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This challenge is now CLOSED for prize entries. Please feel free to use as inspiration =)
Happy Sunday! This is the day that the Lord hath made, let us rejoice and be glad in it! (I love that, don't you?)
Welcome to Challenge #10! Our sponsor this week is a company that I had not yet heard of, but I'm glad I do now! It's called Rubber Stamp Shack and, as their by-line says, they carry unique and hard-to-find stamps. I browsed through their site and saw several that jumped right out at me as must-haves! You'll love to know that they carry some awesome scripture sets, one of which is being offered as the prize for this week's challenge:
Look at all that goodness! Thanks Barbara!!!
SCRIPTURE
Laurie Gatton is our hostess this week and she chose the scripture I Chronicles 16:34 “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.” (NIV)
Here's what Laurie has to say:
One of my favorite Bible verses is I Chronicles 16:34 “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.” In my college speech class, the professor assigned a Philosophy of Life speech where each student had to evaluate & present their philosophy of life. The Lord used a song to give me what has become my philosophy: Thankfulness keeps my eyes on God, not me. It’s always easier to be thankful during times when things are going my way, but not so much when I feel a struggle at every turn. Of course, we all struggle with doubts and fears. Our minds can get on a one-way track, right? And no one will disagree that life is hard, especially when circumstances beyond our control are put upon us. The song, Thank You, Lord, speaks of thanking the Lord for those trials & the Spiritual growth that comes from thankfulness. I don’t remember if it was a popular song on the radio or not, so maybe you’ve never heard it. Just in case you haven’t, here’s the last line, which reminds us why we thank Him:
"I thank you, Lord, for the victory that growing brings. In surrender of everything, life is so worthwhile. And I thank you, Lord, that when everything’s put in place, out in front I can see Your face, and it’s there You belong."
This song still comes to mind when I have those days where the burdens and trials are outweighing everything else.
Make a card that expresses your thankfulness for someone or something they have done, or that encourages someone to be thankful.
To get you started, here is some inspiration from our awesome Design Team:
**If you are entering more than one card for this challenge, please leave a link for each card so you will have that many chances at winning. Thanks!
Have a blessed day!
17 comments:
what a beuatiful challenge - not just for a card creation, but for each and every day of our lives!! :) thank you for that much needed reminder!
Beautifully said Laurie! I love your words of encouragement, and your song and verse. All my Design sisters did such a gorgeous job this week--love them all!! I feel totally blessed today especially after seeing this post, what a great way to start a Sunday morning!! THANK YOU!! =)
My card may be different than others but I'm thankful that I can cast my cares upon the Lord because he does care for me and love me. I'm most thankful for that.
I am trying to learn to do Photobucket so I hope the link works. I am most thankful for Christ's birth, the real reason for celebrating Christmas.
I thought I left a post and voila, it seems to have disappeared! Let's try again! I agree that Laurie's reminder is a great way to start and continue through the week! The stamp set being offered this week from our sponsor has so many great words of encouragement too, I feel encouraged just reading them! Lots of great reminders.
Such a wonderful challenge. We can never be thankful enough. You have all done a beautiful job on your cards/projects this week.
Lovely cards made by everyone! I absolutely love these challenges.
What a wonderful stamp set being offered as a prize this week!
Melanie
thanks for the challenge!
Beautiful projects!!
I'm linked!
blessings, Maria
I've just discovered this wonderful blog and joined in the fun! Thanks for a beautiful challenge this week.
Here is my entry, what a great prize you are offering. Thanks for the challenge.
There is so much to be thankful for daily.....but today I am especially thankful that I have both hands and all my fingers so I can stamp up a storm!!
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Blessings and Love!!
Amanda
What a wonderful testimony and I so enjoyed today's challenge and post!! The dt did a beautiful job on their creations!!! Thanks for inspiring and blessing us with your creations and this challenge. I have entered my card to Mr. Linky.
blessings,
Chris
So beautiful! I hadn't had a chance to play these past couple of weeks but I'm glad I got a chance to this time around! Yay! :)
Great challenge..always good to remember to be thankful!
I just wanted to thank you all for these wonderful scripture based weekly challenges and all the gorgeous inspiration you provide each week! You all are such a talented group of ladies! I also thank you again for the prize I won! I am so thankful for you all!
I went a little different way with my entry. Right now I have so much to be thankful for.
What a wonderful challenge! I love this verse! It is a great reminder for me to be thankful and to count my blessings. The design team's cards are all beautiful! Thanks for a great challenge!
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