The Warranty was true...

"You will love this machine" is what the warranty read 28 years ago when I bought it new, and I have. It quit working and I bought a wonderful replacement, but I didn't realize how hard it would be to throw out the old one. I realized its not the machine, but what it represents, that makes it so hard. Doll clothes, kid clothes, crafts, quilts, drapes, mending, tote bags etc... but it doesn't work anymore, so why keep it? So much of the new God offers and I want to hold on to the old, just because its familiar. I am learning to use the new machine, and she purrs like a dream. There will be so many new and wonderful things to sew on it. I am willing to learn the new machine for the benefits, and I am learning to let go of the old. I let go of the familiar in my life to let God take me to the new. Good things ahead!

She is loved....

Baby Bean is having her 1st birthday and my front room is full of gifts to take her this week end. I hear Mark comment about how much she is loved every time he walks by the pile. She doesn't know the car seat cost so much, or that her aunt took special care to get the DVD just right, or that the clothes are in style and will keep her cool this summer. She will enjoy the books and the toy tea pot and piano, but every one of the gifts are tokens of love from her family. It reminded me of Gods gifts to me, rain that I need but take for granted, food that I enjoy, family that loves me.... He is a good God..... We are loved!

Latest find

This travel scrabble game caught my eye at the Goodwill, because I can't resist new, miniture, cheap treasures! It still had the plastic on everything and the original pencil. It took me a long time to turn over all the letters and find the one "V". The other delight was finding a quilt instruction book, with over 50 beautiful patterns. I loved this one called "Freddy's House". I plan on making it for my grandson that I may have one day... I can dream!!!

Promise

The event of a craft magazine arriving in the mail, is the promise of creativity for me. I just cant wait to relax and read it from cover to cover. This one was a gift from my sister (she love me) and every month I get to dream about creating something new, and even do a little cooking, well baking, if the mood strikes.

The things we do for love....

My arms and back are sore today. I decided to work on refinishing the dresser I bought for baby bean. I tried to sand the blue spray paint off, with no success. I then painted it cream, more like a white wash. I bought Martha Stewart labels from Micheal's and added crystal knobs. I put glossy wrapping paper as the drawer liner. Cant wait to give it to her when we go south for her 1st birthday.

Honored to be called Grandma

I love being a grandma, and especially the fact that I can read to little Clementine one day. This book was a gift from my sister, with flap like pages, that hide the things grandmas give as prizes. The other book I have in my collection, a book with different colored ,textured laces that can be threaded in the pages, fun... fun.... fun!

Open your door

"We throw open our doors to God and discover at the same moment that he has already thrown open his door to us. We find ourselves standing where we always hoped we might, standing out in the wide open spaces of God s grace and glory standing tall and shouting our praises." Romans 5

Priceless..

A gift you didn't expect, that blesses your heart! Katie sent me this CD today by Jadon Lavik. The song she pointed out to me is called "Meant to Be". I am including the words in this post. My gift of God, through my daughter today!

"Look around what could i do. this place is unfamiliar and new. So I try to look beyond whats right in front of me. Hope to be found how could this be true. Comfort came and left in such a hurry. So then whats on the other side of this tragedy.

You wake up to find that you re right where you are supposed to be. Trapped in the uncertainly each days mystery. You wake up to find that you re right where you're supposed to be. the Past is unveiled you see you're right where you're meant to be.

Look behind oh how we've grown. All the places we've been. the places I'll never never go back again. If i had only known that all was not lost. It always comes around again round again round again. Patiently waiting just waiting.

til one day you find that you're right were you are supposed to be. Trapped in uncertainty each days a mystery. You wake up to find that you're right where you're supposed to be. the past is unveiled and you see you're right where you're meant to b.e

Now I see the reasons to all of those seasons wondering just how my life would connect. My life would connect but you knew all along all along.

Determination

This is the finished product, after working all day. I volunteered to make Julie's front room curtains, not realizing that my old machine would fight me every step of the way. The fabric she picked was a remnant at Jo Anns, so I had to buy cream fabric, and piece it together to fit. I had 4 panels to do. I was determined to accomplish the goal, so i didn't give up. I need to have that mind set in a couple of other areas too. After doing the curtains , I was in no mood to finish my taxes, but I want that done also. Big surprise! We get 6,000 back! Thank you Jesus! She has a pretty curtain rod that she is going to use, not this tacky one.