Glitter

I have this girls ministry that I've started at our church. Some of the youth girls and I get together about once a month to just hang out and have fun. We eat, watch a movie, usually do a devotion and then a craft. The idea has developed over the past year into something really great. I love to be crafty and just planned a craft as an after thought the first time. Since then, the craft is a must. I think it might be the best part. The craft usually ties into the devotion somehow and it is a great opportunity to be creative. A lot of our crafts have involved sparkly things. We decorated boxes in the summer with words and other things. Mine was all blinged out. I'm fairly certain I said something along the lines of as I get older, I like sparkles more and more. As soon as I said it, I told the girls to forget that I ever said that. Of course they haven't. They remind me of it all the time. In fact one of the girls saved a quote for me. "Glitter is the herpes of the arts and crafts world." I loved it and it is so true. Friday is the February girls night. We haven't had one since December so I'm really looking forward to it. Plus we're starting a new series on relationships, dating, and sex. So it should be interesting. Hopefully we can all be open and honest and really learn something. I learn stuff from them all the time. They are great reminder of what kind of woman I want to be. We are also doing a really cool craft, mosaics. I began the idea with wanting to do a real tile mosaic. But the more I got into the idea, I realized it was time consuming and expensive. I'm hoping that this summer at our retreat we can do a real tile mosaic because I'm really into the idea. Of course, I'm always looking for new ways to express my creativity. I'll have to settle this week with paper mosaics. I did an example and it turned out pretty good. So I'm excited to see what the girls do with it. They always come up with creative ways to carry out the idea that I have. That's what I love about these times. It gives everyone an outlet for whatever they are feeling. Being creative is great way to show what's going on inside you and to express your relationship with God. Sometimes finding the words is hard, but through arts and crafts we can always express ourselves.

¹⁶ Give glory to the LORD your God
before he brings the darkness,
before your feet stumble
on the darkening hills.
You hope for light,
but he will turn it to thick darkness
and change it to deep gloom.

Jeremiah 13:16