I know I haven’t written in my blog in what seems like
forever. I was much too sick for a time
to do much more than pray and work at staying alive. I have been in the hospital 3 times this year
and now I finally believe that things are looking up. Even though I’m hooked up to an IV 24x7. I am
coming back. No more Life Vest which I
wore for 3 months that was supposed to shock me if I was knocked out by cardiac
arrest or arrhythmia. How am I so calm
about everything? Because of Jesus! What’s the worst that could happen? If I died tomorrow I’d wake up with
Jesus! I have no doubt! So, I will focus on the task at hand…THANKSGIVING!
A few days ago I was drawn to looking through my various
Bibles and devotionals. I saw this
“Jesus Calling” devotional subtitled “Living a Life of Worship” by Sarah Young
and thought to leaf through it. To my pleasant surprise that was a section
entitled “A Life of Thankfulness” which fit right in! I decided to journal this along with working
on this chapter. I also used it to try
out different pens, my own cursive writing, some lettering, etc…
The first page was I journaled with different Gelatos for
the background just using the rubbing in method with my fingers and then used a
brush with a little water to paint around the dove along with various cut-outs
and stickers from the ByTheWell4God - From Above Journaling Kit .
I am including several pages here that I hope you will also
read along with seeing my journaling. I
know that lettering was a focus for this Holy Week but I am not really into
trying to do someone else’s lettering but I am more inclined to figuring out my
own style. I actually have a sketch book
especially for this and my favorite so far is not available right now.
This final page I journaled using a stencil with Gelatos and
colored pencils for the leaves with colored pencils for the trunk. The background was done with Gelatos written
on a baby wipe and rubbed around in soft swirls.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!
I want to acknowledge some amazing people who go above and beyond the call from when I was admitted at Largo Medical Center . Dr. Worth, Dr. McCoy and the many other doctors, interns, felows, medical students who so readily attended to my care. The amazing nursing staff in ICU, CSU, and the 2nd floor. Techs: Molly, Vu, Alex, & Alexandria...and so many other people who I haven't named here. You have made my 3 hospital visits this year much more tolerable!
ay God bless you through my writing. If He has especially touched you in any way, please leave a comment below. Your comments are so very encouraging to me to help me to keep writing. Also, click on the “Up-tweet” button on the above right and share! I pray you will keep coming back. I fully believe that my writing is by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit so if I am writing, there is someone that needs to read it! Maybe it’s you? Also, please be sure to share any questions you might have with me and if you would like to keep them personal (just between you and me) please don’t hesitate to e-mail me at juliana.pace@gmail.com. If I don’t know how to answer you, I will may every attempt to refer you to someone for more information. Thanks and may God bless all your days!
