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
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A Faith in Quilting Post
Alt Title: Active but not busy It's only taken a bit over thirty-two years of being in relationship with my Sweetie, and nearly thirty years of being married to him to come to the understanding that our thinking processes are different, compatible, but different. That we each think and act differently is both heartening and … Continue reading A Faith in Quilting Post
Kids are not the future Church; they are part of the Church – now
I'm going to come around to the title of this blog post in a moment and hopefully it'll all intertwine in a way that makes sense. I've been working on a quilt design in my head for a few months now, and it's actually made it to paper. Last night in my kitchen I saw … Continue reading Kids are not the future Church; they are part of the Church – now
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
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
Twenty-four Hours Early
Morning dawned bright and early, it was probably more overcast and breezy. I, did however, get up early like 4:30 am early. Sleep for women of a certain age can get sketchy and then there's the weird dreams wherein I wake up feeling as though the conversations last all night long. When the beep, beep, … Continue reading Twenty-four Hours Early
Holy Week
It's happened often enough that I miss it that when I'm quilting I lose all sense of what's around me, focusing in on what I'm doing, what's happening under the needle that there is such a freedom and quiet in my head, it's sublimely sweet. I've been in that space in prayer once that I … Continue reading Holy Week
When the Blaze Becomes Intense, but it’s not what I thought
Over on TerifiCreations I've mentioned that I'd love to spend a day writing sensational, click-bait style headlines both for fun and the creative exercise it is. If I actually did this it would over time become part of the lexicon of my brain. I need to plan this day sometime soon for in and of … Continue reading When the Blaze Becomes Intense, but it’s not what I thought
A Quilter's Heart 