This verse is from Psalms 22:3. It was ingrained on my heart through a children’s song, “Clap Your Hands”, by our friend Elizabeth Montgomery. She also co-wrote a song for our stillborn son Gabe, originally a poem by his Grandfather. It was through this heartbreaking experience that I learned about the sometimes sacrifice of praise.

This photo was taken out at his property, I converted it to Sepia by following these instructions. The tires are from an old ropes course that he built when my husband was in Scouts. I really like the lighting in this photo, for me it signifies the light within, the Holy Spirit, and the three tires are symbolizing the Trinity. Of course, the water represents continual cleansing of our relationship with God.

Sometimes we feel very separated from God though, and that is where I think the verse holds the key!

The verse was designed in Cricut Design Studio, using the font Alphalicious. Then I applied some card-stock to Therm O Web Mounting Adhesive and cut it out with the Cricut. It required the multi-cut setting and three cuts. After embossing the verse with a metallic copper I applied it to the photo and then used Copic’s Warm Grey markers to add a subtle shadow effect to the letters.

The card is made of a butcher block card stock and I distressed it with Dew Drop’s “Cosmic Copper.”

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