Sunday, June 19, 2011

Happy Father's Day! I hope everyone has said... "I love you." and "Thank you." to their dads if they still have them around.

“You’ve got to see it to believe it.” Have you ever heard that expression? I have a story to share with you. When I was little I was blessed to live near my grandparents and my cousins. One day my sister, my brother and I were playing ball with our cousins in my grandparent’s big back yard. Our game got interrupted when the ball rolled near my grandparent’s Airstream trailer that they stored in their yard for when they went camping. My cousin Alissa touched the trailer as she was reaching for the ball. As soon as she did that, she got a shocking jolt. She jumped back and screamed “I’ve just been shocked!” We gathered around her and taunted “Did not!”, “Did too!” was her response. One by one we ALL had to touch that trailer and get shocked because we had to SEE FOR OURSELVES.

My daughters and I love watching crime tv shows, like CSI. (Probably because my dad is a forensic pathologist and my brother works as a tech in a crime lab.) In all these shows there is a common theme. The police have an idea who committed the crime, but it is their job to collect enough EVIDENCE that the jury will SEE and BELIEVE them.


The scripture I choose to share with you this week is:

Hebrews 11:1 Now FAITH is the substance of things hoped for, the EVIDENCE of things unseen. (KJV)


How do we get the kind of Faith that is so strong that it is our evidence? The Bible says in Romans 10:17 “So then Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” That is how it starts. We can read the Bible. We can then ask the Lord to help our Faith to grow. Like the apostles did (Luke 17:5 And the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our Faith.”) and like the father of the possessed child did ( Mark 9:24 Immediately the boy’s father cried out and said, “I do BELIEVE; help my unbelief.”)

My prayer is that God will strengthen your faith this week. My challenge for you is to make a card that shows the “EVIDENCE” that you were the creator by doodling on your card. Here are a few suggestions to get you started: dots, swirls, lines, and faux stitching… I look forward to seeing what you create.


I stamped Mark's Finest Papers- Poppies,poppies,poppies and did paper tole with Aleene's burnt glue for the centers. My doodling is very subtle. I doodled with a black pen around the edges of the lighter brown dp. I used my scalloped border punch along the blue panel and around the circle for the Stampin B's challenge to use a border punch.







Here is a close up on a piece of gray cardstock so that you could see what the doodle looks like. It is a dot with a line that I call the ER Life line machine. It is a straight line with a squiggle and a straight line. I really like this kind of doodle because you don't have to be exact. If your straight line isn't exactly straight that is ok and if the squiggle is different from the other squiggles that is ok too.






Our wonderful sponsor this week is Our Daily Bread Designs.


Check out what my Stampin' Sisters in Christ have created.















12 comments:

  1. Another majestic card, MariLynn - I love the way you have used those poppies - they look as though they are about to jump off the page. Those doodles are cute too.
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  2. Wonderful devotional this morning. Your card is just lovely, wonderful colors.

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  3. This is absolutly gorgeous! Fabulous coloring!

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  4. This is a great job coloring the poppies MariLynn, I've seen some that exact shade in people's gardens here in Michigan! I desperately need to plant some! I like the sketch you used too. Thanks for your thoughts on the scripture too, I enjoyed reading your encouraging words and thought it was neat the way you tied it into your challenge! Have a blessed week!

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  5. Marilynn, what a great message. I love how you explained faith through the 'shock' example and the crime detectives... you surely do teach in pictures.

    By the way, I'm a fan of CSI too. xx

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  6. Hi MariLynn! Great challenge and message today! So true... and thank you for the reminder! Your doodling is always gorgeous and perfectly even! Love this image and how vividly it is colored!!! Praying for you and sending big hugs my friend.... that same faith that saved us is the faith in the One who carries us through the lowest valleys!!!
    hugs,
    Grace

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  7. Marilynn please pop over to my blog as there's a poster there you may wish to download. :D

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  8. I always enjoying reading your posts. They are such an inspiration to me. You really do have a gift from God in sharing his word with your use of scripture and your illustrations.

    I just love your poppy card with the colors and doodling. Perfect!! Have a great week!! Praying for you!
    hugs,
    Chris

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  9. Those poppies are beautiful! Amazing coloring and doodling! Fantastic insight into the scripture. It was a great verse! Hope your week is going well!

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  10. Hi Marilynn! Hope you're having a wonderful week?! LOVE your poppies on here and the color scheme too! Your doodling is also fabby *Ü*

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  11. Truly one of the prettiest cards I've seen in awhile! So soft and natural, such a perfect composition, love the details and coloring!

    God bless!

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  12. Wow! I should have linked my post to yours this week. It goes perfect with my WORDart and it's so inspiring. I love your card, your poppies are beautiful!

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