Hits me in the Heart
When I was scrolling these hearts out last night, I had to pause. I had to gather myself. I know I make crosses all day every day, but sometimes I disconnect and let the noise in my head distract me.
When I cut these hearts out and saw that blood red sawdust.
I just sat there.
In that moment I Reconnected to what He has me doing.
And what He did for me.
No.. What He did for all of us.
Thank you Jesus. ❤️
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Just Love.
Live a life of Love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
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Take up your Cross
Take Up Your Cross and Follow
Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
Matthew 16:24-26
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Scars
This one started out with stress fractures from a life before I knew it.
Then, I let it go when I was trying to safely carry and protect it.
It hit the ground hard damaging it even more.
I didn’t give up on it though.
I kept working on it to help it hide those “scars” as much as possible.
I put more work into this one than any before.
Then, I just stopped trying to “fix” it when I realized…
My goodness…
Those Scars are BEAUTIFUL. 💚
Hope
They had a name, but we didn't get to meet them.
They had a voice, but we didn't to get to hear it.
They had arms to hold, but we didn't get to hug them.
They had a purpose of almost being here, but we can't comprehend it.
We Hope one day to finally meet them, listen to them, and hug them so tightly.
We have so many memories to make with them, but until then.
We Hope in our Lord, the Almighty.
-BG
Joshua
Welcome back Joshua!
Most of you remember when Joshua was this short little guy that was in here with all the time.
The crosses he colored and painted back then were some of the most beautiful ones that were ever made in here too.
As he entered middle school things changed. As they do. We all can relate to that time in life, so I don’t have to go into that transition in life and how hard it is.
But, there became a time about a year ago that I was starting to accept that he may never work in here with me again.
I had always hoped and prayed he would. But, I knew it wasn’t up to me.
It was a long 7 years of patiently waiting.
Today, Joshua is a grown young man and is in here with me again. 🙂
And, he is working on all of the pendants now!
When I broke my thumb this March it became difficult for me to work on and hold the pendants. I honestly gave up on making them anymore and thats when that page became quiet.
Well… the pendants page on the website that was quietly going away, is now full of some awesome designs of Joshua’s! They are all premade and there will be new ones coming weekly.
There are even little live edge crosses that we went through all of the processes for that we would for milling lumber for the larger ones I make.
I’m so excited for him!
I will be quiet now and let ya’ll stop by the website and check them out.
Because this proud Dad could keep going.
https://divinecrosses.org/pendants
Man on a Mission
March 2020- Sept. 2024
Prayer, patience, and perseverance goes into everything we make. We recognize this approach from milling our own wood to drying it and preparing it ourslef is a little old fashioned. It’s just the way it’s done down here.
God willing.
Day and Night
The difference is like Day and Night. Literally! 💚
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