March 20th Meeting

 This past Tuesday we got to hear Becca Ketterling of River Valley Church speak about her experiences as a pastor's wife and full time working mom. She shared three steps to help deal with anxiety or depression:
1. Realize negative thoughts come from the father of lies
2. Set your mind on things above (Philippians 4:8, Power Thoughts by Joyce Meyer)
3. Renew your minds (Romans 12:2, see more verses below!)

PEACE

Psalm 4:8 ~ Psalm 29:11 ~ Isaiah 9:6 ~ Isaiah 26:3 ~ Isaiah 26:12

John 14:27 ~ Romans 5:1 ~ Romans 16:20 ~ Ephesians 2:13,14

Philippians 4:6,7 ~ Philippians 4:9 ~ Colossians 3:15

Combining a service project with creative activity, we then made fabric "Freedom Flowers" for A21, an organization working to stop human trafficking. Below are the instructions for making your own if you'd like, or you can donate them to freedomflowers.org yourself!

How to make the Petal Flower:
1. Trace and cut 9 flower shapes on fabric. Cut one 2-inch felt circle for your base.
2. Take one petal at a time and fold in half and in half again, and cut the tip off to create a flat edge (so that the glue will adhere to all the folds)
3. Dot hot glue on one side and place petal onto felt base. Repeat this four times to create the outside edges. Use the same glue technique for the inside four petals, and window them in the creases.
4. Glue dot in the middle and add button or final petal curled up like a cone.
5. (Optional) Glue a pin or barrette to the back to create a broach or hairpin!