meal at night.

 Or the whisper heart prayer

 as you close your eyes at night.

I thank You, my heavenly Father,

 through Jesus Christ,

 Your dear Son,

 that You have graciously kept me this day; 

and I pray You to forgive me all my sins 

where I have done wrong, 

and graciously keep me this night.

 For into Your hands I commend myself,

 my body and soul,

 and all things.

 Let Your holy angel be with me, 

that the wicked foe

 may have no power over me.

 Amen.

Martin Luther's Evening prayer

 can be found here:

 engagingfaith.com
(sorry- could not get it to be less fuzzy)

And sometimes Martin Luther just
sums it up so well...

Prayer- Martin Luther's- Morning

 this print is by calligrapher 

Holly Monroe-
holly monroe

A start to the day.

Kept and Commended.

 Guarded.
Into the New Day.

Here it is in kinetic typography.

Morning Prayer

I thank you, my heavenly Father, 

through Jesus Christ, your dear Son,

 that you have kept me this night

 from all harm and danger. 

Keep me this day also
 from sin and every evil, 

that all my doings and life 
may please you. 

Into your hands I commend
 my body and soul and all things. 

Let your holy angel be with me, 

that the wicked foe
 may have no power over me. 

Amen. 

and a site with three of  
Luther's prayers
Martin Luther's prayers

Prayer- Karl Rahner

Spring Time-

Signs of Hope

Small moments that are 

so Fleeting.

We can get caught up

 in the overflow of life-

and miss our very LIFE.

And in this framework I pray:

A flat canvas that has this prayer collage on it.

It sits on my window sill on the south side.

Propped to remind me as I sip a morning coffee.

Make good choices about the minutes of my day.

Here is the prayer -perhaps a bit easier to read.

Dear God,
 My soul has become a  huge warehouse
 where day after day the trucks unload  their crates
 without any plan or discrimination,
 to be piled helter-skelter in every
 available corner and cranny, 
until it is crammed full from top to bottom 
with the trite, the commonplace,
 the insignificant,
 the routine...
Empty talk and pointless activity,
 idle curiosity and pretensions of importance that....
roll forward in a never-ending stream.
I now see clearly that, if there is 
any path at all on which I can approach
 You it must lead through
 the middle of my ordinary life...
I must learn to have both "everyday"
 and Your Day in the same exercise. 
In devoting myself to the works of the world,
 I must learn to give myself to You,
 to possess You, the one and only thing,
 in everything...
Before You, all multiplicity becomes one,
 in You, all that has been scattered is reunited,
 in Your Love all the difference
 of the day's chores comes home again
 to the evening of Your unity.

a prayer portion from
 God of My Daily Routine
 by Karl Rahner.


I posted this prayer three years ago.
Still reading it.
 Still asking for the Holy Spirit to
show me the way to the SIGNIFICANT,
 in the middle of my ordinary life.

Prayer- Thomas Merton

Sea of Galilee- Jan 2015

And sometimes my heart

 needs to be stilled-

in this journey here on earth.

And so I pray:

"My Lord God, 

I have no idea where I am going.

 I do not see the road ahead of me. 

I cannot know for certain

 where it will end. 

Nor do I really know myself, 

and the fact that I think

 that I am following

 your will does not mean

 that I am actually doing so.

 But I believe that the desire

 to please you does in fact please you.

 And I hope I have that desire

 in all that I am doing.

 I hope that I will never do

 anything apart from that desire. 

And I know that if I do this you 

will lead me by the right road, 

though I may know nothing about it. 

Therefore will I trust you always, 

though I may seem to be lost

 and in the shadow of death. 

I will not fear, 

for you are ever with me,

 and you will never leave me 

to face my perils alone.”

Thomas Merton

This prayer is printed out 

and taped on the inside

 of a kitchen cabinet door.
 I have loved this prayer
 for a very long time.

This Prayer plank sits on a window sill

 in the kitchen.

Made by my friend Diane Marra- 

of Adore Him Creations.
adore HIM creations

On the road of going...

and knowing

for certain-

 without a doubt-

 He will never leave me.

 Just trusting.....

trusting.

As Spring arrives each year.
I trust in the care of my Savior.
Because each day unfolds in HOPE.

Spring Peat Pot Nests

Maybe it is right and fitting to be working

 on EASTER projects this week.

We are officially

 in the liturgical season of EASTER.

So some time spent with

Peat pots altered, added and embellished.

In some muted tones

 with an assemblage of findings.

  An assortment of paper medallions.

 Made with the Martha Stewart scoring board.
Martha Stewart Scoring Board

Made 2 inch strips,

 secured with hot glue

 and a hymnbook circle to hold together.
These will be the stabilizing base 
for the peat pot nests.

Ribbon crinkled - 

wet and wrap in a paper towel

 scrunched up for a couple of hours.

 Then unwrap and spread out to air dry.

Hug Snug seam binding

Sewing pattern tissue paper

cut in the Tim Holtz Die Cut
Tim Holtz Alterations Flower
Also some felt flowers 
cut with the same die cut.

Paper Punched Hearts
Martha Stewart lace scallop heart
This is what the punch looks like.
 But they are no longer available.
See they use to go on EBay for over $100.
 Now can't even find one for sale.

Six inch squares of sewing tissue 

cut with shredding scissors 

to make nesting material.

Martha Stewart Fringing Scissors

Gathered together. Some with hand gathered

 crepe paper fringe hot glued to the top edge.

Some with fringed edges

 from an old book with  French script.

A bit of sphagnum moss. a pair of eggs.

 A cross or heart added to the nest.

Small word banners

 that declare His GRACE.

Jesus is Alive

Easter Blessings

He Lives!

One displayed on vintage bed spring.

Another on the paper medallion base.

A small crochet floweret 

added to the tissue paper flower.

And now in simple and quiet spots-

Spring New Life symbols

 serve as reminders of

The HOPE THAT WE HAVE-

because

 Jesus is Alive!

When Seasons Overlap

On the kitchen counter-

 daffodils and forsythia.

Makes sense, it is Spring 

and April.

In the dining room.

Yep-

my amaryllis- in full bloom.

A sweet friend gave it to me for Christmas.

It bloomed on Easter.

outside- the daffodils and hyacinths

like hanging out together.

inside- the Spring wreath is up and 

the cross reminders of the 

Great Gift Given.

Sometimes our season of life-

 is one of waiting.

And nothing seems to be quite in place.

Spring is a great reminder for me.

Sometimes life is a step forward,

a half-step back.

 Seasons cross in the middle.

and it all seems out of whack.

So a reminder in these weeks of flux-

in this great parade of days-

Following Jesus is the 

GREATEST ADVENTURE.