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Documented Faith Binder & 100 Day Project

Hello Monday! Hope that you had a great Mother's Day weekend,  I spent the first part of the weekend at Scrapbooking Forever in Westlake Village and then wrapped it up with Mother's Day Brunch with my family and a long afternoon nap.  

Thank you to Scrapbooking Forever for hosting two days of workshops and to all of the ladies who came out.  We had a great night of Bible Journaling on Friday and a day full of Sizzix dies, doodles and designs..and food...and coloring,.,and cookies on Saturday.

I look forward to heading back to teach a brand new mixed media class on Saturday, Sept. 17th. You can call the store here to get info and reserve a seat.

So about 20ish days ago, give or take a day, I posted on social media that I was joining in on what's called The 100 Day Project.   I am just following the basic idea that you do something consecutively for 100 days.  I decided that I was going to doodle a little something each day in my Documented Faith Binder and I AM LOVING IT SO MUCH. It is just a little area so it is not over whelming and now that I have done it for over 20 days, it has become a habit and it is pretty cool to quickly glance back and see what I have done.  I am coordinating it with the Documented Faith word of the month, verse of the week and using parts and pieces of the Companion Kits so it is like hitting three birds with one Nerf dart (not killing it!) 

Here is a quick look at some of my days.

Day Four & Five: I used pen, watercolor, white pigment pen and word stickers from the latest Companion Kit (Encourage)

Day 8 & 9 (Day 8 is when I decided to start) and PEOPLE, it is okay to start late. START NOW and move forward. Once you have got the hang of it, go back and fill in the blanks..I used a black pen and a gray marker for the shadows.  No watercolor on these, which is fine with me.

Day 8 - 13: A shot looking down on the week.  I mixed and matched with pens, ink, markers, watercolors and word stickers from the Encourage Companion Kit. I may go back in and add some color.  There are no rules so you can do this however you want. I used the bottom right area to announce that I was doing a Periscope that day.

Day 12 & 13 - Just pen lines here and then below where I added some shadows and a little watercolor to the flowers and background:

Day 14 & 15 has lots of color and an additional page that I just added color to. Now I just have to punch some holes in it and add it into my binder so that it stops falling out.

Day 21 & 22 : Pen, watercolor and this weeks Documented Faith verse which happens to be GREAT NEWS, yay! 

I have to admit that once I got my daily doodle done, I did not stop at just the little area and I added some doodles and color to the opening pages for the month of May:

If you are doing The 100 Day Project, I would love to see how you are doing it.  If you happen to be using or start using the Documented Faith Binder and post to any social media streams, please use the hashtag #documentedfaith so that I can see.

Have a GREAT day!

Documented Faith Week 1 - 8

Man I am behind on EVERYTHING so I am just going to jump in and get you update on what is going on with Documented Faith since January.  I have decided to run the Documented Faith site with this blog so there is no way anyone can't catch up, join in or read along.

Yay! 

To take a look at how I set up my binder, you can go here. I have decided that I am using Documented Faith Binder for gratitude, prayers, verses, quotes and doodling.  Not too far off from my original thoughts but I will admit that I was so used to using the Moleskin that it has taken me 7 weeks to really get into the groove.  
Here is what I decided to do: Whatever I want, whenever I want, where I want.  Just because there is a specific space for each day of the week does not mean you have to stay in those lines...and I would be the first one to remind you of that but when it came to doing it myself, I found that I was unconsciously restricting myself to the area..until now.

#duh.

Here is an example of how regardless of the "space" for a particular day, I just wrote out what I wanted (this is the week 6 verses) and then I created a box all the way around it and did not care whether it fell into one days space or the other..

Are you pickin up what I am puttin down?

If you look closely at the doodle, you will see the gray line that runs down the center.  That is the image that is printed on the page to section off the spaces for each day.  It seems I am now quite the rebel and am not only going outside the lines but over them and right through them and guess what???

It is OKAY!

To check out what I have been posting for the last 7 weeks, jump over to the Documented Faith site and simply do as you wish.  Some just check in each week to read the verse, some choose to have the verse sent to them via email weekly, some download the message and the verse and create in their binder, planner or art journal. Like I said, you get to do what you want, when you want wherever you want. Yay, again.

In addition to the Monthly focus word and the weekly verses that are sent out, there is also a "companion kit" that is available to purchase that compliments the Documented Faith Binder but was really created so that you can use it with whatever style of planner, binder or journal you are using.  The thought was that each month there would be a new kit but when I used the words "January" and "February" to name the kits, people that were just joining in with Documented Faith felt behind before they started and THAT IS NOT WHAT I WANT.  

