I enjoyed being featured in Glen Ellyn Living recently about Glen Ellyn Rocks. The article also mentioned my writing/marketing activity and my upcoming book. I met their writer Alicia at the Taste of Glen Ellyn 2018 at a booth for Glen Ellyn Rocks. She also manages Glen Ellyn Moms Village.
What is Glen Ellyn Rocks? It is a Rock Painting group-the kind that is popular in many villages/towns and intended to help build community, activity and joy in our families and neighborhoods. We like to hashtag the rocks we paint with #FBGlenEllynRocks so people know they can find the group on Facebook. Please feel free to join us there!
When we paint rocks, most styles apply. They can be words of encouragement, animals, stripes, hearts or whatever kid-friendly design that you enjoy or whatever your kids want to paint! Then you hide the rocks in Glen Ellyn somewhere and post hints on the group site as to where you hid them. People will follow up and find your rocks and often post their pictures of joy in finding them.
If you find a rock, you are free to keep it or re-hide it.
Thanks to the Glen Ellyn Chamber for inviting us to the Taste of Glen Ellyn! We had a great time!
I LOVE THIS. We talk about this activity our devotional / study guide that goes with watching THESE STONES the Series, hoping that groups will not only form watch parties for the show, but also get together and put encouraging words on rocks for others to find, like McKenna (Madeline Carroll) finds in the show. My hope is everyone prays before they write out a phrase or word or verse, for the person who will find it. That it will be the right word at the right time when someone needs encouragement. Love that you’re doing this!
Rocks can be used in amazing ways. I have picked up some myself that got me through the day. Such an opportunity for encouraging other people. Like those anti-suicide signs people put out only better because there is the magic of discovering, finding and potentially re-hiding for someone else.