One Beautiful Dream Jennifer Fulwiler Hardcover - $24.99; Kindle - $9.99 240 pages Zondervan Publishing In my early twenties I was a member of a young Mennonite church in a small town in Georgia. I remember thinking that one day I'd like to be a minister. I would dream of preaching, and caring for the needs … Continue reading Book Review: One Beautiful Dream Jennifer Fulwiler
Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters – Day 4
Patterns are good. They provide us with the guidelines for making a good product. About a year or so ago a friend gave me a few of her patterns to try out. They are incredibly well detailed, and instructive patterns. I made one once, and the thing wasn't as tidy as expected. We ended up … Continue reading Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters – Day 4
Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters – Day 3
Luke 7: 36-50 A Pharisee invited him to dine with him, and he entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at table. Now there was a sinful woman in the city who learned that he was at table in the house of the Pharisee. Bringing an alabaster flask of ointment, she stood behind him at his … Continue reading Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters – Day 3
Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters – Day 2
Jaws made its cinematic debut in 1975. Not even in double digits at the time I have memories that still gives me shivers even though I never saw the movie. Ever. One of the neighborhood kids decided it would be okay to tell me, an under 10 year old, about the movie. That led to … Continue reading Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters – Day 2
Forty Days of Prayer – 1
For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy. St. Therese of Lisieux, Manuscrits autobiographiques, C 25r CCC 2558 ....The wonder of prayer is revealed beside the well where we come seeking … Continue reading Forty Days of Prayer – 1
Posted Love
This morning after video messaging a friend singing, "girl you're amazing just the way you are!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjhCEhWiKXk the thought of sitting in a quiet Church yesterday and thinking about the first reflection for Forty Days of Prayer for the Creative bounced against the inner walls of my head like so many bouncy balls. Genesis 1 … Continue reading Posted Love
Oh my Soul
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjNZf878ISQ This is the winter that never ends. It goes on and on my friends. It started snowing on a Friday afternoon We think it may stop sometime in June This is the winter that never ends sung to "This is the Song That Never Ends" inspired by this seemingly never ending … Continue reading Oh my Soul
Creativity, Love, and Quilting
Sometimes things feel harder stone. Or they're dang hard making the relief afterward is so blessed that you begin to wonder what the ever lovin' heck was I waiting for. I got help that made a hard task less burdensome. Well this opened the door to Creativity. https://www.instagram.com/p/BhccwjOjuxr/?taken-by=terilucas And Creativity opened the door to a … Continue reading Creativity, Love, and Quilting
Accept and Give
He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! Happy Easter! John 15:13 No one has greater love than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends. As often happens what I think I'm writing about, isn't what I actually write about. Well, at least not directly. Yesterday the Vatican released the Apostolic Exhortation Gaudete … Continue reading Accept and Give
Wow!
I started this post during the Triduum (Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday), listening to Gregorian Chant while reflecting on the Passion of Jesus. Yeah I'm so not that holy - simply in need of a change of norm. It all started with this: beautiful reflection on the love of Jesus. There is something so deep … Continue reading Wow!
A Quilter's Heart 