Still Stitching #6
Still Stitching #5 Still Stitching #7
I'm so sorry, but I just realized I skipped the 6th part in this series, so here it is!
He
never fails me.
Finished Panel Quilts.
As many of you know the end of the school year/semester is a busy time for school/college campuses. Add to that, the time of waiting I'm walking through, I have found my creative heart is leaning to mindless sewing, slow stitching and crochet. So, for my mindless sewing, I finished two simple panel quilt tops. Here is one of them.
Still Stitching #5 Still Stitching #7
I'm so sorry, but I just realized I skipped the 6th part in this series, so here it is!
As
you may remember, in my 5th Still Stitching post we looked at how our current point of study can
look like within. But how did I put it
into action? I leaned on my faith as well as past growing experiences.
I learned
that: “No response is a response.” I
didn’t have to outwardly respond to events.
I could sit still and simply pray.
I learned to give my loved ones the dignity to live with the
consequences of their own decisions – even while my own heart was
breaking. This may sound like a cliché, but it
works. I had to let go and let my loved
ones grow up.
This.
Can.
Be.
Excruciatingly.
Painful.
I
sometimes fall to my knees and cry as my heart breaks into a million pieces.
And
then, yup, you guessed it,
I
turn to my LORD and Savior for comfort.
I
remind Him of His Word.
He
is ALWAYS there.
He
provides loved ones and friends who hug me and reassure me that it will be ok.
He
provides a church where I can go and praise Him and hear His inspired Word.
He
provides rest.
He
provides comfort.
He
provides music.
He
provides.
As
my own loved ones begin to navigate their lives, I repeatedly comprehend that I
am not their rescuer, their god, their savior.
Only Jesus can do these things.
So,
I
get out of the way and let Him.
So,
I
pray.
So,
I
sing.
So,
I
believe.
Then
I make every attempt to go forth and live my life with His joy. Happiness is fleeting, but His joy is my strength.
And
I apply the next step I learned from the person who visited my meeting:
Until
next time, my dear reader.
As many of you know the end of the school year/semester is a busy time for school/college campuses. Add to that, the time of waiting I'm walking through, I have found my creative heart is leaning to mindless sewing, slow stitching and crochet. So, for my mindless sewing, I finished two simple panel quilt tops. Here is one of them.
I am constantly amazed at how pretty these tops come out!
I'm sure they will only be enhanced by my daughter's quilting!
Book Date -Currently Reading
The Story continues to captivate my heart. Pastor's sermon, "How to Pray Through for a Breakthrough", referencing Chapter 16 blessed me immensely. My faith was renewed and strengthened!
As I continue to read I Am Malala, I am struck by her courage and wisdom at such a young age!
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I started a new audiobook, All Things New by Lynn Austin, an author who never disappoints. This post-Civil War is set in the South and explains the circumstances of the newly freed slaves.
After watching the movie, I also started Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. I'm not enjoying it as much as the movie. Does that happen to you as well? I'll keep reading it for a bit longer, but it may be abandoned. Do you abandon books as well?
I'm excited to be able to read more than one book at a time! Yea - chemo brain be gone! :)
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![I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1375414895l/17851885.jpg)
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I started a new audiobook, All Things New by Lynn Austin, an author who never disappoints. This post-Civil War is set in the South and explains the circumstances of the newly freed slaves.
![Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Revised Edition)](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41ykcQolrDL._AC_UL160_.jpg)
I'm excited to be able to read more than one book at a time! Yea - chemo brain be gone! :)
Linking up to:
Sometimes movies are not as good as the book and yes, I have abandoned a few books along the years. Why keep reading if the subject is not entertaining or educating you in a positive way....
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about the movies vs. books. I believe this time, the movie ruined me for the book! LOL! I agree with you - I can abandon a book as well. Life is too short and there are so many books out there to enjoy! Great minds think alike! ;)
DeleteThose are amazing and powerful words. I will be keeping them in mind and revisiting them. I'm glad your chemo brain is gone. My sister will get the results of her scans after her last round of chemo last week. You are both in my morning prayers
ReplyDeleteThank you for your encouragement! I'll be praying for your sister!
DeleteI like Lynn Austin books, too. And yes, I, too, abandon books when necessary.
ReplyDeleteYes, I have enjoyed her books! I am finding that as I get older, it's easier to abandon books as I get older. So many books, so little time..... :)
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