Living in the Crayon Box

I’m back!  Yes, I know I haven’t been blogging faithfully, but I have had a good excuse.  Last week I was away at girls’ camp, (and of course, this week has been recovery and catch-up on all the work that fell behind during my absence;).

Girls’ camp was good- there were only minor injuries, it only rained one day, and lots of girls gave their hearts to Jesus.  I once again was choir director this year, and at first struggled to come up with a theme that would be fun and different- while meaningful.  Then God told me, “Living in the Crayon Box- it’s colorful, fun (who doesn’t like crayons??), and something that everyone will relate to.”  So I embarked on the hunt for songs and dramas that would teach the lessons that can be learned from the crayon box.  And believe me, I learned a lot during the process.


1.  We each are a crayon.  Take the time to close your eyes and imagine what color you are.  Some see themselves as Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown, a behind-the-scenes, dull, almost-worthless individual.  Some view themselves as Purple Pizzazz, an outgoing, bubbly, everybody’s friend, valuable person who thinks they really are the best crayon out there.

But guess what- each crayon is needed….no matter the color!  Each crayon in the crayon box is there for a certain purpose.  Sepias color trees, Goldenrod Yellows color suns, Cornflower Blues color skies, Whites color clouds, Radical Reds color flowers, Fushcias color sunsets….  No matter how invaluable you think you are, you really were put upon this earth for a purpose.  Macaroni and Cheese Oranges can’t take your place and neither can Electric Limes. 


2.  The crayons need each other.  When have you went to the store and only purchased one crayon?  No!  Crayons come all together in a crayon box because we need all the colors to work together!!!  Sometimes we get the opinion, at least I can sometimes, that we don’t need the other crayons.  My Turquoise Blue can do fine all by itself.  Why do I need to share the page with Black and Timberwolf Gray?  There is less drama when I don’t live inside the crayon box with all the other messed-up crayons.  May I say how sad that is?  The loneliest times in my life are when I’m outside the crayon box, aloof from the other crayons.  No, I don’t have to struggle with all the problems that immediately tag along with relationships and friendships; but I am lonely and calloused.  I become cynical and bitter when I sit by myself on my own shelf, coloring my own picture.  And when I look at my picture, and all I see is turquoise, I realize deep within that there is no beauty in just me, alone. 


 To make a masterpiece, we need all the colors working together.  Yes, that takes time, commitment, selflessness, and unconditional love; but that is the only way to achieve true beauty.  That is the way The Artist designed us for this life.  I know that there are crayons in the crayon box that will judge us by how our crayon wrapper is peeled.  I understand that there are crayons who try to control everything that goes on in the crayon box.  I realize that there are crayons who are difficult to love; but The Artist just asks us to do our best and love each crayon around us.  True love, selflessness, forgiveness, and a relationship with The Artist are the only ways that crayon boxes can get along and work together.










3.  I need to stop comparing my color to other colors.  My Turquoise may complain that she doesn’t have as much to do as Wild Strawberry Pink; or she may complain that she has to do a lot more than Maroon.  She may feel ugly as she colors beside Vivid Tangerine; or she may feel more beautiful than Asparagus Green.  We, crayons, are equally important and beautiful in The Artist’s eyes.  He may call some of us to do more behind-the-scenes work; He may call some of us to serve more than others; He may call some of us to wait patiently; He may call some of us to work until there is no more life within us.  But He does not want us to compare our calling or value to another crayon’s!  

These are some of the songs (and a poem) that we did for camp chorus.

CITY ON A HILL:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7MC2wu49Cw

IT’S NO GOOD TO BE ALONE:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn1Qej-4LC4

SERVANT SONG (we did this in sign language):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdmgpMfnjdU

I CAN BE YOUR FRIEND:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbJNlJ5yVUk

THE CRAYON BOX THAT TALKED (poem):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXMuRI7p2k8

THE COLORING SONG:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkUcEBEa6H8

And some songs we sang that included lots of color (just because girls love singing fun songs).

MY FAVORITE THINGS:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33o32C0ogVM

THE COLOR SONG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7Y_bExWy00


And I thought to finish off this post, I would also give you the list of crayon names yet;)

Aaron at ColorSchemer.com created a fun list of all 120 Crayon Colors with their hex codes and RGB values. “All of these colors are rough approximations from Crayola’s current list of 120 Crayon Colors. -CS”

