Writing on your door frames *Plus a freebie and Giveaway!*

"Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts.  Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the door frames of your houses and on your gates. " Deut. 6:5-9

Would a stranger walking into your house be able to tell what you believe without you having to say a word?  Do you have scripture visible in your house for teaching your children?  What do your walls "say" about your family? Do your door frames (or walls, or mirrors) declare the Lord?

For too many years my walls were bare or contained haphazardly placed random pictures.  My fridge was usually buried under kids "artwork", but it usually went from the fridge to the trash.  One day another mom and I were discussing the above verse and the importance of having scripture visible in our households, not just for teaching our children, but for our own encouragement, and as a reflection of what we believed to anyone who walked through our doors.  We vowed to be intentional in what we placed on our walls.

Since we moved into our new house last summer, I have been struggling to figure out exactly what I wanted.  Inspiration finally struck and I have been busily trying to put it all together.  My goal is for the wall to speak for itself about what is important in our lives--our faith and our family. I wanted to incorporate our family "theme" verse:

 Phillipians 4: 8
 "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."

I am very happy with the way it turned out! What do you think?

Now for the fun stuff!  First a freebie, here is a printable 8x10 pdf version of Phil. 4:8 just for you.

FREE DOWNLOAD

And the giveaway-win a custom sized vinyl (up to 36" long and 8 1/2" tall) of Joshua 24:15 for your wall! Let the world know what you believe. I will cut the vinyl on my Silhoutte to the size you specify and send it to you with directions, ready to apply to your wall, mirror, or door.

To Enter:

*Leave a comment below, share a way you use scripture on your wall (or a way you are inspired to try),

your favorite verse, or some tidbit about yourself.

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*Spread the word.  Share this giveaway on facebook, twitter or your blog (or any other way you want) and leave an extra comment letting me know how you shared.

The drawing will be open until Sunday February 6th at midnight.  A winner will be chosen next Monday morning.