Well, I have been learning how to use the new Cricut Expression 2. I was blessed with it back at the end of May when Kent's boss gave him a $250 Amazon gift card for an award. Kent chose to buy me the Cricut, mats, and some things to go with it. He was surprised, and I was surprised as well. I had just been looking at the machine, but decided it just cost more than I wanted to spend. I wasn't sure how much I would use the machine, so didn't want to waste a lot of money purchasing something I didn't know much about or how much I would use it.
If you are given a gift, there is always a purpose behind it. I should have known that God was going to give me an assignment with the gift.
Right after we got it, I was asked to put together a bulletin board at church. At first I was overwhelmed with the challenge for two reasons. One the board was humongous, 4 feet by 6 feet, and two, I had never worked with cork or put a bulletin board together before. So I asked someone else to see if they could help me out, but it was as overwhelming to them as it was to me. So I finally texted the pastor and said that I just couldn't do it. But she asked me to come into the office the next day and we could talk about it.
Before I even got to the office, the Lord began to put some ideas into my head. And I was encouraged that I could accomplish this by the pastor. So I left with new vision for the board.
As it all began to fall into place, I found that the board was getting smaller by the minute. The board that seemed like a giant was now becoming too small. But at least I had come to the place of being able with my husband Kent's help get it done.
I have had several comments on it that it is great. But without the Cricut machine the Lord had blessed me with, I couldn't have even begun to do such a good job as I did. And without my husband, Kent's, help measuring, it wouldn't be as perfect as it is. It isn't perfect, but more perfect than if I had done it alone.
So I thank God I was able to slay my giant, the giant bulletin board, and learned a few things along the way.
Praise God from whom all blessings flow! His grace is sufficient for me!
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