Thursday, 10 March 2016

Just Add an Artist



In spite of the fact that my mother was an artist, I have trouble with the simplest stick figure.  When my oldest grandson was three, he asked me to draw a horse. When I showed it to him, I asked if it was okay.  "Yes," he said, "But it's not a horse."  


But... I was smart enough to marry an artist. In the days we held Vacation Bible Schools (up to 10 a summer), I would write my own material -- which meant we didn't have visuals. I would go to bed at night, leaving a list of what needed made, and wake up feeling like the Elves and the Shoemaker when I saw poster-sized visuals for my stories, verses, etc.  



Last summer someone I loved was going through a hard trial. Part of encouraging someone is making them smile, so I called for the help of my handsome artist. All of these designs can be found on Pinterest, and you can find many, many more.  

I apologize for the photo quality. I didn't intend to use them for blogging. 





10 comments:

  1. It's always encouraging to me to read and hear about couples serving together. Thanks for sharing!

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  2. Making someone else smile is the best part of serving, isn't it?

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  3. so cute!!! I think it turned out great. I am no artist, so this is really good!

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  4. Very nie! I love the pictures, and thank you for sharing a bit about your ministry.

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  5. I would love to get this happy mail! Such a good idea and very thoughtful.

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  6. The pictures are so cute! Serving together can really create a great bond. God bless you and your family!

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  7. Great team work! My granddaughter illustrates for my kids stories because I can't draw either. lol. ;)

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  8. "Give your hands to serve and your heart to love." Great quote.

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  9. These are beautiful. I use to be good at art and was discouraged, so I lost most of my ability. There are so many good things an artist can do!

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  10. Lovely, Pamela. I am not good with arts though but I'd appreciate a good work when I see it. This is good.
    Blessings to you

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