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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One at a time
Would it be easier to precut a bulk amount of ribbons, put them in a box, and have them ready? Yes.
But, I prefer to make them one at a time and at the same time I make the cross that they will wrap around. They are made together, to fit together.
The person that this Cross of Hope is made for hasn’t been going through anything that is “easy.”
I’m not going to make it easy on myself in making them.
They are not a random person to me either and their ribbon won’t be a random one picked out of a box.
I just read your email Michael explaining what you’ve been going through and what God has done in healing you. As you said. You were given an 8% chance to live. And that in turn gave God a 92% chance to heal you.
You are a miracle! I’m blown away my Brother.
This is your ribbon on your walnut cross.
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New Navy Coin
The new U.S. Navy challenge coin for the Divine Sailor’s Cross!
Some of the things I cannot control are the making and designing of challenge coins. I kind of have to get what’s available or left over.
This will be the third design I’ve had to use for this Sailor’s cross since 2018.
It’s fitting, because the Navy designs and changes things more often than any other branch of service.
I have liked all three of them so far though! 🙂
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