Dear Reader:
In an effort to more efficiently share my prayer passing project with you, I've decided to incorporate it into my "everyday blog" via the Pass-A-Prayer link. I hope to grow the project and I hope that you will follow it on the Articulate1 blog as well. God's blessings to you always and in all places.
Cheers,
Annie
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27 December 2012
Passing Prayers Mid-Air
22 July 2010
Holy Hector!
Yup, it's been an extremely long time since I have posted any prayers... Turns out, life gets in the way of life. I'm sure you know how that goes. But I promise that I have been passing some prayers here and there. I hope to do it more often and share them with you. In the mean time... Please feel free to pass-a-prayer yourself and if you'd like to share them, I would so love to hear from you! (annie@articulate1.com)
Blessings to you, always.
Blessings to you, always.
30 December 2009
Season's Greetings
I started passing the prayer note card mentioned and pictured in my previous post...
The first card was slipped into a Minot High Basketball Program with the help of an elderly gentleman from the local Kiwanis Club. My mom needed a "date" to the girls and boys varsity games on December 17th so I gladly accompanied her and relived my glory days. I used to play basketball way back when the girls basketball season in North Dakota was in the fall. (How am I getting this old and yet am still so young? That's for another day...)
I spent Christmas in the Twin Cities where I had the opportunity to briefly visit a couple of dear friends and spend quality time with family, as well as hit the slopes! And by "hit the slopes" I mean go snow tubing because I am not skilled on anything that rolls or slides under my feet. Nope, it's best that I sit down on a plush tube and hang on. I'm good at hanging on.
Anywho... My dad and I took one of my best friends (let's call her Beth because well...she is Beth) to the airport early Christmas Eve morning. It was a good thing we did too because a winter storm hit and I don't think she would have made it in her lil' Subaru Impreza. Then again, she was rather determined to make it home so who knows! I kindly asked her to tuck the note card into the seat pocket in front of her on the airplane. Hopefully it didn't distract any passengers during the safety presentations the flight attendants give every flight! (That is seriously my favorite thing about flying! I mean when they tighten the elastic cord on the oxygen mask and also unbuckle the seat belt... It cracks me up every single time.)
The third card was bookmarked into the Bible located in the "pocket" of the pew I sat in during the 4:00 p.m. Christmas Eve service at St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church in Plymouth, Minnesota. It was a nice service and NBA basketball coach Flip Saunders sat a few rows behind my family and me, so that added a bit of spice that my hometown church can't compete with. Ha ha. Only kidding First Lutheran! You know I love you.
Well then, I hope your Christmas was merry and that you spent it with loved ones. I am so very grateful that I was able to! I was also extremely grateful that I was well protected from the massive amounts of snow that piled up in the Twin Cities and in my hometown. I'd like to thank my brother and sister-in-law for the Slanket that kept me (and keeps me) oh so warm!
Cheers to the New Year!
The first card was slipped into a Minot High Basketball Program with the help of an elderly gentleman from the local Kiwanis Club. My mom needed a "date" to the girls and boys varsity games on December 17th so I gladly accompanied her and relived my glory days. I used to play basketball way back when the girls basketball season in North Dakota was in the fall. (How am I getting this old and yet am still so young? That's for another day...)
I spent Christmas in the Twin Cities where I had the opportunity to briefly visit a couple of dear friends and spend quality time with family, as well as hit the slopes! And by "hit the slopes" I mean go snow tubing because I am not skilled on anything that rolls or slides under my feet. Nope, it's best that I sit down on a plush tube and hang on. I'm good at hanging on.
Anywho... My dad and I took one of my best friends (let's call her Beth because well...she is Beth) to the airport early Christmas Eve morning. It was a good thing we did too because a winter storm hit and I don't think she would have made it in her lil' Subaru Impreza. Then again, she was rather determined to make it home so who knows! I kindly asked her to tuck the note card into the seat pocket in front of her on the airplane. Hopefully it didn't distract any passengers during the safety presentations the flight attendants give every flight! (That is seriously my favorite thing about flying! I mean when they tighten the elastic cord on the oxygen mask and also unbuckle the seat belt... It cracks me up every single time.)
The third card was bookmarked into the Bible located in the "pocket" of the pew I sat in during the 4:00 p.m. Christmas Eve service at St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church in Plymouth, Minnesota. It was a nice service and NBA basketball coach Flip Saunders sat a few rows behind my family and me, so that added a bit of spice that my hometown church can't compete with. Ha ha. Only kidding First Lutheran! You know I love you.
Well then, I hope your Christmas was merry and that you spent it with loved ones. I am so very grateful that I was able to! I was also extremely grateful that I was well protected from the massive amounts of snow that piled up in the Twin Cities and in my hometown. I'd like to thank my brother and sister-in-law for the Slanket that kept me (and keeps me) oh so warm!
Cheers to the New Year!
