Sunday, February 6, 2011

Prayer Canvas {project}

I have been doing so much dreaming and creating and reading this past week. Really, stopping and thinking "What do I want to do with my life?"

Where have I been? What mistakes have I made? Am I willing to take each mistake I made, am I willing to accept what happened to me, am I willing to move on and more importantly move forward?

The past 4 weeks I have been on a journey of Soul. I have been digging deep inside myself, confronting issues of my past I had not dealt with in years. Those things had been holding me back. I was in the dark.


As bad as things were during my childhood and throughout college one thing was constant...



PRAYER.

Ever since I was 8 years old, prayer has been my lifeline. The Lord has been by my side.


It wasn't until this Soul Restoration class I truly understood that it was PRAYER that comforted me, lifted me up and inspired me to keep moving forward.

It was the love of my Heavenly Father that led me out of the darkness and into the Light.

And it is the same Today. As I continue to read my Scriptures, Pray and Believe in Him I am strengthened.

 


Oh, what a cause of thankfulness it is that we have a gracious God to go to on all occasions! Use and enjoy this privilege and you can never be miserable. Oh, what an unspeakable privilege is prayer!
- Lady Maxwell

16 comments:

  1. This is lovely...kind of a spiritual "dream board". It's gorgeous to look at Leslie. I'm inspired. :-)

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  2. Very beautiful...in many ways. Thank you for sharing! Made me want to do something artistic to represent how God has worked in my own life. ♥

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  3. Oh, les . . . I absolutely love this post, and the piece that you are showing us here. You are blessed with a great gift, my friend. A gift of creating, a gift of inspiring, a gift of honesty, a gift of being a friend to all who stop by here. I am blessed to know you.

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  4. Les, this is beautiful!! The post and the artwork! I LOVE it!!!!

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  5. Leslie-I just LOVE your new banner BTW...it is SO you:) So so cute!!! Love the birds+ typewriter+text. Adorable!
    I also love your prayer canvas...I am glad that your class is going so well.

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  6. Love it, Les! The canvas and the new blog look. I can't wait to see the canvas in person. Truly beautiful!

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  7. Very beautiful board, thanks for sharing! It sounds like a very good class. :-)

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  8. Wow love that! So beautiful!

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  9. Leslie, this is a beautiful canvas you have made with such personal meaning...and words of beauty as well. It is quite a journey, this Soul Restoration isn't it? Thank you so much for your sweet words of kindness that you sprinkle my way...you have been such an encouragement to me! CONGRATULATIONS, you're at 200 followers! Another milestone! Loving your new banner too!
    love & grace,
    jodi

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  10. I love this piece, Leslie! It is beautiful, the look and its meaning. You should be so proud!

    And I love the new look of your blog. I originally read this post in Google Reader and almost missed the transformation. Looking good!

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  11. I"m your newest GFC and FB follower! I saw your button somewhere today for the Challenge and I'm going to participate with my daughters!! yay! Stop over and say HI! Susie at Scraps of Life

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  12. Prayer is indeed my lifeline when all the other lines have been cut. Les, thank you for sharing your project with me the other evening. What a wonderful thing, and you really do have a lovely style! Also, I love your blog background.

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  13. Wonderful page! Are you moving thru your grief, too? I've been praying for you.

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  14. amazing post! Infact I loved all of it! Keep up the good work! Would love to read more from you!

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I appreciate your thoughts and ideas...they inspire me!! I will be visiting you soon. Have a CREATIVE day!!