Faith, Trust and Breast Cancer: Arsenic and Adobo

Sunday, June 13, 2021

A Little of My Story. Stitching, Reading and Gratitude!

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

As I was writing the third part of The Cycle of Comfort, I felt like it's time to take a break from "Truth Be Told". I would like to share a bit about myself and hope I don't bore you! :)

I'll start with these verses as they are my calling:

¹ The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me,

because the Lord has anointed me

to proclaim good news to the poor.

He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,

to proclaim freedom for the captives

and release from darkness for the prisoners,

² to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor

and the day of vengeance of our God,

to comfort all who mourn,

Sunday, June 6, 2021

The Cycle of Comfort Part 2. Stitching, Reading and Gratitude!

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

The Cycle of Comfort Part 2

Last week's comments on this topic were so thought provoking! I hope you take a moment to read them. Perhaps many of you are also tired of Lie #1 as listed in Matthew West's Truth Be Told?

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

To be even more transparent, "Truth be told", I was also thinking about social media and the perfect lives presented. (A quick image search on "social media vs. reality" illustrates my point.) Let's remember that no one's life is perfect - not even mine.

Which leads us to...

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"

Sunday, May 23, 2021

Our Rock. Arsenic and Adobo. Stash Report. To Do Tuesday. Slow Stitching for Christmas. My Likes!

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

God is God.
There is no other.
He is not a rock,
He is The Rock,
the author and finisher of our faith.
On Him we can most certainly stand with confidence!

Amen?

BOOK DATE

Currently Reading

This book is moving slowly for me....

We had our first book club on the first five chapters of Arsenic and Adobo and laughed the evening away as neither of us have participated in a book club before, so our methodology was so different. This book is a fun, light-hearted read.

STASH REPORT & SLOW STITCHING

By finishing the dish scrubbers, that's one UFO down!

A bit of yardage was used for the dish scrubbers - which I love by the way!

Yarny numbers are basically the same, with the exception of purchasing more yarn for the third prayer shawl I'm making in this color. This will be my slow stitching project for today's link up at Kathy's Quilts Slow Sunday Stitching!

TO DO TUESDAY

Last Week's List

Not everything was finished as DH took off a few days this week to "supervise" some remodeling projects. 😉

It was nice to have some quality time together.

* Stitch up the next 10 Qube Crush blocks.

* Continue progress on the prayer shawl. 👍In a way, I met my goal and then found a huge error! Consequently, two feet of the shawl had to be ripped out! On the bright side, that means more prayer time for my friend as I work on her shawl.

* Finish this mitten 👍

* Stitch binding on Gecko quilt, then hand stitch it next week. 👍

* UFO: Make experimental dish sponges (updated: 5/25: they have double layers of tulle on the back which makes them great scrubbies) similar to these (about 30 min.) 👍

*UFO: Fix masks (about 30 min.) Nope!

This Week's List

1. Stitch up the next 10 Qube Crush blocks.

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

I LIKE....

During our early morning walks/therapy sessions, a friend and I found some interesting discoveries! Check out this wonderful cactus bowl! I hope we see it again after it blooms!

These yellow broomsticks are gorgeous! I was able to grow them in Eastern NM, but I tried growing them twice here in Southern New Mexico, but failed. Any hints?