Weekend Kindness

Make a Gift that Will Last

Posted Wednesday, January 9th, 2008 and visited 227 times, 1 so far today
by MInTheGap

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Before we got married, my wife gave me a smooth stone that she’d painted purple with green dots on it that said “I love you.”  The neat thing is that I still have it today and it’s message is still true!

Today’s mission is the same idea, though it doesn’t have to be the same message.

Make a paperweight from a smooth stone, paint it, and write a special love message on it.

  • It’s enduring– it’s something that you’ll cherish for years to come. 
  • It’s something that’s practical– we all need a paperweight from time to time.
  • It’s message is timeless– it’s something that you want to symbolize permanence.

So now you just have to go find a stone and crack out your set of paint.  Be creative, and make it memorable.


MInTheGap has been commenting on the culture at large and current events since 2004. He enjoys spending time with his family, writing, and being active in his local church.
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3 Responses to “Make a Gift that Will Last”

  1. MyAvatars 0.2 Mandy Houk Says:
    January 10th, 2008 at 4:25 pm

    Hey!  Not only is that a great idea, but I have something to add: if you use a large stone, it can be a doorstop.  My nine year old daughter’s bedroom doorstop is a stone that I painted about thirty years ago. 

  2. MyAvatars 0.2 MInTheGap Says:
    January 11th, 2008 at 9:12 am

    You’re right, Mandy. I believe that my “I love you” stone was a door stop at one time. We also have a stone somewhere in the house that says “Jesus love you.”

    No wonder the pet rock thing caught on.

  3. MyAvatars 0.2 Mary Says:
    January 13th, 2008 at 3:13 pm

    My cousin painted a rock for me for a wedding token…it has the verse on it that talks about “many waters not quenching love”…which was appropriate because it was the year of the great flooding across the mid-west. The basement of the church we were married in was almost FULL of water..and the lovely dank smell of dampness was in the air! Plus, my hubby and his family came close to either getting in a boat to make it, or riding horses through miles of pasture to get around the flooding to the church…I like the idea of doing this as a doorstop. Plus, we were challenged in our small group Bible class, to make a monument to God’s faithfulness. I’ve been trying to come up with something…this sounds like a great idea. We could paint a bigger rock, put a verse on it that means a lot to our family, and spray it with sealant for a garden rock!

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