What an incredible joy it is for Twenty twenty-three to begin on Sunday. New week, new year. I have a new planner coming soon that will in some sense continue Cultivate and begin the year with Tenacity. Well done me for tying these two words together. Since beginning this post the new planner arrived, to … Continue reading Fallow & Struggle
Tag: faith
I’ve gotta admire Jacob, Wrestling all night
My copy of Our Lady of Hot Messes arrived Friday and I'm starting to dig in. When I review quilting books I can often tell in the dedication how the book is going to be, if this holds true then this book will be different and challenging. When someone says, "y'all deserved better" there is … Continue reading I’ve gotta admire Jacob, Wrestling all night
Oasis
While hauling around suitcases this week one of them jammed into my big toe, it's fine, it'll be fine. Central Texas got a little rain this week. As a general rule when I go for the mail I step on the berm adjacent to our front door, cross the street and walk to the mailbox. … Continue reading Oasis
Stitch by Stitch, Word by word, prayer by prayer
Happy Sunday friends. A very dear Priest friend often repeated, "God writes straight with crooked lines." Today's post is a little bit about that and a lot about repetition of the basics. Here in this beginning place is a link to the readings for the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, and to Fr Mike Schmitz … Continue reading Stitch by Stitch, Word by word, prayer by prayer
Bacon is beautiful
The bacon is cooked, delightfully crispy, has that bacony smell, and I'm about to make egg sandwiches for us before heading off to do the this and that about the day. I nearly titled this "bacon is proof God loves us and wants us to be happy." And while that holds within itself some deep … Continue reading Bacon is beautiful
Cultivate
I have a deep love of solid fabrics. Deep love. They are in artsy terms, the blank canvas of the quilting world and they pair well with my deep love of thread and creating imagery over the surface of said solid color. Black, blue and cream are the ones that made it to the bigger … Continue reading Cultivate
A wee bit Giddy
I have exactly zero pictures from this but good memories. I arrived home last night with some really delightful memories, some affirmed insight and with a deeper appreciation for how Our Father, through the gift of the Holy Spirit leads us. Saturday I flew out to California for a guild gig. My friend picked me … Continue reading A wee bit Giddy
Flip the Script
quilted on a Handi Quilter Avante, thanks Lori! Did you know that I can literally flip the script? I can write backwards. I can also write with my non-dominant hand. It's not pretty but I can do it I can sign my name if necessary, somehow the script is better than printing. Go figure. The … Continue reading Flip the Script
What do you do with that
Alt title: On Being a Hot Mess In my kitchen are a gaggle of suitcases, two full with the accoutrement necessary for an upcoming teaching gig and a third waiting to be filled with things like my computer, and all that other stuff one needs when traveling. I'm bringing the color wheels, and so many … Continue reading What do you do with that
Invitation to Intimacy
screenshot from Kindle Abide: A Pathway to Transformative Healing and Intimacy with Jesus Heather Khym Ave Maria Press160 pages$17.95 It is Jesus that you seek when you dream of happiness; He is waiting for you when nothing else you find satisfies you; He is the beauty to which you are so attracted; it is He … Continue reading Invitation to Intimacy
A Quilter's Heart 