Saturday, December 10, 2011

Priceless Possibilities - Altered Book Journal Page

This is a page I just made last week. Sometimes the page just seems to come together and that was what happened with this one.  The small quote within the circle says, "Every day we live is a priceless gift of God, loaded with possibilities to learn something new, to gain fresh insights."


I have had several things that have happened over the last little while that have brought home to me the idea that each day is a gift. A good friend of mine has been been battling breast cancer. She is on the upswing and I am continually praying that she has defeated this thing for good. Another friend and neighbor of ours who is only 49 has just been diagnosed with stage four sarcoma. He is just recovering from surgery and soon will be starting chemo. He has a young son who is only 6. Wow - praying hard for his complete healing, too.

Our church has just gone through a major upheaval. It is hard when people you love and care about are torn asunder by difficult things. Just one more thing to point out that we can take nothing for granted.

We can all use a reminder to treasure each day and its possibilities for the gift it is and thank God for it. I'm taking time this weekend to reflect on all of my blessings.

I'm linking up with Art Journal Every DayArt Journal Every Day  over at Balzer Designs with Julie Fei-Fan Balzer. Lots of yummy pages linked up there, so take some time to check it out.

4 comments:

Janie Husband said...

thank you soooo much for stopping by my blog and leaving such a nice comment...i enjoyed, very much, reading your blog and seeing all of your art....beautiful..;-)

GalleryJuana said...

This came out well!
And I agree that everyday will have possibilities.
Thank you for that reminder and for your visit.

Anonymous said...

I LOVE this page! And the quote. It is so true :)

Michelle Jaramillo said...

I am relatively new to art journaling and finding your work for the first time in a blog hop, the Just journals Link Party to be specific.
I just wanted to say that I love your work, very inspiring!
I am going to follow you now!
:D