Name	Hex	RGB
Mahogany	CD4A4A	205,74,74
Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown	CC6666	204,102,102
Chestnut	BC5D58	188,93,88
Red Orange	FF5349	255,83,73
Sunset Orange	FD5E53	253,94,83
Bittersweet	FD7C6E	253,124,110
Melon	FDBCB4	253,188,180
Outrageous Orange	FF6E4A	255,110,74
Vivid Tangerine	FFA089	255,160,137
Burnt Sienna	EA7E5D	234,126,93
Brown	B4674D	180,103,77
Sepia	A5694F	165,105,79
Orange	FF7538	255,117,56
Burnt Orange	FF7F49	255,127,73
Copper	DD9475	221,148,117
Mango Tango	FF8243	255,130,67
Atomic Tangerine	FFA474	255,164,116
Beaver	9F8170	159,129,112
Antique Brass	CD9575	205,149,117
Desert Sand	EFCDB8	239,205,184
Raw Sienna	D68A59	214,138,89
Tumbleweed	DEAA88	222,170,136
Tan	FAA76C	250,167,108
Peach	FFCFAB	255,207,171
Macaroni and Cheese	FFBD88	255,189,136
Apricot	FDD9B5	253,217,181
Neon Carrot	FFA343	255,163,67
Almond	EFDBC5	239,219,197
Yellow Orange	FFB653	255,182,83
Gold	E7C697	231,198,151
Shadow	8A795D	138,121,93
Banana Mania	FAE7B5	250,231,181
Sunglow	FFCF48	255,207,72
Goldenrod	FCD975	252,217,117
Dandelion	FDDB6D	253,219,109
Yellow	FCE883	252,232,131
Green Yellow	F0E891	240,232,145
Spring Green	ECEABE	236,234,190
Olive Green	BAB86C	186,184,108
Laser Lemon	FDFC74	253,252,116
Unmellow Yellow	FDFC74	253,252,116
Canary	FFFF99	255,255,153
Yellow Green	C5E384	197,227,132
Inch Worm	B2EC5D	178,236,93
Asparagus	87A96B	135,169,107
Granny Smith Apple	A8E4A0	168,228,160
Electric Lime	1DF914	29,249,20
Screamin Green	76FF7A	118,255,122
Fern	71BC78	113,188,120
Forest Green	6DAE81	109,174,129
Sea Green	9FE2BF	159,226,191
Green	1CAC78	28,172,120
Mountain Meadow	30BA8F	48,186,143
Shamrock	45CEA2	69,206,162
Jungle Green	3BB08F	59,176,143
Caribbean Green	1CD3A2	28,211,162
Tropical Rain Forest	17806D	23,128,109
Pine Green	158078	21,128,120
Robin Egg Blue	1FCECB	31,206,203
Aquamarine	78DBE2	120,219,226
Turquoise Blue	77DDE7	119,221,231
Sky Blue	80DAEB	128,218,235
Outer Space	414A4C	65,74,76
Blue Green	199EBD	25,158,189
Pacific Blue	1CA9C9	28,169,201
Cerulean	1DACD6	29,172,214
Cornflower	9ACEEB	154,206,235
Midnight Blue	1A4876	26,72,118
Navy Blue	1974D2	25,116,210
Denim	2B6CC4	43,108,196
Blue	1F75FE	31,117,254
Periwinkle	C5D0E6	197,208,230
Cadet Blue	B0B7C6	176,183,198
Indigo	5D76CB	93,118,203
Wild Blue Yonder	A2ADD0	162,173,208
Manatee	979AAA	151,154,170
Blue Bell	ADADD6	173,173,214
Blue Violet	7366BD	115,102,189
Purple Heart	7442C8	116,66,200
Royal Purple	7851A9	120,81,169
Purple Mountains’ Majesty	9D81BA	157,129,186
Violet (Purple)	926EAE	146,110,174
Wisteria	CDA4DE	205,164,222
Vivid Violet	8F509D	143,80,157
Fuchsia	C364C5	195,100,197
Shocking Pink	FB7EFD	251,126,253
Pink Flamingo	FC74FD	252,116,253
Plum	8E4585	142,69,133
Hot Magenta	FF1DCE	255,29,206
Purple Pizzazz	FF1DCE	255,29,206
Razzle Dazzle Rose	FF48D0	255,72,208
Orchid	E6A8D7	230,168,215
Red Violet	C0448F	192,68,143
Eggplant	6E5160	110,81,96
Cerise	DD4492	221,68,146
Wild Strawberry	FF43A4	255,67,164
Magenta	F664AF	246,100,175
Lavender	FCB4D5	252,180,213
Cotton Candy	FFBCD9	255,188,217
Violet Red	F75394	247,83,148
Carnation Pink	FFAACC	255,170,204
Razzmatazz	E3256B	227,37,107
Piggy Pink	FDD7E4	253,215,228
Jazzberry Jam	CA3767	202,55,103
Blush	DE5D83	222,93,131
Tickle Me Pink	FC89AC	252,137,172
Pink Sherbet	F780A1	247,128,161
Maroon	C8385A	200,56,90
Red	EE204D	238,32,77
Radical Red	FF496C	255,73,108
Mauvelous	EF98AA	239,152,170
Wild Watermelon	FC6C85	252,108,133
Scarlet	FC2847	252,40,71
Salmon	FF9BAA	255,155,170
Brick Red	CB4154	203,65,84
White	EDEDED	237,237,237
Timberwolf	DBD7D2	219,215,210
Silver	CDC5C2	205,197,194
Gray	95918C	149,145,140
Black	232323	35,35,35