Starbucks. Nordstrom. Apple Store. Chick-Fil-A. These are a few of my favorite places to go! Yes, I confess, I love what they’re selling. But, there’s actually a lot more to my love affair with these establishments. As a matter of fact, while I love what they’re...
Life App: Responsibility - Proving you can be trusted with what is expected of you. Theme: Great Expectations Date: May, 2012 I'm probably dating myself when I say that this set reminded me of a show my parents loved to watch when I was a kid. Maybe some of you will...
Life App: Joy—finding a way to be happy, even when things don’t go your way. Theme: Let It Shine! Date: December, 2013 If you are like me, you might get a bit frustrated with the fact that shopping malls begin decorating for Christmas the day after Halloween. As I walk through...
Special Features for this Month's Showcase As always, we received some awesome photos of environments this month! You'll find all of them below. However, as I looked through the submitted photos, I noticed some things that I haven't seen before. I decided to highlight them in...
Next week we'll be featuring a collaborative post about the upcoming theme for December's Life App of Joy. So, for Throwback Thursday this week, I thought I'd post a set we did for Christmas two years ago. It was for the "All Wrapped Up" theme...
Stuck With the Plan! This is the first month in a while that we actually stuck pretty close to what we originally brainstormed. Usually (and inevitably), we have these great plans and then we get to execution/creation and something goes wrong or we've underestimated what it...
Life App: Grace - getting something great that you don't deserve Theme: Just Desserts Date: April, 2012 Favorites! I'm not sure why, but this was one of my favorite sets. Maybe it's my sweet tooth! I especially loved the ice cream sundaes on the counter that were made from...
Reduce, Reuse & Recycle In our family ministry, we reuse as much as we possibly can. Obviously, this is not anything new and it certainly isn't our original idea. With everyone making attempts to go green, go paperless, etc., the world is focused on those three...
Life App: Wisdom - finding out what you should do and doing it. Theme: Treasure Hunt - Cache in on Wisdom Date: November, 2013 First Thoughts During our initial brainstorm session, a few thoughts were tossed out that never really took flight. They weren't bad thoughts, we just got to our current...
It's a little late in the night, but it's still Thursday! This week, we are featuring our set from December of last year. Life App: Compassion—caring enough to do something about someone else’s need. Theme: The Big Give Date: December, 2012 This set was completed prior to the launch of this blog....