Be patient and tough, someday this pain will be useful to you. - Ovid I'm in the midst of reading a couple of books to review in various places and happened upon this dedication in one of the books. It spoke to my heart. I shared it with someone who was sharing her heart with … Continue reading Dedication
Category: Journey
Good and perfect gifts
God has a sense of humor. I'm sitting in my living room, watching the Yankee game, minding my own business when, "every good and perfect gift" floats through my mind. I know this verse from somewhere, memorized it a long time a go, but for the life of me can't remember chapter & verse. So, … Continue reading Good and perfect gifts
Celebrating Life
This was a first, a wedding and a funeral all in one day. Both celebrations of moments in life that happen. The continuation of life, a new journey together, a life let go. To see the glow of the bride & groom, and the aching hearts of those gathered to remember the life no longer … Continue reading Celebrating Life
I’m a bad student
Now, some of my dear friends will probably want to whap me upside the head however, I'm going to ask you to hang with me here for a moment. Because I'm not so much a bad student as I've discovered a few things in the last few weeks that have me thinking about how I … Continue reading I’m a bad student
Free . . . ish
So I've been thinking about some quilterly things. And I realized I never really told you about how I learned to quilt. Sure if you've heard my lecture or have read my other blog for any period of time you've read part of the journey or watched it unfold. However if you're new to my blog, … Continue reading Free . . . ish
The spirituality of quilt making
This article, Building Spiritual Capital, appeared in the New York Times several weeks ago. At the time I remember reading it, being moved to tears thinking, "Yes!" way to go grandma. Then in true quilterly fashion thinking of the spirituality of quilt making. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8ful0cmPNQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m_sWJQm2fs This morning I heard both of these songs one right … Continue reading The spirituality of quilt making
Grazie, Signore
" Amadeus was a remarkable film centered on two powerful and contrasting figures: Antonio Salieri, court composer to the Austrian emperor, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a brash and conceited young genius. "Someone described his life as wine, women, and song. And he didn't sing much." The limited, uninspired Salieri lives with a raging jealousy for … Continue reading Grazie, Signore
If you wanna be great
So, in the spirit of waking up with a song in my head, and never doing anything the way "normal" people do - this morning there were two. Yes, two, and they were competing for space in a way that I find rather telling, and amusing. The first: Royals by Lorde The second: If you … Continue reading If you wanna be great
Weighted Down
This mornings wake up song Third Day's Soul on Fire http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7lv9oMjv_0 God, I'm running for Your heart I'm running for Your heart Till I am a soul on fire Lord, I'm longing for Your ways I'm waiting for the day When I am a soul on fire Till I am a soul on fire[x2] Lord, … Continue reading Weighted Down
Pearls
Okay, these are stones and a shell not pearls. These stones have value to me, much in the same way a pearl would to others. I pick up stones along the way as reminders of a place, a moment, a memory. A couple weeks ago my sweetie and I went to the beach, put our … Continue reading Pearls
A Quilter's Heart 