Remember the phrase "you get to do what you want, when you want, wherever you want" so now each monthly kit is named after that months focus word.  Example, January's word was PRAY.  February's word is LOVE

The kits are always available (until sold out and re-stocked) so that you can use them ....when you want, wherever you want (you might get sick of reading that!) but it is true and worth repeating. 

In the LOVE kit there are five coloring loose pages that I have been coloring with Prismacolor markers.  I have laminated them. punched holes and have added them to my binder as dividers (well, Dashboards but you know how I think that dashboards are in cars) and speaking of dividers and laminating, I also have been laminating the dividers that came with the DF binder to reinforce them.  They have to last a year.

As I mentioned above, many choose to get the monthly word and weekly verse emailed to them.  If you would like to register your email address to get those, simply fill the form below: 

 

 

 

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 Have a Great weekend and sorry I have been gone so long! 

Documented Faith Companion Kit - LOVE Kit Release

Today is all about the Documented Faith Companion Kit.  I call it a companion kit because whether you are working in the Binder, a planner, comp. book, journal or on loose pieces of paper, it can be a companion to whatever you are doing.  It started out as a "monthly" kit, and it will continue to come out each month but now will be identified by the focus word instead of a month name. This eliminates the worry of someone instantly thinking "I'm behind" "They already started" "I will wait until next year" if they join in during April versus when we began in January.  

This is the official release of the second Documented Faith Companion Kit - LOVE/February 2016.

The LOVE Kit Includes:

1 - Sheet of Sticker Strips

1-  Roll of Black & White Washi Tape

1 - Sheet of Binder Calendar Spot Stickers (new item!)

4 - Full color verse postcards with journal space on the reverse

5 - 7 x 9 Doodle printed pages to be used in your binder/planner or die cut to use in your paper craft projects.

1 - Verse Booklet with full color cover and individual perforated pages to use in planner/binders/art journals

Each Kit is $29.99 and available here 

 

 

Monthly Booklet - There is a Monthly booklet with artwork on the the front and back cover, a page for each weekly verse and doodles.  Each page is perforated so that you can tear it out, use it in your art or punch holes in it and place it into your binder or planner.  It has room for your notes and journaling. Here is a video of how I used the front and back cover of the PRAY kit:

januarykitbooketcover from Stephanie Ackerman on Vimeo.

Also in the Pray kit are :
Postcards - 4-5 coordinating postcards for you to use in your art, add into your binders/journals or to mail out to friends to inspire and encourage others.  YEP, I said MAIL.  Not texting or emailing, actual real mail!    

Sticker STRIPS - a 6" x 12" package of coordinating sticker strips. It is like strips of washi tape instead of an entire roll. No fuss, just peel and stick a strip! 

So there ya have it!  If you have already used your compnation kit, I would LOVE to see it.  You can email me photos at homegrown1@att.net or use the hashtag #praycompanionkit #documentedfaith in your social media posts.

If you are interested in purchasing the PRAY Companion kit, please click here.  

Have a GREAT weekend!

Documented Faith 2016 Binder Order Information

It is never too late to start Documented Faith and it is never too late to order a binder for several reasons:

1. The inserts are blank so YOU can add in the month you begin.
2. This is a binder so it can be part planner, part art journal, part what-ever-you-want-it-to be
3. If you are not using the binder then you are good to go!

To place an order for a binder, please note that ALL ORDERS PLACED 12/31 will ship the week of January4, 2016. Go here to read more about it and if you so choose, place your order!

 

 

Coloring Page Creations

Thank you all for the amazing compliments on the Creative Faith Coloring Book.  It is starting to land in many places all over the globe so I thought I'd start sharing with you what you can do with these pages, should you tear them out of your book.  (Yes, you read that right, I said TEAR them out.  They are perforated so that you can)

I am starting with one of the full pages toward the back of the book. I decided to leave it uncolored for now :Tip: If you find that it is a little difficult to tear out the page, just start slowly at the top by helping it along a bit. Once you get it started, it tears right out.

When I started I did not know exactly what I was going to be making but I did have a couple of blank cards and tags in the back of my mind so I grabbed those and started to trim the page into sections based on the patterns : Once I had a few pieces trimmed, I held the strips up to the blank card and just eyeballed it.  I NEVER measure. I saw that heart on the lower end of the strip screaming from me to trim it out, so I did :

Once I had my pieces trimmed, I grabbed some adhesive and double sided foam dots to adhere them to the card. Once I had this done, I set it aside and grabbed the other part of the coloring page. Note: There are so many combinations that can be trimmed so do not feel that you have to do it the way I have. Remember, I don't measure and I did not have a plan.

