New Blog Look ~ Guest Post ~ Projects to Share

What must I do to ensure peace of mind?
Is the answer I'm seeking too hard to find?
How can I know what God wants me to be?
How can I tell what's expected of me?
Where can I go for guidance and aid
To help me correct the errors I've made?
The answer is found in doing three things
And great is the gladness that doing them brings-
Do justice, love kindness, walk humbly with God-
For with these three things as your rule and your rod,
All things worth having are yours to achieve
If you follow God's words, have faith to believe.
~ Helen Steiner Rice ~

Thanks for stopping by today my friends.  I wanted to share with you today that my sweet online friend Holly from 2911 Jeremiah Avenue Blog has asked me to be a guest on her blog today as a “Woman of Hope”.  

Each month she features someone different.  I was humbled by her request.  You can find her interview with me here:  Abby as Guest at 2911 Jeremiah Avenue

 

Do you like the new look of my blog?  I know I sure do.  I felt congested before in my little blog space and feel like I’ve moved from a tiny apartment to a spacious cottage by the sea.  The credit for this beautiful blog design and header goes to Susan at Starsunflower Studio. 

When I saw her work, I knew I had found what I was looking for.  Susan offers so many different templates, brushes, digital stamps, blogger backgrounds, tutorials and so much more.  Many of the items she has are free, and others are reasonably priced in her Starsunflower Studio Digital Goods Shop.  She’s a pro!!  Thank you Susan for all your hard work!  I love it.  

It makes me so happy when I see projects that others have made using images I’ve offered.  Here are a few that I’ve seen recently.

Card by Bernadette at Blissful Bits and Pieces

 

Card by Cathy at A Surcee Life

Digital Tag by Shoregirl's Creations

 

I have just started a new Pinterest Board and will be pinning projects that have been made using my free digital images.  If you have made something using my images, please send me an email with a link to your project and I will add it to the board.

You can check out the board here, I’ve already added some projects that I knew about. Projects made from my free graphics.   

You can view all my pinterest boards here Little Birdie Blessings on Pinterest

If you have a project you’ve made using scripture from the Bible, I’d love to have you consider linking it up each Thursday right here at Little Birdie Blessings.  This week’s Scripture Thursday Linky Party is still open.  You can see the previous post or click here:  Scripture Thursday.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. 

Scripture Thursday ~ Love One Another

If God so loved us,
we ought also to love one another.
1 John 4:11

Scripture graphic for you

The Bible is filled with verses about God’s love for us.  In one of last week’s posts, I mentioned these scriptures about God’s love for us.

He knows the number of hairs on your head
But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Luke 12:7
 
He knows every tear you shed and stores them in a bottle
Thou tellest my wanderings:
 put thou my tears into thy bottle:
are they not in thy book?
Psalm 56:8

His thoughts toward you outnumber the grains of sand
How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God!
how great is the sum of them! If I should count them,
they are more in number than the sand…
Psalm 139:17-18

Free Digital Scripture Graphic I made with vintage images

 

These last few weeks, I have had an outpouring of love from my friends and family.  They have showed their love to me in ways that were ordinary to them, but cumulatively proved to be extraordinary to me.  

 

It’s not my birthday, I didn’t have surgery, and I haven’t gone through any serious event, just normal days.  The people in my life have shown their love to me in various ways that are unique to each of them.  

The gift of handmade gifts 
The gift of time
The gift of words
The gift of passing on their treasures to me  

 

The gift of real letters in the mail
The gift of prayers
The gift of laughter together
The gift of encouragement

I’m touched by their kindness and realize that God is blessing me beyond measure through the people around me.  In doing so, he’s showing me that he loves me more than I can comprehend.  I want to be that kind of person that God uses to bless someone, that they would feel his love through me, just like I’ve received. 

There’s a hymn titled Make Me a Blessing that came to mind as I wrote this, here are some of the lyrics:

  

Give as 'twas given to you in your need;

Love as the Master loved you;
Be to the helpless a helper indeed;
Unto your mission be true.


Make me a blessing,
Make me a blessing,
Out of my life
May Jesus shine;
Make me a blessing, O savior, I pray,
Make me a blessing to someone today.

Free vintage scripture graphic

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I’d love to hear from you, leave me a comment and let me know the ways people around you have shown their love.  The images included in this post are free to you.  Please do not sell the actual image or include in digital collage sheets for sale.   You may link back to me if you use on your blog but it’s not necessary.

Thanks for stopping by today.