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Mail day! 💌 Sending out wall art to light up a new home... we were able to work out what their gallery wall would look like and plan the leaves on each corner accordingly. 🌿Doing scripture calligraphy for someone's home or workspace is probably one of the best parts of this calligraphy "career." Through the drafting and production process, I'm given an opportunity to really memorize these words and have them sit on my heart. There's never a time that scripture doesn't encourage me. It's a joy to be able to write these out with my hands and my own prayers, and have them sit on the wall of someone's house, where life happens. May God's Words be an ever bright light and hopeful guidance for you and your family!! 🏡💕
Hebrews 5. It's been waaay too long since I've delved into this book and how fitting is it that the writer rebukes his readers of "becoming dull of hearing." That's right; it seems the readers have become dull to God's teaching because they neglected truth and became careless. 😳 When I'm not in the Word of God constantly, the Bible becomes less compelling and my excitement and desire to know Him more fades away. And things of THIS world become far more important than knowing my Saviour and holding fast to my eternity. With that in mind... let's jump back in Sarah!! This is a short chapter with one big point. Verse 9: "Jesus became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him." The first bit of the chapter is about how the high priest must be man; because all of man is sinful and weak, he can be understanding to others (and offer sacrifices for himself too!). But Christ becomes the perfect high priest because though he suffered, he was sinless. He is the most empathetic and tender-hearted high priest who can intercede for us by his own name. Jesus was subjected to hunger, temptation, betrayal, pain, humiliation, and death and understands the full spectrum of the human experience and far worse. It's not that being physically crucified on a wooden cross is the most painful human experience -- martyrs throughout history have been led to death in similar ways. What puts Jesus' pain on a whole 'nother level is that He bore the full wrath of God... God turned His face away from Jesus and unleashed the wrath of all history onto this one person. It's through his suffering that we receive eternal salvation. Jesus is the source, and all we're called to do is TRUST in, HOPE for, and LOVE him. Salvation that lasts forever isn't something we think about often in our day to day, but give it a thought. If one day we had to stand in front of a perfect and holy judge and were accountable for our lives, I would want Jesus to be the one interceding and fighting for me. Would we take all the hopes that we've put into our own plans and dreams, the people we love, and the things we own... and put it in Jesus ❤️
Two of my besties get married tomorrow!! 👰🏻🤵🏻 One of the most anticipated weddings for me as these guys have been waiting patiently to tie the knot and the day is finally here! They wanted a minimalistic invitation and I'm happy with this light green style! 🌿 I hope to do some proper styled shoots of my wedding designs soon (heh) but for now, this quick iPhone shoot on my coffee table should do 😉 One more sleep!!
All other ground is sinking sand... Sometimes I don't learn until I'm already knee-deep in sand 😉 Christ has been the only unchanging, unwavering constant in my life... even when I fail, Christ does not. When I am weak, then I am strong! 💪🏼
Sometimes it feels good and easy and natural... and other times, it is the most frustrating thing ever!! That's write (😜): Calligraphy. It's an art that takes time and love. I take it for granted most times but there are evenings that completely humble me. For each custom art piece, I cut, measure, and draft it out using pencil... but any slight twitch of hand or inconsistent drop of ink causes me to start. from. the. start. It's super frustrating and after 2-3 hours of getting it wrong over and over again, I have to wait for another night. I did 14 iterations last night, only to have something wrong with every single one of them. I went to bed in defeat but this morning I woke up feeling like I needed to take care of myself better. I gotta sleep more, rely less on coffee (honestly, the tremors and jitters are a REAL problem when it comes to calligraphy), and overall be in a better mental state. Writing scripture was a way for me to meditate and spend time with God but lately I've been on autopilot, writing words as if they were dead! I've been filling my mind with pretty trashy TV while doing "work"... but calligraphy was always work redeemed for me! Anyway, I just wanted to share what God was revealing to me today... and what the behind-the-scenes can sometimes look like. There's a reason why custom, handmade art is so special! It takes lotsa TLC ☺️ And I'm feeling resolved to give myself some TLC tonight!!
Quirky umbrellas for a wedding this weekend! With Toronto's weather last week, you can't be too prepared... but the forecast is sunny for Saturday and I think these umbrellas will make some great photos rain or shine! ☀️ For these polyester umbrellas, I used the a black Posca pen (0.7 mm) for a the rich black lettering. Waterproof and does not bleed! I had some difficulty writing on the threads of the umbrella with the fine tip though so I used a brush in some areas to even out the paint! Excited to see how these look on Saturday!! Umbrellas from @whiteumbrellaco! ☂️
Throwback to when we still hadn’t farted in front of each other yet 😉 Photo by @lisabangphoto ❤️ Anyone else feeling Keane today? . . . . I came across a fallen tree I felt the branches of it looking at me Is this the place we used to love? Is this the place that I've been dreaming of? Oh, simple thing, where have you gone? I'm getting old, and I need something to rely on... . . ❤️
Well how else do you suppose I take a picture? 😉 Throwback Thursday to this fun intimate mirror chart! I actually love using chalk marker but I may have to retire writing on these mirror pieces if I don’t find a better solution for my back! 👵🏼 Taking workflow recommendations... and massages 😏
One more summer day... 💕 Photo by @lisabangphoto
A little experiment with the watercolour kumquats I painted a few months ago... the colours and mood feel fitting for this harvest season! I'm so thankful to God for making us creative beings, in His image... 🧡