This card could be created either vertically or horizontally and basically what I did was just mix and match the pieces I had trimmed until I found a combination that I liked.

The two pieces that I was playing around with worked okay but I felt it needed a bit more so I took a look that the "left overs" of the coloring page and saw some strips that were screaming at me to be cut (like the heart did)
Once I added the strip, I smiled: I adhered all of the pieces into place and stood it up next to the other card and smiled again.  I have a hunch you may too.  

There were only a few lonely miscellaneous pieces left and I knew that they were meant for little tags:  Take a look at that heart in the box.  I trimmed the heart out to use on one tag and then I used the negative to trace another heart onto a scrap to use on another tag:
Next I started adding bits and pieces to the medium and small tags.  Note: I used a glue stick for these and trimmed the edges once everything was in place.  For this tag pictured below, I did cover over the hole at the top of the tag and simply re-punched it once I had everything in place:
To create a small gift card, I folded one of the medium tags horizontally right to where it starts to form into the top of the tag (look at the photo to see what the heck that means) and I trimmed off the top and the hole. I adhered a trimmed piece to the face of the card and then added that little heart that I had traced and trimmed: all I had left were tiny scraps and I was okay with just tossing those away.  Here is a look at everything I created using that one page: Oh, I forgot...I created the little tag hole reinforcers using scraps and the hole reinforcer thinlit die from my Sizzix "Tags & Words" set.  So there ya have it. A bunch of cards and tags that are ready to be attached to gifts. I would love to see how you are using the Coloring book.  Please send photos and descriptions to documentedfaith(at)att(dot)net so that I can share with others!

Thanks for following along.  To find out where the Creative Faith Coloring Book can be purchased, check here for a growing list of retailers.  If you own a store and would like to carry the coloring book or any of the Documented Faith products, please contact ADORNit  here: info@adornit.com 

Art Play - Documented Faith

I am going to start introducing you to the pieces in the Documented Faith line by ADORNit. Now that orders are in stores, online and shipping, I want to share with you what I have been doing. Today is about the 12 x 12 Art Play Documented Faith Watercolor sheets.  

There are four different 12 x 12 watercolor sheets with art printed on them.

All of the papers can be colored using several different mediums and then trimmed to create smaller cards.  

There are three different patterned 12 x 12's that when trimmed, create twelve  2" x 3"  cards that fit nicely into pocket style scrap booking, placed into planners and journals, adhered to the fronts of cards or even matted and framed.

The fourth was designed specially to be used as a traceable for the 2" Journaling Bible margin, can be attached to the page of your bible with Washi Tape, placed in a journal or planner or can be colored, laminated and used as a book mark.
Adding Color  I will share with you my favorite things to color with but as always, I suggest using what you have because mostly likely, you already have what you need.

I have a cornucopia of watercolor supplies but I am NOT a watercolor artist. I am coloring on watercolor paper using watercolor "stuff" but I do not have training in watercolors.  That is important to tell you because I have heard from many of you "I don't know how to watercolor." 

Either do I, so yay!

No skills necessary.  

Let's color.

Watercolor Pencils - I have several different watercolor pencils. Some are super cheap and some are more expensive. My favorite are the Faber-Castell Art Grip Aquarelle Watercolor Pencils. They also come in a larger set here. They are nice and easy to use, I like the colors and they are nice to hold.  That sounds silly, but it does make a difference to me. I also have several of the Derwernt pencils and I mix and match them when I am coloring. 

Here is what I have learned about watercolors and papers. There are different types/weights/presses of watercolor paper. The paper that is used for both the 12 x 12 Art Play designs and my coloring book are heavily textured so that makes a gigantic difference.  The best advice I can give about using pencils is to NOT BE HEAVY HANDED.  Some watercolor pencils are softer than others so more color will be left on your paper on the higher areas if it is textured. I am one that tends to apply too much pressure so as I am coloring  I have to remember to be gentle and light with my color.  It is what I call "Mindless Concentration" I am relaxed but have to stay focused on what I am doing. (welcome to my brain)

If you are using watercolor pencils, you do not want your paper to be moist when you start. Here is a look at one of the cards I colored using watercolor pencils: You can see the texture really good here and also see how it picks up the color. Note that I added a few different colors of blues with the blues, greens with the greens, etc.  I do this before I add any moisture so that it blends as I am adding water.  

