The Stanley Project

My grandson Stanley was one year old on the 18th of June. For the past couple of months, I have been making his present. I had bought a book of nursery rhymes to give to him at Easter, I had also been in a charity shop and bought a colourful box covered in felt that said “What’s inside” on it. 

The toys inside weren’t in very good condition and so I threw them away but I had a lovely idea for the box and the book because when I got it home and looked at it I was so taken with the pictures as they all looked like they were hand made toys. So I decided to get a different Easter present and make the individual ‘toys’ with felt, some I made into finger puppets.

Five Little Speckled frogs

 Some I put a squeaker in, I really enjoyed making them.

I'm a Little Teapot

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I traced the pictures and cut out templates and I tried wherever possible to keep the colours the same, unfortunately I got some of them the wrong way round from the picture as you can see from the picture above but I am sure that Stanley won’t mind. Hopefully he will be able to tell which toy belongs to which image.  

The Stanley Project

It always amazes me that man is really creative and yet struggles to believe they are created. Everything is designed and created that we use, I think the man who invented the computer would be quite upset if anyone believed it had all just come together from a big bang. The Bible tells me I am fearfully and wonderfully made,

Psalm 139:14 I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well.

The more we learn about the human body the more we realise just how complex and amazing it is, we know and accept the computer was designed and created by man but refuse to believe man was created by God. Where on earth do they think we get our creativity from?

We are made in the image and likeness of God but unfortunately this image has been marred by sin, which caused a rift between the Creator and the created. Fortunately for us God has put a plan in place that would mean we would no longer be estranged from God or suffer eternal punishment for our sins.

Jesus Christ God's Son died in our place and took the punishment for our sins, we can be forgiven turn from sin and have a relationship with God and with Jesus.

Stanley can’t have a personal relationship with the things I’ve created but God can and will have a relationship with all who repent and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.