by Sybil Macbeth | Nov 5, 2023 | Praying in Color
(Advent Calendar Templates for 2023 are in the previous post from October 23.) Celebrate this Thanksgiving with a visual gratitude list. Below are a pumpkin-like template and five turkey templates for a pre- or post-dinner Thanksgiving activity for adults and kids....
by Sybil Macbeth | Oct 23, 2023 | Praying in Color
Using an Advent calendar is one of my favorite ways to prepare and pray in the days leading up to Christmas. Unlike the store-bought versions, my calendars have no doors, just blank spaces for the days of Advent. Instead of tearing apart a calendar day by day, I...
by Sybil Macbeth | Aug 28, 2023 | Praying in Color
For kids, the transition from summer vacation to a new school-year can be both a time of excitement and anticipation AND a time of fear and anxiety. Readying kids for school involves practical and physical preparations. Checking out wardrobes, replacing outgrown...
by Sybil Macbeth | Apr 9, 2023 | Praying in Color
Welcome Easter Day Canceling Lent’s dark, grim way Again and...
by Sybil Macbeth | Mar 23, 2023 | Praying in Color
“Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tested by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over he was famished.” (Matthew 4:1-2 NRSV) One of my...
