Saturday, August 5, 2017

Health Update. Saturday's Song. Slow Stitching + a Finish. Stash Report.

Health Update


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Can you tell that all my exams went well?
Mammo: "normal and benign"
Bone Density:  "normal" - even after spending 2015 and most of 2016 in bed/a wheelchair!
Colonoscopy: I'm on the 10 year plan!
Survivors' Guilt:  Thanks to the encouragement from my friends in my Cancer Care Group (most who are dealing with incurable cancer, metastasis, recurrences or new diagnosis) , my family and friends, I am living life to the fullest!  

I see my oncologist this month and have a full physical next month.  For some reason, the imaging center I went to gave me the reports and CDs early!  :)

Saturday's Song
This song lists the basics I try to utilize.  If you're going through a hard time, you may want to consider them.....


Here is the list:

Be strong in the Lord and,
Never give up hope,
You're going to do great things,
I already know,
God's got His hand on you so,
Don't live life in fear,
Forgive and forget,
But don't forget why you're here,
Take your time and pray,
- The Words I Would Say by Sidewalk Prophets


Please know, God's got you. You will come forth as gold.
Trust Him.  (Job 23:10)

Slow Stitching + a Finish
I've been doing quite a bit of slow stitching in the form of binding the Panel Baby Quilt! The recipient was so grateful that he almost made me cry!
I can't believe I forgot to take a picture of the finished quilt!  

Here it is with the borders:
I machine quilted the borders and hand quilted the bears.  


I'm hoping to make even more progress on Prayer Shawl #2.  It's already about 48" long!


By the way, I saw this pattern on Fiber Flux.  Her directions are fabulous!  It's really interesting to see how different it looks with a bulkier yarn!  

High Quality Smiling Puppy Blank Meme Template
And here I thought I was so original!  

I'm also hoping I can make some progress on this Oldie But Goodie - the Around the House Stitching Club mini by Wild Olive!

Stash Report
Still in the black!
Fiber Stash Report:  August 5, 2017
(started 6/11/17)
Fabric used this week
4 ½  yds
Fabric used to date
16 3/8 yds
Fabric Added this week
0 yds
Fabric Added this year
13 1/8yds

Net Fabric
3 ¼ yds

Yarn used this week
0 oz  
Yarn used to date
71 oz
Yarn Added this week
0 oz
Yarn Added to date
41 oz
Net Yarn
30 oz

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23 comments:

  1. Yay for the good reports! Woohoo!!

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    1. Thank you, Wendy! Praising God! Thank you for stopping by and celebrating with me!

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  2. Great exam reports! I'm encouraged by that song, too. Keep on stitching!

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    1. Thank you, Nancy! I'm glad you liked the song! I love keeping an eye out for songs to feature each week! I'm enjoying your blog! Thank you for stopping by and commenting!

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  3. Thank you so much for your encouragement. I especially like forgive and forget but don't forget why you are here. Thank you once again.

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    1. Hi Miriam! Right - move on with our calling in spite of hurts and challenges! Keep on moving on toward the goal! Thank you for your sweet comments!

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  4. I'm very happy for you! Adorable baby quilt.

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    1. Thank you so much! We are celebrating! Thank you for visiting and commenting!

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  5. I am so very happy for your good results!

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    1. Thank you so much! I appreciate your encouragement!

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  6. Congrats on the medical good news. No guilt....I am a 23 year survivor...you have some great things to do!

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    1. Aw Suzanne! Thank you! It's so wonderful to hear from other survivors! I'm working on it! Thank you for your encouraging comments and for sharing a bit of your story!

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  7. So nice to hear you passed all those test, the baby quilt is so adorable. Love the color of the prayer shawl. Have a great day.

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    1. Thank you for your kind comments! I really enjoyed working on the baby quilt. You know, I realized I like to hand quilt. Thank you for stopping by and visiting!

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  8. Excellent on your good health report! Stopping by from Sunday Stash! Nice hand quilting!

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    1. Thank you! I'm so excited about my health and the hand quilting....I'm hooked! Thank you for visiting!

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  9. Hooray for good test results. Nice, even hand stitches too! Glad the recipient was so grateful. ☺

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    1. Thank you - on both counts! I feel like I can breathe again - at least for the next 5 months! ;) I really tried on the hand quilting! It's only the second time that I've hand quilted! The recipient was so grateful.......he said it would be a family heirloom! Wow, what an honor! Thank you for visiting and commenting!

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  10. Congrats on the wonderful results! That bear quilt is so adorable. It is wonderful when your work is appreciated. I really like that prayer shawl too. What a pretty color.

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  11. Congrats on the great test results, that has to feel good. Hope you got in lots of relaxing stitching last weekend.

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  12. Praise God for such wonderful news!!

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    1. Thank you, Jennie! I see my new oncologist on the 22nd (the previous one relocated). She appears to have a special interest triple negative breast cancer, so I'm hopeful about her and our new relationship! Thank you for visiting and commenting!

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