It’s actually taken longer to find the time to blog than to get the photos taken (on the 12th) and the layout made (on the 13th). The weekend was wonderful, but very busy. I attended a two-day workshop with groups from nine urban Presbyterian churches who have committed to working together to improve congregational life and health and mission in the city. Our church, the largest and most metropolitan of the group, is not declining, but has been holding steady in membership for the last 10 or so years. Most of the other churches, however, are experiencing decline and have some hard decisions to make. It’s hoped that a communal effort will open some options up for renewal. The presenter from the PCUSA was articulate and well-organized. There was a lot of information to digest, and I think it will be bringing new volunteer commitments to my life.
But, here is the Take Twelve layout:
Patterned paper: Neapolitan (American Crafts); Banner: Resort (Cloud 9); doily (Martha Stewart); alpha (Paper Studio); Sticker: Garden Variety (Cosmo Cricket); photo template (Ella Publishing)
Journaling reads:
One thing I love about the Take 12 project is seeing how different each month is. Last month we were in Oregon. Taking photos was so easy. Today it was raining most of the day, so thank goodness Betsy and Skylar came to dinner. Otherwise the photos would be a bit mundane. The rain stopped long enough for me to get a photo of the garden which I finally finished planting and mulching this week. Best photo: water droplets on the lupine. Tracy’s been busy reglazing a windows. I included a photo of my iPad which I was reading as I was getting my hair done. I like that you can see the title of the current book–Imagine: How Creativity Works. Great read! There are also photos of the new Subaru, and my very first Kichen Aid mixer which I just love.
Sounds like it was an important meeting; so glad plans are being made rather than issues being ignored. Good luck with any new volunteer work you take on!
What a lovely layout! We enjoy our Kitchen Aid mixer, too.
It’s a lovely fresh looking page for June Karen. I’m finding the same thing with my Month in Numbers – it’s good to see what changes and what stays the same through the month
I agree with Sian about what a fresh looking page it is….such a great background colour.
What a great idea and layout.
Sounds like a really interesting weekend. Community is so important and something that needs to be worked out, I think. Good for you for linking arms with others to try to support that goal.
Rinda
Another busy weekend for you. I love your monthly layout – it must be cool to see all of the monthly layouts for one year together. I wish I could do it…well, one of these days, lol.
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