by Sybil Macbeth | Jul 1, 2024 | Praying in Color
Besides doodling my prayers, I love to doodle just for fun. I have a sketchbook for TV Doodles–those random things I draw while watching TV or drinking coffee. I’ve noticed something lately; many of my doodles start with a cross. I’m not sure why. Is...
by Sybil Macbeth | Jan 25, 2016 | Praying in Color
Using a calendar template is one of my favorite ways to keep a daily discipline during Lent. It doesn’t involve making false promises to myself about sitting down for thirty minutes a day and praying/studying/meditating and then feeling guilty when I fail. On...
by Sybil Macbeth | Oct 9, 2015 | Praying in Color
Paraclete Press, the publisher of all of my books (except for the famous Algebra 1 Printed Test Bank and Instructor’s Resource Guide I wrote in 2005 for Addison-Wesley ), has just released three coloring books. They were created in-house by artists at Paraclete. I...
by Sybil Macbeth | Aug 21, 2015 | Praying in Color
In a recent comment to a blog post, someone suggested using paisley shapes for prayers. When I was a teenager I sewed several blouses and dresses with paisley designs on them. They were deep teal and dark red fabrics. I loved the basic tear-droppish shape and the...
by Sybil Macbeth | Jul 30, 2015 | Praying in Color
Some of my best friends are artists–real ones. They have easels and oil paints and watercolors–the whole artist kaboodle. The results on their canvases actually look like what they attempted to paint. Today I was lucky enough to go with three friends while...
