Created to Create

Today was full. From ripping out tree roots in a field, to getting our van unstuck from the mud on the way home, we have lots of memories. One highlight for me was watching the women in their reflection group.

There is a group of women from the community that meets weekly to talk about their families. Today, we taught them how to make cookies. We realized, though, that there would be time to fill while the cookies were baking. So, we decided to have them make family journals. We encouraged them to use it as a place to write goals for their families. We had lots of supplies we brought for the kids, so we also gave the women some they could use to decorate the fronts- stickers, paper, ribbon, etc.

The women had a blast. I think they could have decorated their journals for hours. Watching them reminded me how we are created in the image of God. There seems to be a draw within all humans to create. There is something powerful that happens when we do art, or even just put raw ingredients together to make a meal. It´s a tie to our Creator.

And, I was going to write something more profound, but I think I´m going to tie to another piece of what God did when he created... He rested, and now I will too.

-Steph