The Maker's Space

 August 2022, a reunion of the Wheaton College Summer Leadership Study Program was held in Malenovici, Czech Republic.

July 2022 Once again, Purpose By Design held their summer retreat for teenage girls from Fox Valley Christian Action/FVCA and St. Sabina's Church all from the greater Chicagoland area.  Our topic was Emotions, with speakers on Domestic Violence and abuse.  In between speakers, there was time for Financial Literacy encouragements from our partner Foolproof Financial Literacy program, budgeting and shopping at the Purpose By Design Store, swimming, making healthy snacks, free time to relax and debrief the sessions, and of course the art worship workshop by The Maker's Space.

Summer's here!! It's time to get back into the great outdoors!  One of my favorite things to do in the summer is to read some interesting books. Here are 3 great books that I have been reading this summer, which will inspire you to get outside and enjoy all of the health benefits that nature provides, free of charge!!  I highly recommend all three!

  Welcome to The Maker’s Space where we come to intentionally slow down from the busyness of the life around us, and create a space to listen. The #1 Session centered on the question “Where are you?” and can be found on www.themakersspace.us The #2 Session centered on the question “Who told you that?” and can be found on www.themakersspace.us The #3 Session centered on the question “What are you seeking?” and can be found on www.themakersspace.us The #4 Session centered on the question “Why are you afraid?” and can be found on www.themakersspace.us The #5 Session will be centered around the question “How much more?” and can be found on www.themakersspace.us Our first 2 questions are found in the Bible and are asked by God.   The last 3 questions are found in the new testament and are asked by Jesus.   Did you realize that God asks us questions because He wants to have a dialogue with us our whole lives.   He can keep asking us these questions, because we and Him are ...

On April 4, 64 clients were invited to participate in making art and writing their stories so that their voices could be present at the first evening Gala for Haymarket Center. We explored the art of Neurographica which connects the subconscious emotions with the conscious using line drawing. The stories that connect with the art are sometimes heartbreaking but always real and show the creative human being behind the addictions.

  Questions?-Session #4   Why are you afraid? Supplies:   Alcohol ink paper, [Yupo brand or other], black alcohol ink and one other color of alcohol ink, straw, eye dropper, and 91%-99% alcohol in a small container. Welcome to The Maker’s Space.   This is time you have carved out for yourself, to slow down from all of the chaos around you, and to use art, to try something new and listen to what God might be saying to you. This is the 4th question in our series of Questions? where we are looking at 5 questions that God asks in the Bible to start a dialogue with you.    Our 4th question is “Why are you afraid?”   Whether you are looking for the “what’s next” in your life, or just want to move from languishing to flourishing, this dialogue with God will help you start moving again. The #1 Session centered on the question “Where are you?” and can be found on www.themakersspace.us The #2 Session centered on the question “Who told you that?” and can be found...

  “Whether you realize it or not, you spend the majority of your day doing things you’ve already done hundreds or thousands of times before. Very rarely do you actually try new things for the purpose of engaging a unique experience. But what if you made it a point to do exactly that? There are many benefits to doing new things – don’t cheat yourself out of them.   Ask any highly creative person how they continue to innovate and express themselves in new ways – they’ll tell you the key to their success is a commitment to trying new things.   When you try new things, you put your brain into unique situations that force it to really think. This stimulates creativity, which eventually rubs off in other areas of your life. As a result, you begin to think about everything in a new light.”—Larry Alton, Huffpost