Amy Grant: Don't Try so Hard Lyrics Amy sings this with James Taylor Another Monday comes and I just wanna breathe Cause it's a long, long week for someone wired to please I keep taking my aim, pushing it higher Wanna shine bright, even brighter now Wish I would tell myself Don't try so hard … Continue reading God speaks softly
Category: telling on myself
I’m not quite sure how to title this
I'll admit straight out that I have a problem accepting the help of others. It's not easy feeling weak and vulnerable or somehow less than. I also have a problem, quite related to this, of accepting compliments and gifts well. I'm getting better at that however it's still not easy because of that inner negative … Continue reading I’m not quite sure how to title this
Surprise
Galatians 5:22 & 23 "the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law" Often when I think I'm going in one direction, with clarity and purpose I generally find something else happens. I asked one of my contributors to write about "time and … Continue reading Surprise
Surprised by this thought but go with me here
When I wrote Grasping at Gratitude I mentioned that Mary & Martha are two of my favorite people in the Gospel. Mary and Martha are sisters and I'd like to think that generally they got along well as most sisters do. And here we see the two of them in a bit of a conflict. … Continue reading Surprised by this thought but go with me here
Love yourself enough
I've seen photos on blogs and on facebook of post it notes or notes taped to a wall or pinned to a cork board. Brightly colored paper, notebook paper, index cards all work very well. I've taken this up as a way of tracking present quilts, quilterly ideas, blog posts and I'm thinking articles and … Continue reading Love yourself enough
A Quilter's Heart 