The Cycle of Comfort Part 1. Book Date. Stash Report. To Do Tuesday. Slow Stitching. I Like.

 THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

The Cycle of Comfort Part 1

This song is so relevant to our social media world today.  

I love Matthew West's list of lies in his song, Truth Be Told. 

Lie #1:  "You're supposed to have it all together.  When they ask how your are say, 'Never better.' "

Lie #2:  "Everybody's life is perfect except yours, so keep your messes and your wounds
and your secrets safe with you behind closed doors"

I so agree with him:  the truth is rarely told or shared.

In keeping our secrets secret, we are missing ministerial opportunities!  

Am I saying let's reveal everything?  Only if the Lord directs us to do so.  

But, I am saying to take a chance and be real.  Then sincerely ask someone how they are really doing.  

Lately, when someone asks me, "How are you?", I've started to ask them, "Do you really want to know?"  

Most times they are caught off guard.  Then there's that rare time they respond, "Yes, I really want to know."  Afterwards, they sometimes share their heart as well.  

That's when the blessing comes:  a moment of connection, of humanity, of realness...a ministerial opportunity that can go both ways.  It's beautiful.  

Let's remember, comfort is a cycle.  

If we first go to our Father with our pain, He most assuredly will comfort us.  With that same comfort we can comfort those in any trouble!

Who knows, we may even end up saving a life - physically or spiritually.

Let's share and let the truth be told, 

the truth about who we are, 

the truth about what we are going through,

the truth about our God, the God of all comfort.

BOOK DATE

Finished

Though it took me a bit to get into Remember the Lilies, I ended up enjoying the story.  This was the third and final book in Liz Tolsma's Women of Courage series.   

 Currently Reading

There's times when I actually laugh out loud while reading Arsenic and Adobo!   My friend and I are still guessing who the culprit is in this cozy mystery.  

I'm throughly enjoying listening to My Beloved World!  Sonia Sotomayor tells her story with a vulnerability and transparency that is beautiful.  

Next Up:

STASH REPORT

No changes in my yarn stash, but progress continuesd on my prayer shawl.  Have I mentioned that I found an unrepairable error and had to pull out two feet?  I'm so glad I did as now it looks really pretty and lacy.  

	Yarn/Project		Ounces In	Ounces Out	Net
5/20/2021	Prayer Shawl		4		-4
		May Totals	4	0	-4
		Annual Totals	124	70	-54

No changes in my fabric numbers either. 

 I should have another finish next week as my Slow Sunday Stitching project this week will be to finish binding the Gecko quilt!  Kathy's from Kathy's Quilts slow stitching link up is so much fun to explore!

TO DO TUESDAY

Last Week's List

Despite family challenges this week, I was able  to finish most of my list!  After finishing my small UFO projects today, it'll be nothing but slow stitching today.  So, smiles all around!  :)

1.  Prep the next 10 Qube Crush blocks.   😀

I misplaced one of the kitted blocks, so 9 were finished.  

2.  Continue progress on the prayer shawl.😀 

3.  Hand stitch binding on Gecko quilt. 😀

4.  UFO:  Fix masks (about 30 min.)  😀

UFO:  4 mending projects 😀

UFO:  finish up a nursery rhyme fabric book 😀

This Week's List

Lots of slow stitching goals this week!  Have you noticed a pattern in my craft productivity?  One week seems to be filled with kitting and prepping and the next week is sewing and making quick work of these prepared projects.  Oooo!  What a cool name:  Prepped Projects!  

1.  Prepped Projects:  Kit the next 10 Qube Crush blocks.  

2.  Finish the prayer shawl. 

3.  Finish binding the Gecko quilt.

I LIKE....

I like quick and easy meals for unexpected company!  We made a picnic out of these tacos using leftover roast or whatever meat I have on hand, place it in a heated corn tortilla, add favorite fixings and there you have a meal!  Sometimes I'll fry up the tortillas in olive oil to make them even tastier!  

Here's some pictures I took as my husband and I took a stroll through out backyard.  

The oregano is doing quite well this year!

My youngest grandson loved this flower so much,
he picked it and gave it to me!  

This was taken as a cutting last year.  I guess it really likes its new location.  

When we lived in Clovis, NM, my mother-in-law 
gave me cuttings of this plant, which she called "rocio".
These are from her original gift.  

I also like to reorganize - which I did last weekend.  Being that I'm not sure how to post videos on Blogger, I'll be posting a video on my Instagram account later today of my newly reorganized sewing room.  It's specifically designed to encourage me to use up my stash!

Linking up to:

Sunday Scripture Blessings @

Peabea's Photos and Scribbles

Slow Sunday Stitching @ Kathy's Quilts 

Sunday Stash @ Quilt, Paint, Create

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 

@ Book Date 

HoT @ Handmade on Tuesday

To Do Tuesday @ Chris Knits

Midweek Makers @ Quilt Fabrication (Wednesdays)

I Like @ Not Afraid of Color (Thursday)

Can I Get A Whoop Whoop? @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict (Friday)

Your comments are so appreciated! 

I read each one and will respond by email to you! :)