yes. no.

I have discovered when I vascillate in my decision making,  I feel anxious and not at rest.

Has that ever happened to you?

It usually happens when I have to make a tough choice or the choice I make will offend someone so I waver or delay the decision.

But every time I remember this verse and go ahead and say no if need be, I have peace.

Simple as that.

It sure cuts out a whole lot of unnecessary drama.

Just say yes or no. 

Of course some decisions require us to think things over and weigh them.  And in that case, we have to get back to that decision.  And then make the choice.

Matthew 5:37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
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Flashcard Replacement

While my daughter reviewed her number flashcards, I discovered that one of the flash cards was missing.

Since starting this art blog, I have accumulated quite a few art supplies.  So I decided to use the back of one of the large index cards that I had and create the flashcard replacement.

I simply outlined one of the flashcards with a pen.

I cut it out.

Then I used a Black Sharpie to write the number.  I used a turquoise pen and a colored pencil to color in the botton part of the card.

I used a pink sharpie to create the circular line at the bottom of the flashcard.

And voila! I then had a flashcard replacement.

Do you use flashcards?  Have you ever made a flashcard replacement?

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. -2 Timothy 2:15

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Using Index Cards to teach Reading

 Today I want to share how I use index cards to teach reading to my youngest daughter.  I love index cards!  I think I love everything that has to do with paper and writing!

I like using index cards with her (my youngest daughter)  because she can hold them easily.

One evening I decided to use the book of Genesis to teach her sight words.  So what I did was wrote all the words on an index card.  Some of the words she already recognizes.  And there were a few of the words that I added a drawing just to bring the word home.

 I simply used:
-a Sharpie black marker
-index cards
-pink ink pen

I always try to teach her any type of reading in black and white.  I want her to focus on the seeing and understanding the word alone.  I have been doing this for awhile now and it really seems to help her identify quite a few sight words.

Do you use index cards for anything?  I would love to know!  Let me know in the comment section below.

Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read... -Isaiah 34:16

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Perfection is in the Cross

Please don't get it twisted.  Believe me when I say that I am the last person on earth that should be telling anyone about perfection because I am so far from perfect.  I ain't perfect.

But, God is.

And for that reason perfection is a beautiful thing.  It is a beautiful thing to strive for...not in my own strength but in His.

Perfection is something to strive for as a Christian.  I  mean in a good way.

As a Christian, we should do our best in whatever we do.
We should keep our eyes on our Perfect Pattern even when we fall and make mistakes.

I don't mean run around talking and acting better than you are or better than anyone else, but doing the best you can with what you have and doing it for the glory of God.

...doing everything for His glory is what I mean.  I hope someone understands what I am trying to say here and I hope you understand the spirit and context that I mean it in.

Perfection is a beautiful thing.

Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.  -Matthew 5:48

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This is a repost from my 31Days of Drawing His Word.

Day 14 - Blessed

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. -Matthew 5:6

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Day 8 - Why we should want to be perfect

Please don't get it twisted.  Believe me when I say that I am the last person on earth that should be telling anyone about perfection because I am so far from perfect.  I ain't perfect.

But, God is.

And for that reason perfection is a beautiful thing.  It is a beautiful thing to strive for...not in my own strength but in His.

Perfection is something to strive for as a Christian.  I  mean in a good way.

As a Christian, we should do our best in whatever we do.
We should keep our eyes on our Perfect Pattern even when we fall and make mistakes.

I don't mean run around talking and acting better than you are or better than anyone else, but doing the best you can with what you have and doing it for the glory of God.

...doing everything for His glory is what I mean.  I hope someone understands what I am trying to say here and I hope you understand the spirit and context that I mean it in.

Perfection is a beautiful thing.

Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.  -Matthew 5:48

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Day 3 - The Birds trust, live and soar

This photo above is from my Scripture Notebook that I use to doodle drawings when I study my bible.  I always try to have some type of small notebook when I study the Bible because if I want to jot something down or draw something, I have paper right there to do that.

The watercolor photo  in this post was my very first attempt at using watercolor pencils.  The barn below was my inspiration.

This is also before I started practicing calligraphy as well.  But, you have to start somewhere when you start anything.  And this is my somewhere starting place with watercolor pencils and calligraphy. Not fancy but it is where I started.

The photos below were taken during an outing earlier this year. 

Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? -Matthew 6:26

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