Prayer warrior
There was nothing frail about her;
clad in the armour of a warrior,
as she lay propped up in her bed,
her cheeks all flushed and ruby red.
She called them up, one by one
as she put them all before the Son
Who gave His life to set them free
so they could live life fearlessly.
She mentioned sickness, pain and strife
as she pleaded for abundant life
for those she held dear in her heart
though their lives were torn apart.
She called temptation by its name
and begged that it be put to shame,
asked for wisdom in its place
for those who met it face to face.
This grey old girl, her body small
stood in her prayers erect and tall,
for she knew her Father’s loving care
would keep the ones mentioned in prayer.
An original poem by Miekie (Marietjie Uys)
These were the two faces that I encountered today.
I decided to prepare the pages by coating it with Dala Acrylic Matt Glaze Medium.
Never forget to put a shield in your Bible to prevent you from gluing your pages together with the medium.
Clean the shield and move it over to the next page to prepare that side as well.
Allow the Bible to lie open while the medium dries.
Once the medium is touch dry, place your shield between the two treated pages and place weight on top of the Bible to straighten the wrinkles in the pages.
See how nicely my pages have recovered from all that buckling and wrinkling?
I decided to do this page in autumn colours and started the butterflies in yellow and orange.
The journaling was also started in yellow and orange.
I used more shades of orange and brown to complete the journaling.
Then I coloured the most prominent leaves.
I then moved on to the most prominent flowers.
I used a very muted green on the smaller leaves.
I used more green and yellows on the remainder of the leaves and the bases of the flowers.
I used a bright red on what appeared to be something like berries. I left the smallest flowers uncoloured.
Then I washed the whole background in blue watercolours. I used my aqua brush for this purpose.
Finally, I inked the edges of the page with Tim Holtz Distress Ink.
The completed page layout.
You can watch a short compilation video of these steps on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/LrPCgk4lUtY
These were the two faces that I encountered today.
I decided to prepare the pages by coating it with Dala Acrylic Matt Glaze Medium.
Never forget to put a shield in your Bible to prevent you from gluing your pages together with the medium.
Clean the shield and move it over to the next page to prepare that side as well.
Allow the Bible to lie open while the medium dries.
Once the medium is touch dry, place your shield between the two treated pages and place weight on top of the Bible to straighten the wrinkles in the pages.
See how nicely my pages have recovered from all that buckling and wrinkling?
I decided to do this page in autumn colours and started the butterflies in yellow and orange.
The journaling was also started in yellow and orange.
I used more shades of orange and brown to complete the journaling.
Then I coloured the most prominent leaves.
I then moved on to the most prominent flowers.
I used a very muted green on the smaller leaves.
I used more green and yellows on the remainder of the leaves and the bases of the flowers.
I used a bright red on what appeared to be something like berries. I left the smallest flowers uncoloured.
Then I washed the whole background in blue watercolours. I used my aqua brush for this purpose.
Finally, I inked the edges of the page with Tim Holtz Distress Ink.
The completed page layout.
You can watch a short compilation video of these steps on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/LrPCgk4lUtY
Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996, 2005,2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois, 60188. All rights reserved.
Inspire PRAISE South Africa edition copyright 2017 by Christian Art Publishers, PO Box 1599, Vereeniging, 1930, RSA. All rights reserved.
Marietjie Uys (Miekie) is a published author. You can buy my books here:
You can purchase Designs By Miekie 1 here.
Jy kan Kom Ons Teken en Verf Tuinstories hier koop.
Jy kan Kom Ons Kleur Tuinstories In hier koop.
Jy kan Tuinstories hier koop.
You can follow Miekie's daily Bible Study blog, Bybel Legkaart, here in English & Afrikaans.
You may prefer to follow the traveling blog, A Pretty Tourist.
For more crafty ideas and great product reviews, visit A Pretty Talent on Facebook.
If you are in a literary mood, follow Miekie's musings, stories and poetry on A Pretty Author - Miekie.
Remember to keep nurturing your TALENT for making life PRETTY.
You can subscribe to any of these blogs and receive regular updates by email. Simply register your email address at the top of the applicable blog.
Inspire PRAISE South Africa edition copyright 2017 by Christian Art Publishers, PO Box 1599, Vereeniging, 1930, RSA. All rights reserved.
Marietjie Uys (Miekie) is a published author. You can buy my books here:
You can purchase Designs By Miekie 1 here.
Jy kan Kom Ons Teken en Verf Tuinstories hier koop.
Jy kan Kom Ons Kleur Tuinstories In hier koop.
Jy kan Tuinstories hier koop.
You can follow Miekie's daily Bible Study blog, Bybel Legkaart, here in English & Afrikaans.
You may prefer to follow the traveling blog, A Pretty Tourist.
For more crafty ideas and great product reviews, visit A Pretty Talent on Facebook.
If you are in a literary mood, follow Miekie's musings, stories and poetry on A Pretty Author - Miekie.
Remember to keep nurturing your TALENT for making life PRETTY.
You can subscribe to any of these blogs and receive regular updates by email. Simply register your email address at the top of the applicable blog.
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