Connected Craft

Some joy from you to me.

“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
‭‭John‬ ‭1‬:‭5‬ ‭

Prayer request -

My herniated disc in my neck was doing well for a while. As of a couple days ago, I started getting neck pain. I thought I slept funny, but yesterday, it quickly progressed to excruciating pain resulting in inability to move my head or any movement at all without assistance. I ended up at the ER in the afternoon, where I was recommended admission into the hospital to see their neurosurgeon at Beaumont. I decided not to do so, since that would be really hard on Margot after losing Michael so recently. They couldn’t give me a time frame on how long I’d be admitted outside of at least a couple days. I’m currently waiting on a call back from my neurosurgeon to see if I’m able to get in before the 18th & I have an appointment with my primary tomorrow for pain management and hopefully a referral to someone that can see me sooner.
As of right now, I’m unable to move around without help & I’m in severe pain, even with the neck brace.

If you pray, please keep me in prayer for a solution. Even if the pain doesn’t subside, I’m ok with that. I just need God’s help to get through this and wisdom for the doctors in terms of getting healthy again and also that the kids will be taken care of. Margot is very worried, so please pray for relief of anxiety for her and a certainty that I will be ok.

Thanks so much, in advance, for your prayers. I know God can do anything. I’ve witnessed so many miracles and so much of His mighty work, and I know that prayer is the best thing anyone can do at this point. 💕

Some more photos from today starring the reason for our family spending sweet time together - Happy Birthday, Grandma Joyce! We love you!

God continues to blow my mind with his faithfulness and love. My heart is full.

Hey guys! I’m running a sale on my Tedooo shop for the next couple days! It’s a way of forcing myself to list more items 😂
Come check it out! There are some really cool items that I’ve spent a lot of time on and care a lot about.
Visit and follow my Tedooo shop on the Tedooo app!
https://www.tedooo.com/shop/65bb02fd9b12ba85cd016b51

New yummy soap up on my tedooo shop!
Goats Milk with mango butter & raw honey, scented with YL bergamot, lemon & lavender essential oils, and sprinkled with Assam black tea for some nice exfoliation. This is so good, you know you want some!

https://www.tedooo.com/product/xx3LDl98v

New pendant necklace for sale here or at either of my shops over at Etsy or Tedoo! Hand-painted with alcohol ink in shades of red, purple and blue with metallic gold accents, encased between multiple layers of resin, this necklace is definitely wearable art.
I’ve been practicing with alcohol ink on these small pieces of resin jewelery, which has been a challenge, but I absolutely love it!
The chain is stainless steel, so it’s hypoallergenic, and the pendant is so gorgeous and has such depth with each angle it’s viewed.

Contact for inquiries here or check out my Etsy or Tedoo shops - links in About Section.

Bible Verse Notecards just listed on my Etsy shop! The set photographed is available, and I also do made-to-order sets including specific color palettes or visual design themes, biblical themes, etc.

Stop by and check them out, along with the other products I’ve listed so far, and please share with your people! Thanks & God bless!

Handmade Hand-lettered Bible Verse Encouragement Affirmation Notecards Christian Gifts Scripture Based Notecards Set of 12 - Etsy This Encouragement Cards item is sold by TheConnectedCraft. Ships from Redford, MI. Listed on Jun 21, 2024

Margot & I made some fun resin jewelry today. I started these earrings & love how they are turning out! I was too excited not to share, even though they need one more layer of resin and hardware.
They are hand painted with alcohol ink, with tiny floating dried flowers & metal chunks. I’m in love! 😍

I’ll try and finish these tonight and post the finish product!

A pretty little hand-lettered scripture bookmark from recently. I couldn’t get the lighting right to really show the colors, but it’s super vibrant & I’m so happy with it!