Thanks for the great template, Tangie, and for sponsoring the challenge, Heather! JOURNALING: I’ve always found the icon of “Our Lady of Perpetual Help” to be so beautiful. After I became a mother myself, it took on greater poignancy for me. If you look closely, the child Jesus is running into his mother’s arms for comfort and protection. In the process, he’s lost one of his shoes (it’s dangling from his foot). It’s just so sweet. This icon hangs in the side chapel at church. It normally has flowers on the ledge that people have left. I took this picture on one of the rare occasions when it was bare.
I don't usually do the artsy style of layouts, so I've kept some of the elements and lost others. Pretty sure you can still see how I've used the template. Funny how the layouts I think I'll have the most trouble with end up coming together rather quickly and how much much I end up liking them when I'm done. Thanks for keeping the challenges coming!