One of my favorite weekend leisure activities is to grab a latte and head to my favorite neighborhood fresh market! I never know what fresh find awaits or who I will meet, but I know I will always come away refreshed and encouraged. Fresh markets are the quintessential in “living and growing with intention.” Fresh markets represent passion, not perfection. That’s why the Luke 2:52 Project has a fresh opportunity for bloggers to meet up, connect and share their best creative efforts of the week…right here at Fresh Market Friday! We aren't bringing perfect, we are bringing whatever it is God has called us to pour ourselves into...our passionate endeavors! Perhaps writing, blogging, home decor, cooking or parenting, etc....as long as it's fresh and wholesome, it's welcome! The Continue Reading
6 Colorful Ways to Awaken Your Inner Child – #Fresh Market Friday
Crayons! I love crayons! From the time I can remember, crayons have been a treasured possession of mine. Like most children, many days were spent outlining, filling in, mixing colors and creating beautiful vibrant pages. No restraints of time and no rules to hinder creativity. There were only simple moments of imagination where anything was possible. Now, many years later, as my children are all grown and the last child will soon be leaving the nest, I find myself longing to get my crayons back. Continue Reading
Fresh Market Friday: When Intention Meets Passion
I vividly remember that one moment with all of my children. When the line between time and space didn’t exist, and all was right with the world as we knew it. When they were young and gushing with the ability to imagine and dream, and their list of to-do’s involved only living in the moment because the pleasure of that moment was worth every ounce of energy spent. For my boys, it was as simple as spreading a sheet out on the tile floor to catch a dumped, oversized bucket of Legos® or Playmobil® pieces. For my daughter, it was clearing away any and all obstructions to creating an expansive zoo of Littlest Pets®. Their passionate creations stood and morphed for days on end. This was their white-space where God whispered his unique design into their thoughts and imaginations. This Continue Reading