Watercolor Brushes - Here is where my lack of watercolor skills come into play.  I know that there are many watercolor brushes but honestly, I only use one. (this may change over time so don't hold me to this) I use the water brush by Ranger/Tim Holtz.  It is perfect for me because I travel alot and they hold water so I do not need a cup of water in front of me. The tough thing is that it is either super wet or just right. I find the rule "less is more" works.  Less water means darker color.  More water equals lighter color and many times, a mess. You will have to learn the right balance of moisture.  This may be the same for other brushes but again, this is where my lack of skills in the watercolor department shows. 

IMPORTANT - This is the best piece of advice I can give you: ALWAYS have a paper towel ready to blot.  I BLOT A LOT. I blot my brush a lot in between adding water and/or color and I blot the actual paper when it is wet.  Speaking of BLOTTING, this is the second best piece of advice I can give you: I also BLOT my brush into the color that I have colored onto the paper. I do not use strokes, I blot/tap or even dab my moist brush into the color to move it around. As I am blotting the color around on the paper, I am also intermittently blotting my brush onto the paper towel to remove the excess moisture and/or color.

You can see in the photo above that I have started to move the color around on the heart and it smooths out.  That is what you are looking for.  If you feel like the color is not smooth and it is starting to get grainy or that the paper is starting to ball up, STOP. You have too much water either on your paper, your brush or both.

Time to blot, dry and then continue on.

Here is a look at my card as I continue to add moisture:

Everything is starting to smooth out and blend together nicely. 

whew.

Once I start coloring, I just keep going because it is quite addictive. 

Sorry.

So now what? What do you do with these once they are painted?  Well, you can sit and look at them and smile for a bit, which is what I do/did.   Like I mentioned at the beginning, you can trim them up, add them to your planners, binders, "pocket style" scrapbooking or matte them. put them in a frame and display them.

Note- The AWESOME was trimmed and adhered to a slightly larger paper with Washi Tape and matted as is, no color necessary.

Yay.

To see a list of retail stores that are carrying the Documented Faith line, either click the button on the top of the right side bar or click here.

This concludes my walk you through, talk you through the ArtPlay Paintables. 

Hello October

Hello October!!!  I would love to tell you that the mornings are chilly & dewish, that our evenings are crisp with a hint of Fall in the air and that I have to put on a hoodie first thing in the morning and hover over my morning coffee for warmth but not..quite..yet. AS soon as it happens I will plop a few pumpkins right in that chair pictured below...

October in Southern California is usually pretty warm and right now, it is just plain ol' hot.  The past few weeks have been hotter and dryer than I can remember and as much as I would hope to wear jeans and a hoodie to Friday nights football game, I don't see it happening.

DANG IT!

Oh well, I will welcome Fall when it arrives and just pretend that the cold air in the house is because it is chilly outside.  On the bright side, our bi-polar weather forecast is hot for Friday and Saturday with a chance of clouds and rain on Sunday so I will have my hoodie and Crock-Pot standing by.

In other news, I have been creating away getting samples for the Documented Faith Line by ADORNit 

The latest news I have on "when and where" is that everything BUT THE PLANNER* is starting to ship next week and hopefully I will have a list of who is going to be carrying it.  I have personally heard from the following stores that they will soon be carrying it and I am so grateful to them:

• WhimSoDoodle - St. Pete, FL.
• Scrapbooks N Such - Witchita, TX
• Right@Home Scrapbooking - Boston, MA
• Paper Crown - Oklahoma City
• My Heart's Fancy - Edmond, OK
• A Work Of Heart -San Jose, CA
• Simple Pleasures - Colo.Springs, CO
• Paper & Palette - Indianapolis, IN

As I receive more retail store locations, I will share it with you. Should you have a store and have placed an order with ADORNit, first, THANK YOU and please email me with your store information and I will add you to the list!  (P.S. I will also be carrying the products online but I do not have that info ready for ya just yet.)

I sure do appreciate all of the excitement and anticipation and I am just as excited to get out there and create with you using the entire DF line including the "CREATIVE FAITH" coloring book, Documented Faith Washi Tape

stickers, stamps and the 12x2 ARTPLAY papers.   okay, and one last shot, more tomorrow: P.S...*The Planner...It is coming and YES in time for Documented Faith 2016....Patience my friends, patience ( right there with ya!)...The MOMENT I know the details, I will share.

