Our Father Who art in heaven Hallowed be thy name Thy Kingdom Come Thy will be done On earth as it is in heaven Give us this day our daily bread Forgive us our debts; as we forgive our debtors Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Each evening before dinner my … Continue reading Don’t let Fear
Category: prayer
Quilting as Prayer
Like the art of quilt making itself the paths are many, and all lead in the same direction, a completed quilt. Well that's the hope anyway. Prayer is much the same, there are different ways of praying, and all lead to God. Some quilts are quick, and easy. Like the prayers as I walk into … Continue reading Quilting as Prayer
Hope
In ten short days we will celebrate Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the great season of Lent, the color of the season is purple. Lent is one season that has always appealed to this quilter, as it's not simply about giving up habits, things that bring great pleasure, adding spiritual reading, making sacrifices for … Continue reading Hope
Noticing a Difference
Over the last week or so reading Cravings has been a little bit low on the priority list as the need to do some writing for the magazine, and make a quilt bubbled urgently to the surface. Like the urgency of the work needing doing some memories, profound ones have bubbled up as well. As … Continue reading Noticing a Difference
As you love your Self
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these. Mark 12:30, 31 Do not look forward in fear to the … Continue reading As you love your Self
Remember…
I write for many reasons that primarily live in my heart, and mind. I write to think, to pray, to listen, to hear, to express, to give voice to faith, to give voice to how faith influences quilt making. I write to preserve the memory of life as it is sometimes beautiful, sometimes messy, always … Continue reading Remember…
Count Your Blessings Name them one by one
Count your blessings, name them one by one; Count your blessings, see what God hath done; Count your blessings, name them one by one, And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done. Blank books are a passion. There's nothing like opening one up, putting pen to paper, letting words flow from the heart, … Continue reading Count Your Blessings Name them one by one
Advent, Lent, Rote, and Renewal
Ya know how you do something over, and over, and over again and it becomes rote. Part of who you are, the core of your being. There are many things we do sing, breathe, blink, stretch, contort our faces in ways that show the underlying sentiment, or not. My face has a mind all it's … Continue reading Advent, Lent, Rote, and Renewal
Waltzing
Backwards in High Heels. I'm linking over the page where she explains why she chose the name. I'd heard the quote/story of Ginger Rogers doing everything everything Fred Astaire did, only backwards, and in high heels. Every once in a while when I was a teenager I'd watch waltzing competitions on PBS. These competitions were … Continue reading Waltzing
A Moment of Gratitude
Sometimes God whispers, "I love you!" through a series of comments that simply affirm that teaching and writing are part of my vocation. Three little comments. Three different people. And in one a realization of something I long for that now I can adequately say. Thank You God! for these moments. For the whispers of love, … Continue reading A Moment of Gratitude
A Quilter's Heart 