13 December 2009
Prayers & Such
Dear Reader:
I have a couple of prayers to share with you, as well as a little Pass-A-Prayer project I'm working on...
First, a belated prayer from November that I hid in a massive array of books at my favorite local coffee shop: The Bagel Stop and Book Nook. My momma and I went to The Bagel Stop for lunch on Veterans Day and I thought it was a good time to share a prayer.
On another note, a sincere thank you to our Veterans for all of their selfless hard work and the sacrifices they make while serving our country. Saying thank you to you really isn't enough, but I truly do appreciate you.
This Thursday I made a little visit to Office Max to purchase some office supplies. This is always a little treat for me because I love, love, love office supply shopping nearly as much as I loved school supply shopping as a kid. Well, maybe I love it more because it gets me out of the office. Oh how I love a brief break from the work day.
Anywho, while shopping I came across a large blank piece of paper in the Tul Pens display just begging to be written on. So I opted to write the simplest of prayers, but I think it's a pertinent wish that you are enjoying a great day. Our days our numbered, so enjoying each day as much as we possibly can is tremendously important. Even in the worst of days, we can find something to be grateful for.
And finally, I created a prayer note card to leave in various locations where people may stumble upon them. On the left is a prayer I wrote, which explains Pass-A-Prayer and what I hope to accomplish when passing prayers. The right side is left blank so that the finder of the note card can pass-a-prayer if he or she chooses (I hope they do).
So I'll keep you posted with this little project and I invite you to join me. If you'd like to have some of these Pass-A-Prayer note cards so that you can share a prayer and leave them in places of your liking, I'd be happy only too happy to mail you a little bundle of them. Just email me (annie@articulate1.com) your address and I'll send them on their merry way to you.
And speaking of merry... Merry Merry Christmas! To those of you who are not Christian, I thoroughly hope you are enjoying your Holiday Season as well! 'Tis the season for family, friends, faith, giving, and gratitude. God's blessings to all.
I have a couple of prayers to share with you, as well as a little Pass-A-Prayer project I'm working on...
First, a belated prayer from November that I hid in a massive array of books at my favorite local coffee shop: The Bagel Stop and Book Nook. My momma and I went to The Bagel Stop for lunch on Veterans Day and I thought it was a good time to share a prayer.
On another note, a sincere thank you to our Veterans for all of their selfless hard work and the sacrifices they make while serving our country. Saying thank you to you really isn't enough, but I truly do appreciate you.
This Thursday I made a little visit to Office Max to purchase some office supplies. This is always a little treat for me because I love, love, love office supply shopping nearly as much as I loved school supply shopping as a kid. Well, maybe I love it more because it gets me out of the office. Oh how I love a brief break from the work day.
Anywho, while shopping I came across a large blank piece of paper in the Tul Pens display just begging to be written on. So I opted to write the simplest of prayers, but I think it's a pertinent wish that you are enjoying a great day. Our days our numbered, so enjoying each day as much as we possibly can is tremendously important. Even in the worst of days, we can find something to be grateful for.
And finally, I created a prayer note card to leave in various locations where people may stumble upon them. On the left is a prayer I wrote, which explains Pass-A-Prayer and what I hope to accomplish when passing prayers. The right side is left blank so that the finder of the note card can pass-a-prayer if he or she chooses (I hope they do).
So I'll keep you posted with this little project and I invite you to join me. If you'd like to have some of these Pass-A-Prayer note cards so that you can share a prayer and leave them in places of your liking, I'd be happy only too happy to mail you a little bundle of them. Just email me (annie@articulate1.com) your address and I'll send them on their merry way to you.And speaking of merry... Merry Merry Christmas! To those of you who are not Christian, I thoroughly hope you are enjoying your Holiday Season as well! 'Tis the season for family, friends, faith, giving, and gratitude. God's blessings to all.
06 November 2009
Cherish Today
It's been a long time since I've passed a prayer. A long time. It's completely crazy to me that it's already November! This summer flew by and now we're entering the holiday season. Today I had a break from work and was able to just take it easy enjoying the day, which was lovely. What made it better was a lunch date with my mom and aunt, then visiting various artsy stores in downtown Minot. We ended our day with a stop at one of my favorite Indie bookstores where I purchased a "homemade" apron and I finally got my hands on a copy of I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence by Amy Sedaris. So what I'm saying is, I cherished today. I truly did.
The above prayer was slipped into the pages of the below notebook at Main Street Books in Minot.
The above prayer was slipped into the pages of the below notebook at Main Street Books in Minot.
19 September 2009
Your Life is a Story
I had a lovely afternoon today. Lunch with a friend and her beautiful 17 month old daughter at a favorite sandwich place. Then a stroll around Downtown Minot to take some pictures on this warm September day. And a stop at Main Street Books where I left a prayer on a bookshelf dedicated to classics in the used book section. I wish more days could be like today... Simple. Taking in the everyday beauty and capturing it. Enjoying place and time.
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