Wow, Christmas was busy with lots of metal piercing to make personalized name pendants for people far and wide! I'm beginning to recover and creative juices are beginning to flow again. Obviously the pic above wasn't a real name, but I heard "Mom" liked it. So many options when something is hand made, and I truly feel I put a little love directed to that person while I am drawing and making their piece. I have orders to fill and will be getting started with those, but always glad to take more orders. It really makes me happy to make special things for special people. One new order is for a pierced "Emmaus" cross. For those who have never heard of this:
The Walk to Emmaus is a spiritual renewal program intended to strengthen the local church through the development of Christian disciples and leaders. The program's approach seriously considers the model of Christ's servanthood and encourages Christ's disciples to act in ways appropriate to being "a servant of all."
The Walk to Emmaus experience begins with a 72-hour short course in Christianity, comprised of fifteen talks by lay and clergy on the themes of God's grace, disciplines of Christian discipleship, and what it means to be the church. The course is wrapped in prayer and meditation, special times of worship and daily celebration of Holy Communion. The "Emmaus community," made up of those who have attended an Emmaus weekend, support the 72-hour experience with a prayer vigil, by preparing and serving meals, and other acts of love and self-giving. The Emmaus Walk typically begins Thursday evening and concludes Sunday evening. Men and women attend separate weekends.
During and after the three days, Emmaus leaders encourage participants to meet regularly in small groups. The members of the small groups challenge and support one another in faithful living. Participants seek to Christianize their environments of family, job, and community through the ministry of their congregations. The three-day Emmaus experience and follow-up groups strengthen and renew Christian people as disciples of Jesus Christ and as active members of the body of Christ in mission to the world.
I know this piece will be special to the person who has asked for it, making it special to me as I make it as well. Wish me luck as I work on it.
Sasha
