When I say I nearly spit eggs on my keyboard when I read, As we were walking down the road, I saw a cloud of white moving off to the side and wondered aloud what it could be. As we got closer, the cloud came into focus, and soon I could see that it was … Continue reading Sheep and Quilting and a Good Book Quote
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Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters Day 32: More
More. There is always more than we see on the surface. One of the things about social media is we can narrate and curate our stories in a way that places whatever positive, negative, or neutral story, narrative we choose. One can with vivid imagination firmly intact, almost hear the narration, music, and see the … Continue reading Forty Days of Prayer for Quilters Day 32: More
Of Great Value
Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father’s knowledge. Even all the hairs of your head are counted. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. Matthew 10: 29 - 31 Gregory Case Photography, courtesy of Machine Quilting … Continue reading Of Great Value
Love your neighbor as you love yourself
Mark 12: 30 & 31 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” This one has been in my draft … Continue reading Love your neighbor as you love yourself
Service of Beauty
The artistic vocation in the service of beauty 3. A noted Polish poet, Cyprian Norwid, wrote that “beauty is to enthuse us for work, and work is to raise us up”.(3) The theme of beauty is decisive for a discourse on art. It was already present when I stressed God's delighted gaze upon creation. In … Continue reading Service of Beauty
Gifts or We’re all One of a Kind
I Corinthians 12: Unity and Variety. Now in regard to spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be unaware.... There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit;there are different forms of service but the same Lord; there are different workings but the same God who produces all of them in … Continue reading Gifts or We’re all One of a Kind
Giving up, Giving in, Giving over
Giving up At some point during this journey I knew I needed to give up. Surrender. Recognize that I needed to live in the desert in order to reconnect with something greater than myself. Early on in this desert place I felt like giving up quilting, teaching and writing. I mistook this place for an … Continue reading Giving up, Giving in, Giving over
A Quilters Heart
The last few days, "Thinking! Thinking!" in the Elfred voice from Josie (my Garmin Nuvi) has been running through my head. You see a friend, Debby, made a suggestion that has really just resonated with this quilters heart. My friend suggested a series of reflections, essays, devotionals if you will on quilting and faith and … Continue reading A Quilters Heart
A Quilter's Heart 