this december, i found myself longing to go deeper into advent this year, a longing to be pierced with christmas; to be fully aware and fully present to what the time held for my heart... so when i saw an eBook by the amazing mandy steward called "come thou long expected", i jumped on the opportunity! and i got even more than i bargained for. the journey was amazing, with daily "word" prompts for art journaling, combined with images and a few quotes each day... but the part that i didn't know i was getting myself into was the community... posting glimpses of our days on instagram (& now facebook, since i've joined "the art journaler" community officially), it was like we were walking together, affirming each other on the way. so good. so needed.
so my process involved altering a book and using the pages to "art journal". i'd read through and pick out a secret story just for my heart and where i was processing. this was my first time doing this daily, and i loved it. having this little ritual of choosing a word, opening myself to God in it as i began my day with a hot drink... i just might continue this forever.
some favorite excerpts from my art journaling advent journey:
day 1: ASK this first day, i found a growing awareness of my longings and my questions, and that it is in the "not asking" that the "not receiving" comes |
day 2: VISIT |
day 3: BELIEVE a day that i realized shame was a lie, despite what my soul often believes... and the words on the page contained: find all at once, a broken wing young hurt |
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