When my husband Andy leads Praying in Black and White workshops with men, he takes a tool bucket with him. In it are black pens, plain paper, graph paper, protractors, triangles and rulers. These supplies are to help participants feel comfortable drawing their prayers...
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I have been writing the Praying in Color blog for over a dozen years. The entries include theological musings, memoir, reflections on life and Scripture, and hundreds of posts on ways to incorporate Praying in Color into your prayer and spiritual life. In the search bar you can type words like “Scripture, Advent, Lent, calendar templates, intercessory prayer, mourning, gratitude, forgiveness…” or other topics of interest to find related posts. I hope you enjoy exploring this site.
Purple Heart Valentines
by Sharon Pavelda --My father was awarded the Purple Heart medal when he was wounded in battle somewhere near the German border in 1944. He carried shrapnel from that wound in his body for over sixty years before dying peacefully in Arizona at the age of eighty-nine....
Lenten Calendar Templates 2012
Here is the link to two calendar templates for Lent. Lent starts with Ash Wednesday on February 22. If you are looking for a Lenten discipline, consider praying on a calendar template for the forty days. It's a simple, not very time-consuming discipline. Here are...
Beehive Prayer
A Facebook friend sent me a link for downloading interesting, free paper as a possible template for praying in color prayers. The page was full of connecting hexagons and looked like the cellular structure of a beehive. I noticed that the link offered other shapes...
Praying in Color Inventory
In a sort of New Year's prayer inventory, I decided to reevaluate why I continue to pray in color. When I started praying in color it was unconscious. In the middle of a doodling session I just realized I was at prayer. The reasons I continue to do something are often...
Advent Calendar 2011 Finished
Advent has ended. Christmas is here. The promised One has been born. This is a story Christians reenact and retell each year to celebrate the birth of our Savior. We do this not just in remembrance of a 2000-year-old event but as an ongoing rebirth in our hearts of...
Merry Christmas 2011
Hallelujah! For unto us a child is born , unto us a son is given : and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor , The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6 KJV)
Cindy’s Advent Calendar–Week 4
Below is Cindy's Advent calendar. You can follow Cindy's emerging calendar at Mostly Markers. Notice a Sunday theme on hers. Both Cindy and I have used the words of Scripture and tradition about the seasons of Advent and Christmas.
My Advent Calendar Week 3
The journey on paper to Bethlehem....
Christmas Present Idea 2
Disclaimer or maybe it's a Claimer: Christmas Present Idea 2 is self-promotional. With Christmas Present Idea 1 from December 9, I have absolutely no personal or economic stake. With this one I do. I want people to like it and I wouldn't shun the $1 I get if someone...