The Maker's Space

 Why pray?  "First, God.  God is the subject of life.  God is foundational for living.  If we don't have a sense of the primacy of God, we will never get it right, get life right, get our lives right.  Not God at the margins; not God as an option; not God on the weekends.  God at center and circumference; God first and last. Having a conversation with God may be less about you and more about God.  Your focus may shift away from yourself and toward your creator.  If you have a friend who constantly asks you for things but never really wants to listen to you, how deep can your relationship go?  Sometimes we forget that God has a personality and a creative side to Him, and wants to engage us at a deeper level.  Let prayer be a time to savor.  Look forward to spending time with God, using art as a tool to slow down and be with God.  Allow this to be a time in which God speaks to you and you actively seek Him.  An audible ...

 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...