little ornaments are thoughtful

I am a fan of year-round ornaments.  I like to hang them from cabinet knobs or the mantle . . . or on a mirror in the bathroom.  Sometimes these ornaments are just for pretty, but a lot of times they have special meaning--as symbols or reminders of a special word or truth or, in this case, a person.

I made this ornament out of polymer clay and wrote the name of a special little girl on the back with a Sharpie.   I am hanging it up to remind myself to pray for her whenever I see it.

At our old house, I stamped a round clay ornament with a butterfly, put our friend Lindsey's initials on the back, and hung it from a cabinet just to the left of the kitchen sink, where I saw it all throughout the day and thought of Lindsey's family and prayed for them (I later gave the ornament to Lindsey's mom and sisters so I need to make another!).

I have been really challenged lately to pray more and pray for more people.  I have a good pen-and-paper list for this, but I like having these little reminders up all around the house as well.  They help to keep people on my mind and close to my heart.