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February 24, 2017 featured•gospel•grace•growth•identity

No one is good + Mark 10:18 Bible verse coloring page

“And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.'” And he said...
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February 1, 2017 featured•printable

Printable community helpers thank you cards

I’ve been wanting to create something like this for a while, and I’m finally getting to share it with you today! Who in your life makes your community a better place? Your kids’ teachers, your dentist, your garbage collectors, your police men and women, your first reponders, your local pregnancy care volunteers, your local refugee resettlement workers, your pastors, your neighbors who help you shovel your driveway when it snows?   I hope we followers of Jesus are leading...

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January 25, 2017 discipleship•featured•hope•suffering•trials•waiting

Surrounded by witnesses + a Hebrews 12:1 Bible verse coloring page

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.” (Hebrews 12:1-2 ESV) My dad...

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January 16, 2017 featured•hope•trials•waiting

Not by might + Zechariah 4:6 Bible Verse Coloring Page

“Then he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the LORD of hosts. 7 Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain. And he shall bring forward the top stone amid shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!'” 8 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 9 “The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of...

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January 6, 2017 depression•featured•hope

The one who lifts my head + Psalm 3:3 Spanish and English coloring pages

  Hello again friends! As I explained in my last post, I took the month of December off in an attempt to celebrate the great event that is the birth of our Immanuel.And as best as we could, we did just that. We did most of the things I had hoped we’d do. We were able to read some of our advent devotional (ahem . . . some, but it was great). We crafted with friends. I made hot chocolate...

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November 9, 2016 anxiety•featured•hope•worry

Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow! + As a tree printable coloring page

If you’re an American like me and at all paying attention, you were probably up late last night watching the election results roll in–to your delight, dismay, or bewilderment depending on your point of view (and if you’re grieving today, I’m truly sorry, and please take your time processing).    (This reminds me of how there is a massive construction project carving up a whole hill down the street from our house–a new “luxury living” university student housing development...

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October 27, 2016 burdens•featured•hope•suffering•weakness

God is near + Psalm 34:18 printable Bible verse coloring page

I hung up the phone with the boy I had been pursuing a relationship with for the past year. He admitted cheating on me, and I knew immediately that the dream of “us” was over. I was in grad school at the time and walked into the kitchen where my roommate was cooking. She looked at my blood-drained face and knew something was wrong. I told her the ugly story and curled up on the carpet in the living...

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July 27, 2016 art with kids•featured

Bible doodling: a simple introduction + free printable basic lettering guide

Hey friends! I hope you enjoyed last week’s post on ways we can work towards racial unity, starting in our homes (and hopefully then in our nation)! I know this is still on my heart. Today, I want to introduce you to one of my favorite ways to study the Bible, and it’s so simple that anyone can do it and all you need is a pencil, some paper, and your Bible. While there are a ton of resources and nifty...

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April 6, 2016 featured•grace•growth•kids•mother

to the Mama who thinks she’s the worst + John 14:18-20 coloring page

I am frustrated with my frustration.  I am impatient with my own impatience. Why do I keep letting these little people get to me? We may all look put-together as we herd our scrubbed and somewhat-matching little duckies into church on Sunday morning, but I have a feeling we all say the same things come mid-Monday morning. Today we had a frustrating morning of attempting school while trying to keep the baby from climbing from the chairs to the...

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A gray squirrel in oil pastels and 6-B pencil, and A gray squirrel in oil pastels and 6-B pencil, and dear Dolly. 💓🤍
I learned so much from this study of Luke 4:1-13 a I learned so much from this study of Luke 4:1-13 and the testing of Jesus in the wilderness (as I do every study through this incredible book). I thought this painting by Briton Rivière captures the spiritual, mental and physical anguish of the moment for Jesus, a torment that would continue until the end of his life. I added Hebrews 2:18 to the coloring page for this study: "Because he suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted." 

So many treasures from this story, but something new for me was the idea that Jesus  faced temptation not just by rotely quoting Scripture--even Satan could do that! It was deeper than that. Each of the Scriptures he quoted placed him in the story of the people of Israel and their failures as God delivered them from Egypt. He faced temptation by understanding the larger story of what God was doing in the world and what he was called to do. Where Israel had faltered, he would be faithful. This is what allowed him to see through the temptations he faced. I find that so encouraging. 

You can read the full study on my Marydean Draws Substack page. Paid subscribers can download the printable study and coloring page.

https://marydeandraws.substack.com/p/the-gospel-of-luke-eyewitnesses-to-e91

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I've got openings available in all my daytime Fall I've got openings available in all my daytime Fall classes @friendlycityclay in Harrisonburg:
*Two color mixing workshops. This one was created for those who can't commit to the full introduction to watercolor class. It's a great basic introduction to creating color with confidence! 
*We are offering homeschool art classes for the first time! They are a mix of clay (taught by Laura-Paige) and 2-D art (taught by me)
*Intro to Watercolor for all the essential basics
*Building your Watercolor Skills: Experiments in Learning to Play. This one will be lots of play with color, shape, and more abstract, playful use of watercolor.

Let me know if you have questions! You can sign up for classes here:
https://www.friendlycityclay.com/current-classes
Saturday's mixed media floral class @friendlycityc Saturday's mixed media floral class @friendlycityclay was so fun! These are done in watercolor + pastel on music pages.
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