Documented Faith

This is a little bit of a refresher for those who are already involved in Documented Faith and a DF 101 post for those of you who are new.  There is going to be a lot of info so grab some coffee and get comfy, this might be a long one.

The WHY of Documented Faith : 

I had a need for a daily calendar to track my physical movement (on paper, not on a microchip),  a view of the month to come, a way to look back at where I have been and what I have learned along the way, a place to write about my big dreams and then to be able to watch how they unfold the way God has planned them, one place to hold all of my prayer requests so that I can look back to see how God is working in all of our lives, somewhere to note some of the wonderful, crazy, random moments of my everyday life of being a daughter, mom of boys, wife and friend, a place to tape reminders of trust, love, faith and hope so that I can read them over and over and over...and then over again and lastly a place to remind, record, reflect and document my faith when a 2” margin isn’t enough space.

I had a need for it to all be in one place and a need to be able to take it with me whether I am driving a few miles down the street or if I am flying to the other side of the country or world and I wanted a place to record my life, my dreams, my prayers, my moments.  A place to document my faith sometimes monthly, often times weekly possibly even daily....AND I wanted you to come with me so that you can do the same.

 For the past two years, I have done this in the Moleskine Planner and in 2016, I will continue to do the same but in a brand new planner (details on this coming SOON)

The WHAT of Documented Faith :

So in order to include you in my Documented Faith journey, I created a FREE year long online "follow along" workshop.  It consists of one focus word a month and then weekly bible verses that coordinate with that word. The word and the verses are sent out via email, posted to a Facebook Site and posted to the Documented Faith site so whether or not you are signed up for emails or in the FB group, you can always find the weekly message and verse. 

What it is not about is religion.  It is about a personal relationship between You and Jesus. Here is a response that I posted on Instagram a few months ago that sums it up:

What you do with the word and or the verses is totally up to you. Some just read them, some create in their art journals, some write and journal in Moleskine Journals or planners, some create small cards, big canvas' and some do nothing at all.  It is totally up to you.  There is no right or wrong way to do it, the point is that you make a habit to get into the word.

So with all of that said, it has grown into something bigger than I could have ever dreamed and that is because of who God is and how HE works and with the open minds and hearts of those at ADORNit, Documented Faith is going to burst into life in the next few months in right into 2016.  

To take a look at the entire line, click here: Download 2015 Documented Faith Catalog (3)

IF YOU ARE A RETAILER and would like to bring in the line into your store, please contact ADORNit at : info@adornit.com If you would like to schedule a workshop for 2016, I have only a few dates available to please email me at homegrown1(at)att(dot)net 

IF YOU ARE A CONSUMER and have a local store that you shop at, I sure would love for you to pass along all of this information to them.  I will be working on posting a list of all of the stores that will be stocking the Documented Faith products so that you can continue to support your local business so watch for that soon.

Here are a few answers to some of the questions I have been asked:

The ART PLAY Documented Faith Planner *Coming Soon* and in time for you to prepare for the kickoff on January 1st of Documented Faith 2016.  The planner is approx 9" x 10" and comes with blank planner pages and 12 "Dashboards" (really, they are dividers but people call them dashboards, why? I don't know.  The only dashboard I have is in my truck)  

Coordinating Stickers, Washi Tape, Stamps and Stickers - The Documented Faith line is full of coordinating products to accompany the DF planner but also with YOUR planner in mind so whether you have a Moleskine, a Midori, a Daytimer, a blank journal, a scrapbook, desk calender or heck nothing at all, the cute accessories can be used in your creative works of art.

ART PLAY 12 x 12 Watercolor Papers - There are six 12 x 12 watercolor weight papers printed with my hand drawn art that can be colored using Distress Markers, watercolor paint, acrylic paint, crayons, Distress Inks and pretty much anything else out there.  There are several different sized cards printed on the 12x12 format for you to color, trim and use for card making, "pocket-style" scrap booking, to create tip-ins for your Bible Journaling, to punch holes in and insert into the DF planner or your existing planner.

Workshops and Classes - Yes, there will be a 2016 Documented Faith Online "Follow-Along" as well as brand new in-store and online workshops (as well as a few other things)

Any other questions? You can email me at homegrown1(at)att(dot)net or leave a comment on this post and I will answer them here.

Lastly, THANK YOU for being with me on this creative faith filled adventure.  

Documented Faith Release 2015

It is opening day at the Sierra Pacific Show in Utah which is a retailers industry show debuting all of the new product coming out for the second 1/2 of 2015 and although I am here at home in California, my latest work is being presented at both the Sizzix Booth and ADORNit booth. 

