Sunday Scripture

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"Pay attention and listen to the sayings of the wise;

apply your heart to what I teach,

for it is pleasing when you keep them in 

your heart and have all of them ready on your lips.

So that your trust may be in the Lord,

I teach you today, even you."

Proverbs 22:17-19

Blessings,

Friday Pretties

Snow melting.  Sunshine.  A hint of Spring in the damp cold.  This is my Friday Pretty.  Slender green shoots straining out of the earth through the dead leaves of last fall.  A message from God today that there is always something going on even when we can't see it.  After a long winter, after a long season, He is still at work growing something good outdoors, as well as, inside us.  I was reminded of this verse:

"As long as the earth endures,

seedtime and harvest,

cold and heat,

summer and winter,

day and night

will never cease."

Genesis 8:22

The forecast predicts more snow, but I will hold on to what is coming and marvel at what is going on under it all.  Blessings!

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With joy,

Thursday Thoughts

I have been reading an incredible book by Ann Voskamp, "One Thousand Gifts".  I must tell you, I think it's about to change my life.  Does that sound dramatic?  Yes, but true.  I know as soon as I finish it, I will start it over again.  It is not an easy read, at all, but worth it.  It requires full attendance of your mind to absorb the truths written.

Since I have been ill for the past two weeks, not much has gotten done at my house, ok, nothing really.  I have custom quilt orders to fulfill, a house to clean, groceries to buy.  One sentence from the book keeps interrupting my thoughts today, "Life is not an emergency".

a sneek peek of Monday's Sewing Christmas

So, read the Word, make some coffee, grab a pen, make the list.  What needs to be done today, what needs to be done in the next few days.  Eliminate the wants for now, focus on the needs.  Life is not an emergency, much can wait.  Don't forget to notice that the snow is melting and I can see green grass for the first time in months.

Plan a good meal,  I haven't hardly cooked in two weeks and the family might like a little love from the kitchen.  Above all, be thankful.  Give thanks for feeling better, for choices, for fabric and patterns and fun and a good God that loves us and showers us with good gifts, daily.

Hugs,

Vintage Frills

My daughter has taken a liking to vintage clothing.  She spends time searching the internet for lovely pieces to add to her wardrobe.  Recently she decided that she wanted to wear a vintage dress to prom this year and began her search.  This plum beauty showed up at our house last week.

She calls it her "Great Gatsby" dress.  It has the prettiest drape of ruffles down the front.  She found it on Etsy, a wonderful source for vintage clothing.  It is in excellent condition and was significantly less the cost of a brand new prom dress.  She wants me to leave it on the mannequin so that she can see it daily.

She has an important event this Saturday and is wearing this lovely crinoline under a black dress.  The black dress is new but retro styled.  I will show you pictures as soon as I have them.  I'm working on a "Fascinator" for her hair.  Do you know what that is?

One of the blogs my daughter and I enjoy together is "Vixen Vintage".  Solanah dresses daily in vintage clothes.  She may wear new shoes or have new purses, but they look like something you'd find in another time and place.  Her blog is really fun so take a look when you get a chance.  Blessings!

With joy,

Happy Valentine's Day

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Valentine treasures are people who

have often crossed your mind,

family, friends and others, too,

who in your life have shined

the warmth of love or a spark of light

that makes you remember them;

no matter how long since you've actually met,

each one is a luminous gem,

who gleams and glows in your memory,

bringing special pleasures,

and that's why this Valentine comes to you:

You're one of those sparkling treasures!

by Joanna Fuchs

Blessings!

Sunday Scripture

Photo by the talented Teresa of Meadowbrook Farm

Used with permission

"No eye has seen,

no ear has heard,

no mind has conceived

what God has prepared for those

who love him."

1 Corinthians 2:9

With joy,

Valentine Lollipops

I found this wonderful project for felt lollipops on the Create and Decorate blog.  Click on the link for the pattern.  Aren't they just adorable?  The embellishment possibilities are endless.  Have a wonderful Saturday doing something you love!

Smiles,