Prayer tree ideas

July 16, 2018. What started as a bowl of hearts and a pen has since blossomed into nearly 1,000 notes displaying the prayers, hopes and wishes of people in Blowing Rock. The result of this small, outreaching act became what owner Sheri Furman calls The Prayer Tree: A Healing Vine of Hope. Residents and visitors alike over the past few weeks have been pausing to hang their prayers in the tree or pray over the others there as they pass by the wonder of the Holy Spirit overflowing from the vine…

Tree tags

The ampersand is such a sweet symbol of togetherness and unity. This Mar Vista wedding by Flory Photo incorporated it so nicely into their design and decor from the awesome, modern ceremony program...

People wrote the names (or initials or symbols if they wanted it to be anonymous) of others they wanted to come to know God's love and feel touched by the Holy Spirit. As ever, the best ideas are simple but effective!

Prayer tree--I've done something similar with scraps of cloth, but the luggage tag piece is really, cool, I think.

Put these on display in your living room or dining room.

Learn how I made a DIY prayer tree, inspired by the prayer wall in the movie War Room. I also share my favorite Bible verses.

So, we are past the start of Lent... and I've been frozen with this post. What is Easter? Let's teach our kids the MOST important holiday of all.

One of the best parts of being a DRE is working with volunteer catechists. All of my catechists are awesome, and they all bring something different and powerful to their classrooms and encounters with their students. Some of them are incredibly hands on, some give their kids great real life experience, some are super crafty, but they are all talented and all use their gifts to serve God and his children in the Church. Allow me to brag on one of my catechists for a bit. With her permission…