I am happy to have product debuting and proud of the work that I have done to get to this point but it is not about that.  I am most excited and looking forward to seeing how it will bless people in their creative projects and endeavors.

PLEASE do not misunderstand me.  I am completely grateful for the opportunities that I have been given and the trust that these two amazing companies have in me but I do not have that " hands in the air running through the finish line in slow motion" feeling. I never have with anything (even when I finished a real Marathon for the love of Pete!) and I don't think that I should.  It is just part of how I create, how I live and as cliche as it might sound, all part of my story/journey. 

Now comes the time to really work hard and by that I mean that I need to hit the ground running as I prepare to share everything that is being released, teaching online and in-store. The issue is, I can't do it all on my own. It was never a thought for this to all be about me and what I can do with it. It is about God, Jesus, faith and how you document and illustrate it. 

I was asked this question last night via Facebook and my reply sums up the entire reason for Documented Faith:

Q: is it only Christian?

Here is a screen shot of my response:

Similar to the "Hokey Pokey"....that's what its all about!

So now what?

I need you to help me help others learn about Documented Faith.  As much as it is not about numbers, it is.  I don't look at "how many followers or friends" I have on social media channels but rather how many people we can reach to share what is going on, how documenting and illustrating your faith is spreading like a wildfire in a really really good way and how it is a life changer.

How can you help?

PRAY! It is a little hard to ask for prayer for success but I have learned that we are blessed to be a blessing.  Pray that it reaches the right people, gets into the hands of those who need it and that it aids to those who need a little (or a lot) Jesus and a creative outlet. 

SHARE! There will be several opportunities that I will share in the coming weeks, but for now, you can share my IG and FB posts as I share, invite your friends and family to join our Documented Faith FB group (It is a closed group, so you need to click this link and request to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1555537877994436/

SHOW ME!  I want to see your work.  I already have a handful of my creative pals that are ready to create with the new stuff coming out but I need a few more. I want to see how you are Documenting and Illustrating your faith.  Please email me at homegrown1@att.net with your name and links to your posts, photos of your work and what Documented and Illustrating your faith means to you....

Lastly, THANK YOU, yes YOU reading this right now.  Whether you are just reading this for the first time or have been here since the beginning, you are here and for that I am really humbled and grateful.  Really (insert big overflowing heart emoji)

NOTE: If you are a retailer, all of the Documented Faith product info is NOW AVAILABLE. please contact ADORNit for wholesale info by emailing: info@adornit.com

Stretched and Uncomfortable

The name of this post may sound a little negative but really, it is positive because I have learned that when I am stretched and uncomfortable, I am heading in the right direction.  Before the title read Stretched and Uncomfortable, I typed in Growth & Expansion because that is what I want to tell you about but I immediately changed it to what it is now.  The four words, growth, expansion, stretched and uncomfortable go hand in hand.  As I have said before, when you share your faith through your work, life and surroundings, the enemy (aka the devil) likes to take aim, pull the trigger, set up spike strips and detours and you have to be aware and ready for that, at all times.

With that said, Documented Faith, my online and real life faith based workshop (it's free, you should join us) is growing and expanding in ways that only God could make happen.  Yes, I am working on it 24/7 with an amazing team that I will tell you more about soon, but this is all God.  For the past year and 1/2 I have been learning and working on how to dream BIG God sized dreams but I constantly struggled with HOW to put those dreams in to words.  I was trying too hard when really, all I had to do was to commit to being (and staying) OPEN.

#duh.

NOTE TO SELF: don't look so hard, it is right in front of you.

Okay, with all of that being said, there is so much that I want to share with you and am starting to let "the cat out of the bag" but I am am have a terrifically terrible time with reaching all of you, especially via email.  Grrrrrr. (don't get me started)  I am going to be posting things here, on my FB page, on the Documented Faith site, via Constant Contact, on my FB Page (which is different) and I may hire an airplane to sky write once in awhile. That is all I can do besides starting mailing things to you but even that is not 100%. The best thing I can suggest is watch here, FB and IG for all of my announcements, including the one I posted last night about this:

yep, I have created a faith inspired, hand doodled coloring book that will be released soon through ADORNit.  I do not have dates, availability or  wholesale (for retailers) information yet but as soon as I do, I will let you know. 

I promise.

Lastly, if you part of the Documented Faith project, here is info on this week's verse and message:

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(the link also takes you to the Documented Faith site where you can get the past 30 weeks of verses and messages.)