by Sybil Macbeth | Feb 12, 2015 | Praying in Color
I love using a calendar template for Lent because it gives me a one-day-at-a-time, concrete, manageable way to have a daily practice for the 40 (or 46) days before Easter. If you like more space than a piece of 8 1/2″ x11″ paper affords, go to a copy store...
by Sybil Macbeth | Apr 21, 2014 | Praying in Color
Here is my finished calendar for this Lent. I used no words, just drew crosses everyday. It was a wordless Lent in terms of the calendar and I didn’t miss them. But as usual I wish I could take back some words I said and said some words I didn’t say during...
by Sybil Macbeth | Apr 12, 2014 | Praying in Color
Here is the calendar of the Music Department at the Community of Jesus on Cape Cod. Band members and singers, adults and children made their contributions to the calendar. I like the idea of taking turns and watching the calendar grow with the prayers and drawings of...
by Sybil Macbeth | Mar 31, 2014 | Praying in Color
About three weeks ago I finished a manuscript I’ve been working on for about a year. When I started my calendar for Lent on March 5 I was so burned out on words, I decided to just draw crosses. If words come while I sit with the crosses I won’t chase them...
by Sybil Macbeth | Mar 3, 2014 | Praying in Color
I have added a new page to my website called Handouts. On it are two different calendar templates for Lent this year as shown below. One is a regular box calendar format. The other is a starburst. (or crown of thorns) On my starburst calendar I drew arrows from one...
