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Singing praise to the Lord for answered prayers! Hallelujah! God is good and faithful!
Stillness....and letting go
today some of my dear artist friends gathered at my house and the common theme that is seeming to run through most of our lives right now is that of needing to be still. we are all struggling with this and yet God continues to show us that it is what we need in this season.
then when i sat down to take a peek today at the blogs that i read, what do i find? yet another kindred soul experiencing and seeking the same thing. she and i seem to be running parallel in what God is speaking to us right now. thanks mandy for sharing your walk and letting God continue to speak through you.
"Cease striving and know that I am God." ~ Psalm 46:10 NASB
i need to let God be God....He is in control and i need to let go.
Amplify’d from www.messycanvas.com
“Even if I did talk to them – even if I shouted – they would not hear. You see it all depends on what sort of person you are. You have to be a very still sort of person, who can put all your attention onto what is in front of you, or you can’t possibly hope to hear what is going on. It’s really rather a gift, and people who haven’t got it always say there is no such thing. I suppose it makes them feel they are not missing anything then.”
- Hammy the Hamster in the storybook Tales of Mr. Pengachoosa
“Being still and doing nothing are two very different things.”
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Wishin' i could be two places at once
I'm off to enjoy a nice sunny day with the fam.....some lunch and a little bike riding hopefully followed with a trip for some ice cream (cold stone I hope so I get my current fave cotton candy with rainbow sprinkles). I find myself wishin' I could be two places at once tho....creating in my studio (it's sitting sadly neglected this week) and spending time out enjoying my family. What two places do you wish you could be right now?
things i'm lovin' this week
+ this fabulous lamp with a french script lampshade. found out they carry it at marshall's (there's one right down the road from me) and tj maxx. i know where i'm goin' later today lol! + this book i found today on amazon. what a perfect title: A Perfectly Kept House Is the Sign of a Misspent Life: Creative Ideas and Real-life Tips for Making Your Home Lived-in, Warm, Welcoming and One-of-A-Kind ... Worrying About Everything Being Just Right!)
+ these creative re-purposed organizers. totally right up my alley (see previous book link lol!)
+ this song from plumb. it's a remixed version of an older song of hers. i love the new version even more!!
+ and finally, my new blog community/forum over at blogfrog. you gotta go check it out and join! you can even join using your facebook login so there's no new username/password to have to remember (bonus!) i'll be using it instead of my ning site from now on since ning will start charging later this month. blogfrog is so simple compared to ning and i really like it better since it focuses more on building communities around existing blogs. it's a great place for my blog buddies to interact with each other, ask questions, and make new friends. after you join, your latest blog posts and twitter posts will be displayed in my community...another great way to connect with each other. :) please feel free to start a discussion when you have a question for me, advice you'd like to share, or stories related to your creative journeys. you can also sign up for daily email updates from the community too so you'll never be out of the loop when there's new activity.
well, i'd better get a move on. lots to do today and time is slipping away quickly for me these days. i'd love it if y'all would share some of your favorite things with me this week.....either here on this post or over at my new community. :D
blessings & hugs, paulette
