I've wanted, for a while, to have a prayer board or a central location in our home where we can keep track of people and situations for which we're praying. It would serve as a reminder to pray and would ensure that we're all praying individually for the same things.
I've had a metal board in my closet for quite some time. At various times I've pondered giving it away since I had no plans for it but recently I decided it would make a great prayer board. And it was a perfect fit on a narrow kitchen wall leading to the butler's pantry.
This project ended up being simpler that I first imagined. I decided not to paint the board since I liked the way it looked against our tea-stained kitchen walls. I cut the word "pray" from black vinyl {using my amazing Silhouette}, hung the board on the wall, and added a few prayer reminders {the prayer reminders are written on square pieces of patterned paper and attached with magnetic tape - prayers can be easily changed, added, and removed}.
I'm looking forward to being much more deliberate about praying through things with my children and I look forward to seeing their faith grow as God hears and answers those prayers.
What a great idea! I am going to borrow this idea for sure! Thanks so much for sharing!
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ReplyDeleteThis is a great idea! I love that it looks good and serves as a great reminder.
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I LOVE this and am going to steal it! Not from you, I will make my own. :-)
ReplyDeleteCute idea, I could use a reminder like that! I've enjoyed looking around your blog - I saw your link at Tatertots & Jello.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like it was made for the space...nice idea!
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Gosh, I don't know why none of us have ever thought of that idea, my Bible is full of prayer requests and now I can make a prayer board and stick them up there for all to see, instead of just me. Mel's Cabin visited your post today.
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ReplyDeleteWhat a cute idea! Thanks for sharing!
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Very cute idea. I love the way it looks.
ReplyDeleteLove the idea and it turned out so cute!
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God must be so pleased when He sees the way you are making prayer an important part of the lives of your children. Love the project.
ReplyDeleteI love this idea! I always say I will pray for people only to get overwhelmed and forget who I said I was going to pray for. I know God knows my heart. AMEN.
ReplyDeleteGreat Idea! I would love to do this...it would be great for my kids to be able to add to it as well. Thank you for sharing.
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Love it! It turned out cute :)
ReplyDeleteGreat Idea!!! Very Inspiring too! Saw you on tt&j and this caught my eye immediately!
ReplyDeleteIt's great that you were able to use what you have and keep it simple. I love the idea.
ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic. So beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love this idea and of course the project itself! I would love for you to link up to my Terrific Under Ten Tuesdays sometime!!
ReplyDeleteI adore this idea! Sometimes its so hard to remember all of the things/people that I want to pray for. I feel like it would also really help my hubby and I to stay on the same page for what we as a family are praying for. Thank you so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! It's often easy to say you will pray for someone, but more difficult to remember to actually do it.
ReplyDeleteI guess you know I liked this one since I featured it today! ;) I'm working on getting a "Featured At" button created, so check back in when you have a chance. I loved this project!! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for this. What a simply great idea! Love it and it will surely bless us all!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love this. What a great idea! I will be making this ASAP. I love how my kids could add things that we need to pray for. Thanks so much!
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I loved yours so much that I made my own version. Thank you for the inspiration!
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http://www.oursevendwarfs.com/2011/09/pray-picture-frame-tutorial.html
I just popped over here from Salvage Savvy and am sooooo glad that I did! So many great ideas...Love your blog. Thanks for the idea and I was trying to find a post that explained your "tea stained walls." I have a single textured wall in my white living room and would love to add some color and depth to it this way. Please post about it. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteLove the prayer board idea! I am so excited to make one! Just not sure where to find metal board?
ReplyDeleteMy metal board is from Hobby Lobby. They have them on half price all the time. Hope you find one!
ReplyDeleteLove this prayer board. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the inspiration. Here's how mine turned out:
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Hey! Just saw this idea on pinterest and stopped by to see how to do it:-) Can't wait to make mine!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this neat idea! I don't have a metal board, but I'm sure I've got 'something' in my crafting stash that I could make do for creating this. I am better than I used to be about not committing to pray unless I'm 'really' going to pray. It's so easy to respond to a need with "I'll pray for you", and equally as easy to forget all about it if it's for someone you don't see or talk to regularly. I'm going to make a prayer board to hang above my computer desk.
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Thanks for sharing1 I keep a prayer journal- but like this in your face idea too!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this with us. I came across it on Pinerest and am pinning it, too. Tomorrow I plan on making one for us. You are a good witness and God bless you for your boldness!
ReplyDeleteMy daughter and I made ours last night. Our girls take turns praying at our evening meal and often complain that they don't know what to pray for... this solves our issue! It will be a great reminder to help us know what can be prayed for, not only at dinner but anytime we use our dining room. I took an "oil drip pan" that is magnetic ($9 bucks in the automotive section at Wal-Mart) and added a cute PRAY heading and then put two smaller headings for "thanks" and "requests". We will write our thanks/praises and our requests down on paper cards and put up with magnet strips... like you. Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteSarah, I love that! It sounds fantastic and I'm so glad you came back to tell me about it. I'd love to see it ... if you post it on your blog, let me know.
Deletefantastic idea, thanks God I 've seen on pinterest and I want to adpapt it to my family!! thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteGoing to try and make something similar! Thanks for the idea!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat section of hobby lobby did you find this? I can't find metal signs without words or pictures.
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I found it in with all of the regular metal signs but it was quite some time ago and they may not have them now. Could you use one of the signs with words and paint over it or are all the letters raised?
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