When I was a teen, I fell in love with the art of making. I loved to create useful things with my own two hands and creativity. I loved seeing the idea in my mind blossom in the real world. I crocheted, sewed, did paper crafting~ really lots of different kinds of crafts. {And I've never been able to shake the joy of making.}
This type of creating made me feel happy and accomplished. Others often looked at my work and expressed shock that I had made it myself. My self-confidence began to bloom. The shy girl that I was began to feel that she had something to offer.
When our teens create something– anything– they begin to feel they can do anything they set out to do. They begin to feel that they have something to offer the world. They begin to feel that they can, indeed, step out into whatever God is calling them to– and that they can do it now. They have worth.
Encourage your teen to create. Build something. Write poetry. Paper craft. Knit. Sew. Bake. Paint. Sculpt. Draw. Do some computer animation. Landscape the yard. Decorate cakes. Whatever may strike your teen's fancy, encourage him in his creating.
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What sort of creating is your teen drawn to? How can you encourage him?
{Okay~ so I don't know what happened, but my weekend posts didn't publish. Sorry once again to all my feed reading friends for multiple posts coming through at once. 31 Days challenges, right?}
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