Creative Projects

Take a chill pill.. or just read this pretty print.

~ April Walker ~ 2 Comments

Lately I have been truly trying to capture my thoughts. It is easy to lose sight of the joys and blessings when you focus on all of the struggles, to-do’s and stresses of life. Anxiety is no joke and pretty much everyone has moments they struggle with it. Being a bit of a control freak makes it difficult for me to just sit in the moment. I decided I needed a reminder to who is really in control. I made this print artwork and printed it on card stock to put in a frame I had around the house. I put it on our mantel so I am forced to see it numerous times a day. It is nice to be so caught up in the roles I play and then with a simple glance be calmed by the fact there is someone so much bigger than me. This verse just says to me “April, shut up, sit down, I am God.” lol – Because sometimes this mama needs to be told to chill. It’s really nice to hand it all over to Him.

If you need to be reminded to chill, print one for yourself. Just click and enlarge and print. It is an 8×10.

bestill

xoxo – April Walker

Wedding Prints

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Hi guys,

So my baby brother recently got married and I designed the prints and invitations needed for their wedding. I thought I’d share these 2 since they are an overall fit for most themes and not couple specific. Hope you find them useful! Just click to enlarge then print.

The guestbook sign is 5×7 and the sweet treat sign is 8×10.

GUESTBOOKSIGN2  love is sweet

Enjoy!

April Walker

You were born to be real, not perfect

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Little voices fill our thoughts with the many things we lack. We are a pinteresting, dieting, comparing, self-help book reading society. The constant need to reach the next phase of our perfect self surrounds us.

I appreciate becoming ‘the best version of you’. If we settle for where we are than we could miss out on some of the amazing opportunities God has planned for us. We should seek improvement in our lives to find the highest potential for joy that the world was created for. I love discovering new ways to style my hair or how to be a fun mom. The climb is literally a joy filled adventure for me. I like to look at something and say “Yay, I did it!” Everyone loves to see hard work pay off, right?

but..

Sometimes there isn’t enough time in a day to accomplish all that we want to. Sometimes life places us in circumstances that prevent us from reaching goals. Sometimes God’s plan for us isn’t that thing, that job, that house, that baby, that man, and we don’t get what we want. No matter how cute our hair is, our latest craft project, that yummy cobbler, and our well-mannered kids are we just can’t control everything.

It’s important to face a reality of “imperfection is who we are.” We are beautifully imperfect. The faults in our lives make our successes what they are. Without the failures and the need for joy we can’t appreciate the full meaning of Christ. His perfection is the only perfect thing within our reach.

Don’t feel the need to fake it for the opinions of others. Who cares what they think? Who cares what I think? We are all just trying our best and sometimes we will come up short. If you show people in a humble, honest way who you are, you are showing them what God wanted them to see. When you fake it you are hiding a Van Gogh behind a knock off.

Don’t hide an original “insert your name here” for the sake of posing as “insert who you wish you were’s name here”. It depreciates your value and steals all potential of God working in your life.

Bottom line is, be real. Be the awkward, clumsy, frizzy haired, big butt, horrible cook that God intended you to be.

PS. I don’t like my arms, I can’t sing, I use spell-check more than necessary, and I sometimes talk too much. #BEREAL

xoxo
April Walker

Yep. As far as I'm concerned, MY grass is greenest. Makes for a content life, and I like it that way! No keeping up with the Joneses' allowed in my house!