He presented another parable to them, saying, "The
kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his
field; and this is smaller than all other seeds, but when it is full grown, it
is larger than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the
air come and nest in its branches." -
EcoChic Designs’ August Earrings-of-the-Month –
I don’t know what your religious beliefs and affiliations
might be, but this month, I was inspired by faith. Not mine. My boys.
I was raised spiritually, but not belonging to any
congregation or church. I went to an Episcopalian high school, attended
Catholic masses – more as a place of quiet and meditation – throughout my teen
years, and my husband and I were married by an Episcopalian minister. While we don’t have a church, I think it’s
fair to say that we are both people of faith.
But my two spend a significant amount of time with my
parents who are Catholic, having returned to their faith later in life. My
parents used to harangue me about baptizing the boys and rolled their eyes when
I told them that Jake and I had already baptized them in the ocean. I think
they gave up asking me and set their eyes on making sure their “grandbaby boys”
were theists.
My boys attend mass with my parents on a regular basis. And,
earlier this summer, both boys asked to be baptized. We found a minister and
church that we all liked and, earlier this month, my boys were baptized.
I was inspired by the passage in Matthew that likens the
kingdom of heaven to a mustard seed.
Small, amber rounds represent those seeds; some pieces have yellow
quartz as well. And all are handwired with sterling silver wire and hang from
sterling silver ear wires. Whatever my subscribers believe, I hope that they enjoy these
warm, sunny-hued pieces made especially for them.
Photos to follow. ~CMM
