Alternative Theme Titles:

• In His Steps
• Walking With Jesus!
• Steppin' Out For The Lord
• Put On Your High Heels and Follow!
• Footsteps
• I Will Follow
• Footprints of Jesus
  
  Theme Verse Suggestions:
  
• "Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me."   Psalm 199:133
• "The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way."    Psalm 37:23
• "He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings."    Psalm 40:2
• "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path."    Psalm 119:105
  
  Devotional:
  Well Dressed Feet by Julia
  
  Decorating Suggestions:
  
  Color Scheme
  Any color combination will do.
  
  General Decorations
  
• Decorate with lots of shoes.
• Make an announcement and have your ladies bring in any shoes they no longer want. Use them to decorate with. Donate them to a local charity when you are finished.
• If you have some boots or in toed shoes, such as pumps, fill them up with greenery or plants for some unique arrangements.
• Cut footprints out of paper and place along the main walkway in a path with tape.
  
  For The Tables
  
• You might be able to come up with some 'slipper' knick knacks made of porcelain.
• An alternative to 'real' shoes are the princess shoes for little girls in the toy department. They are reasonably priced. (Can sometimes find at $stores)
• Use a few 'shoe' arrangements.
• Check with a local shoe store to see if they have any shoe store 'shopping bags', the type with handles and use those with flowers and greenery trailing out to make a nice arrangement.
• Shoe Arrangements
  Don't Throw Out Your Shoes... (Youngbucksoutdoors.com)
  Shoe Planters (Epinions)
  
  See Centerpiece and Table Arrangements
  
  Focal Point
  
• Shoe Display - Make a display with lots of shoe store shopping bags, shoe boxes, and a variety of shoes. Use the boxes as levels, placing all different ways to create some interest with the bags and shoes added in at all angles. Use everything from baby shoes up to large men's boots for a variety. Add in some trailing vines or greenery.
  
  Games and Ice-breakers:
• Shoe Get Acquainted Game (CLM)
  
  See the Icebreakers Index for more ideas.
  
  Music:
  
• Footprints of Jesus  Hymn
• Stepping in the Light  Hymn (Wm. J. Kirkpatrick)
• Follow On  Hymn (Robert Lowry)
• Just a Closer Walk With Thee  Hymn
• Each Step I Take  Hymn (W. Elmo Mercer)
• Where He Leads Me  Hymn (J.S. Norris)
  
  Favors:
  
• Novelty Shoe Laces
• Shoe Horns
  
  See the Favor Index.
  
  Just For Fun:
  
• Do A Fun Flip Flop Craft.
  There are several links to various flip flop decorating ideas at the Hobby Lobby website.
  Mater Craft List
• Do a little research and share a little fun shoe facts that you might think is interesting.
  Solemates-The Century in Shoes
• Share Some Foot Facts
  Foot Fact Quizzes
  
  Doorprizes:
  
• Gift Certificate to a Shoe Store
• Summer Flip Flops
• Bedroom Slippers (character or novelty ones would be fun)
• Shoe Shine Kit - These are not as easy to find anymore, but you could make up a basket or gift bag full of shoe items, such as shoe horn, few packs of various shoestrings, shoe cloth, a few kinds of shoe polish, etc.
• Book In His Steps (Sheldon)
  
  See the Door prize page
  
  Skits:
  See the CLM Skit Links
  
  Food Suggestions:
  
• Slipper Cookie (Family Go - Would also make cute favors)
  
  See the Recipe Resource Page

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