Engulfed in Joy: Beautiful Wooden Marble

This year for Relief Society we are really focusing in on the three main purposes of Relief Society. (1) Increasing Faith and Personal Righteousness, (2) Strengthening Families and Homes and (3) Helping those in Need. With that focus we are encouraging our sisters to journal their thoughts and feelings during or after the Sunday lessons in answer to this question.

"How can the principles taught today Strengthen me. my family and my home?"

We wanted to make this something easy to remember and do so we put it on a plaque to display in our Relief Society room during the year.

I love this question! It causes me to reflect inward and to apply not only the things I learn at church into my daily life, but to also watch for the lessons that come every day. There isn't a day that goes by in which, if I stop to ponder, I haven't had some truth taught, emphasized or illustrated in my life. I am so grateful for this blessing. The blessings that come to me through the gospel of Jesus Christ fill my soul with joy and even when difficult things happen, that joy is ever present bringing with it light to even the darkest moments.

I also had great time creating this board. The marbling effect was so easy I thought I would share it with you!

MARBLING WOOD TECHNIQUE
Step 1.
Paint the board white.

Step 2.
Quickly paint the board light blue with slightly thinned paint. While the paint is still wet place a piece of saran wrap or a garbage bag over the paint to draw off the excess. (You will see other colors showing through in the picture because I was fiddling around in between the white and blue coats of paint for a texture I liked.)

Step 3
Water down a navy blue paint so that it is quite runny. Hastily paint it on - don't try to be neat, just throw it on there. Then while it is still wet cover it with a clean portion of your garbage bag. Press the plastic down firmly allowing for wrinkles and ridges to stay where they are. Lift the plastic off and you will get something like this!