Knitting Kat

Friday, July 06, 2007

An ATC I did yesterday (its enlarged for the blog post). I was thinking about joining an online Artist Trading Card group...but am having second thoughts. It takes time to participate and my spinning is very time consuming (did I mention totally enjoyable!)plus other things like cello practise. The green foil on this card is from a Hershey's chocolate kiss wrapper...stroke of genius...saving that..grin. And, my Father used to think daydreaming was what I did best when I was a girl. It softens life's hard edges anyway. Imagination...enables us to walk in the shoes of someone else who is much like us...for example look how millions (I dare say) bonded with Anne Shirley of the famous book 'Anne of Green Gables'. I still love that book and have empathy for Anne. And I love the movies too...even the old black & white ones. Better run....no cello or spinning today...I'm resting my ankle and hands. But it is bedtime..."Now the day is over, Night is drawing nigh....Shadows of the evening steal across the sky. When the morning wakens, Then may I arise...Pure and fresh and sinless In Thy holy eyes. Amen." from the hymn "Now the Day Is Over" Sabine Baring-Gould/Joseph Barnby

6 comments:

Aimz said...: I love this one Maggie, the colours, the layout, the word "love" it all speaks to me. You're so creative :-); 11:17 PM
Vintage Papers said...: the colors are so pretty as well as the image. beautiful ATC!; 4:43 AM
Ann said...: This is a lovely card. I like how you used the found objects. The green foil from the candy bar, the word daydream from an old book (am I correct?). Very nice. Maybe we could trade some cards. We could pick a topic and then take a little time to do them. That way we wouldn't be under any pressure or deadlines and we could still have the fun of a swap. Let me know.; 8:58 AM
mum-on-the-run said...: Lovely ATC, love all the different textures; 11:57 AM
Louise (KardKrazy) said...: This is a gorgeous ATC. Love that you told us where the green foil came from.; 4:23 PM
TO BECOME said...: I love your project. It is so sweet. I am glad you are enjoying the spinning so much. Is your ankle hurt? Maybe I missed something. I hope it isn't. Have a very good Lord's Day, connie from Texas; 8:19 PM

My Testimony

I was saved when I was 32 years old. We had evangelistic meetings the week of Mother's Day. When asked by the evangelist if I died tonight would I be sure I would go to heaven. I answered...'I hope so'. He answered, 'young lady, heaven is a 'know so' place'. He asked me to sit up front the next day in church, and the message was 'Hell will be filled with 'good' people'. The first one third of the message I sat in the pew and reviewed to God and myself what a 'good' person I really was. Not! The Holy Spirit of God brought conviction to my heart so vividly, that I clearly remember not needing to hear any more of the sermon. God's word had reached ME! I was a sinner on my way to Hell. I couldn't wait to go forward and pray, accepting Christ as my Saviour. I believed on him that day and received Him personally by repentance and prayer, confessing my need of salvation. Hell will be filled with good people all right, BUT good only in their own eyes. God alone is sinless and 'good'.

"ALL have sinned and come short of the glory of God". Romans 3:23 "For the wages of sin is death: but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." Romans 6:23 "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is mad unto salvation.

Romans 10: 9 & 10 Verse 13 says this, 'for whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.' John 1:12 & 13 says, 'But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name, which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.'