Word Up #33: FAITH

i love this song...LOVE it...tears well up in my eyes & chills down my spine when i hear it...and as i was listening to & singing it at the top of my lungs as i was driving one day, i started really thinking...what does FAITH mean to me?...what do i have FAITH in?  why is it sometimes so difficult?  and then other times it is the easiest thing in the world? 

although many of us may associate FAITH with religion, it is a lot more...one of the definitions of FAITH is that you "have firm belief in something for which there is no proof"...FAITH requires you jump without fully knowing what lies below...it can be scary...it can be disarming...

but, despite that fact and the reality that many times our faith is held together by the thinnest of threads, we still have it in something or someone, that "idea or belief" that lies deepest in our hearts...we take that deep breath & jump....& lots of times that jump, that leap of FAITH has to come just when "our backs are against the wall" like in the song...we've got nothing tangible to hold onto, but we cling & trust and maintain our FAITH....we move forward without having a sure fire way to know that it will all be O.K. in the end...guess that is why FAITH can be interchangeable for the terms trust & hope...maybe that is why in addition to being frightening, FAITH can also be very freeing...FAITH can also instill you with a peace of heart, a calm of mind...

i've been witness to FAITH, up close & personal, many times...FAITH in my family...FAITH in my husband...FAITH in my friends...FAITH in my kids...FAITH in my Country...FAITH in myself....

& i'm sure you have as well...

we'd be honored if you would share that experience with us this week

This week's prize pack up for grabs is from the awesome Cocoa Daisy  Their kits are always jammed pack and the selected winner will have a chance to pick.  Have fun creating & post up your projects here in the comments section by August 22nd.

Gigi

Amber

Jessi

Karla

Lynn

inside of file folder... journaling inside  library pocket

Ronda

Tiff

Projects due by August 22nd, Midnight Mountain Time (-7 GMT). 

Comments

[Melanie]

Don't know if I made it on time, but I LOVED this one...very appropriate to where I'm at right now!!! Thanks again for the inspiration!!

http://mellimdesigns.typepad.com/

[Gina]

Had fun playing with this one, and now I've got a cool reminder for me to look at. Thanks for great inspiration.

Gina
http://notsorandomstuff.blogspot.com/

[lukabella]

Faith: believing in something that you can not see and sometimes something that you do not understand. My faith has changed my life.

[Chris]

I always love the "word" choice, and your layouts are so inspiring. Here's mine
http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/pg.asp?set=recent&gallery=1&cmd=display&layout_id=1384805

[Wendy Kwok]

I love this word. Thanks for the inspiration.
Here is my take on this word:
http://captureeachmoment.blogspot.com/

[Mindy]

I came back for a second try. Here's my submission:

http://murray-triplets.blogspot.com/2008/08/having-faith.html

[beth]

thanks for a great word!
here's mine.
http://bethjohnson5.blogspot.com/2008/08/olw-33-faith.html

[Hanneke Nauta]

Here is mine!! Had fun making this!!

[Hanneke Nauta]

http://www.scrapinstyletv.com/portfolio/view_layout.php?layout_id=125177&user_id=10921

Sorry this is better!!!

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