by Sybil Macbeth | Jan 24, 2017 | Praying in Color
I know we are in the Season of the Epiphany, but I keep looking at these two Advent Calendars by Cindy O* and Melissa zL. There are so many symbols of light in them that the calendars could hang as reminders of Epiphany. Both Cindy and Melissa used a simple block...
by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 14, 2015 | Praying in Color
Advent gives me the chance to reencounter the lush, dynamic vocabulary of the Christian tradition. The words on my round-sticker calendar are like old friends who are familiar yet always new. Like words in Scripture they are not stagnant. They reveal something new...
by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 3, 2015 | Praying in Color
It’s not too late to count up to Christmas with an Advent calendar. Templates are available here. My friend Cindy O gave me permission to doodle about 30 years ago. She encouraged me to enjoy the process of moving pen and colored markers on paper and to forget...
by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 29, 2014 | Praying in Color
Here are six finished Advent calendars from five different people. Thanks to the four people who shared their calendars with me. Of course, I would love to see others. This first two are from friends Cindy O and Connie D. Cindy used phrases and words associated with...
by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 7, 2014 | Praying in Color
Here is the first week of my Advent tree calendar. On this calendar I pray for people and places–for healing, in gratitude, for restoration. I doodle, pray with words, let go of words, doodle, listen, pray more words if they come, and generally, try to be...
