Count your blessings Jesus Calling - July 2

Summertime. What a perfect time to... start a new blog... add a new pet to your family...attend a camp... spend time with family and friends. God has certainly blessed us this summer! When we pray together as a family, it's a great time to think about things we are thankful for. I am thankful that so many wonderful opportunities are keeping me away from this blog, including the beautiful summer weather. I'm also thankful for this hot day to sit inside and write a few entries while my kids attend Bible camp. Photography and art are fun ways to reflect on our blessings. Here are some things we have been thankful for lately.

Our new pet bearded dragon

Babies

The collage was inspired by the Jesus Calling devotion on July 2nd. (My son would have you know that he wanted to add more, but ran out of time.) We were using art to show how God had made our lives masterpieces. What form of art would you choose? What would your masterpiece include? Enjoy pondering these questions and creating your representation of God's good work in your life.

Jesus Calling - June 6

The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. -Psalm 19:1

Today's devotion is all about God's creation and seeing Him in His wonderful work. We can know of his love for us by seeing the care He put into every detail of creation. So our project today is to record that beauty in a drawing using perspective.

1) Draw something from nature in great detail, like a flower mentioned in the devotion.

2) Add a background: mountains, a forest, an expansive blue sky. Don't forget to give your drawing something to anchor it (ground for your flower, a sandy beach for your starfish).

3. Don't be afraid to add your own flair of creative inspiration.

A realistic interpretation

A more abstract interpretation - rivers of love & mountains of peace