Two very fine threads, through one needle I keep a lot of quilts, thread, and other stuff I teach with in the back of the car because it's easy for the times when I get to lecture and teach. I'm in a summer slowdown - unless of course your Parish, guild or shop would like … Continue reading The Joy of Quilting
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We can only Wonder at Every Gift You Give
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaIDkoFXdUk We can only wonder at every gift You Give Many mornings I wake up hearing a song lyric on repeat. This morning not so much. Nope, this morning I woke up in conversation with a couple of different people. Over time when this happens the clarity is there's something the Good Father desires to … Continue reading We can only Wonder at Every Gift You Give
Over the Weekend
Between now and Saturday morning I need to prepare to share my current prayer practices. The practice of prayer waxes and wanes like the moon, there are times of great joy and beauty quite like a lunar eclipse. And there are times of dryness quite like this last summer here in Texas, it was HOT … Continue reading Over the Weekend
Coffee with God June 2023
While looking for something else I realized what's not quite right in the sewing room. While pulling blocks that I need to piece and bring with me to quilt on this trip I realized I don't have a cutting table where I can keep the mat and cutter. I have a ginormous pressing surface that … Continue reading Coffee with God June 2023
Connection
Perhaps it is good to start this post with a link to Miriam Ezagui on Instagram. Miriam is an Orthodox Jew who takes the time to explain the beauty of her faith, religion and religious practice. As a Catholic I appreciate her faith, and religious practice deeply and appreciate it for so many reasons. To … Continue reading Connection
Breathe in Me O Holy Spirit
About a month or so ago a Priest I know gave me this prayer of St. Augustine:Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit That my thoughts may all be holyAct in me O Holy Spirit That my work, too, may be holyDraw my heart, O Holy Spirit That I love but what is holyStrengthen me, O … Continue reading Breathe in Me O Holy Spirit
Book Study Week 1, Intro & Chapter 1
While talking with a friend of mine I realized that I was playing a game that I play frequently, sometimes as a distraction and sometimes when I'm not sure what step to take next. So rather than figuring out the next step or doing the thing that needs doing I play that game. To be … Continue reading Book Study Week 1, Intro & Chapter 1
Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters Day 39: Render
I am slowly sipping coffee, waiting the sublime moment when the space between my ears and my body are ready to greet the day with great gusto. One of many great oddities in being the chief creative weirdo is that if I am with a group of friends or other creative types in the morning … Continue reading Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters Day 39: Render
Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters Day 38: Come Holy Spirit
Every now and again I go through these periods of time when I experience deeply negative thoughts on repeat like an old vinyl reacord skipping. Please allow me to assure you this is wholly unpleasant, bleeds into other areas of my life, and is the cause of the prayer, "Lord take this from me, please!" … Continue reading Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters Day 38: Come Holy Spirit
Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters Day 21: Focus
First I ask your prayers for a special intention. This post's alt title is OUCH Because that chapter in Elizabeth Scalia's Little Sins Mean a Lot: Kicking our bad Habits Before They Kick Us I got halfway through before the beginning of Mass last night smarted. The Holy Spirit was already giving me a nudge … Continue reading Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters Day 21: Focus
A Quilter's Heart 