Faith in Quilting
Sometime before my Sweetie and I married I had deep dad-daughter conversation that's stuck with me all this time. He was apologizing for all the hard stuff that'd happened in our lives and home and that he wished it hadn't happened. I told him at the time that those experiences made me who I am, … Continue reading Prayer, Conversation & Quilting
In a couple of weeks I am going to host the Blessed is She/Westchester Brunch. After emailing with the group leader we have a theme for the discussion which led me to thinking about both the Garden of Gethsemane, and Good Friday on the Cross when Jesus says, "It is finished." There's another, better word … Continue reading On remembering to say, Yes
I cherish the hope that one day Thou wilt swoop down upon me and carry me up until I am lost, a willing victim, in the fiery heart of the furnace of Love. ~ St. Therese of Lisieux A friend of ours would often remark when times were tough that, "I'm being burnt up, not … Continue reading Burnt up, not Burnt out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m_sWJQm2fs Last night just before my Sweetie went to bed I held him close for a moment to thank him for loving me through, walking with me, reminding me of God's love and direction and to pray for that, to be open to where God is leading. This was one of those "I am always … Continue reading Going out into the Deep
You all know that "Oceans" speaks to my heart deeply, in looking back there are at least 6 posts with the song as the basis. It's come up in the play list on Pandora on two separate stations with some frequency, whispering sweetly to Trust God ever more deeply. Trusting God that he is leading … Continue reading Peaceful
Waking up with a song in my head is always lovely. Waking up with this song in my head: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m_sWJQm2fs always leads me to a moment of thinking and praying. Lately a lot of songs from "a way back when" have been on my mind and heart. Partly because the "band" has been playing them … Continue reading For I am Yours and You are Mine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m_sWJQm2fs A simple five letter word that bears and holds so much. Trust. In Matthew 14: 22 to 33 we read part of the Scripture where Jesus asks Peter and the disciples to trust. Peter most specifically in that, it is Peter who steps out in great faith to walk on water out to Jesus. … Continue reading Trust
A Quilter's Heart 