Just Because...

This is one of my favorite pics, our last vacation...standing in the middle of a narrow road on the way from Kalapana to Volcano on the Big Island.


July was a looong month! And worth it...

Thank God for the patience, kindness and general compassion of those I both live with and work with.


How did I get to this point of my life? To be so blessed and to know that I'm driving out of a place that was dark, dreary & unpropitious ... into one that's full of light, love & God.

Totally by God's grace.

My prayer is to be able to take the tools that were made available to me...
to be able to get out of that dark, dreary and unpropitious place
and share them with others so that my life can be a blessing to others.

Because of this,:
~reading to retain knowledge long enough to hopefully ace test
~writing papers
~fighting morning traffic (something I pretty much never had to do with my current position)
~and much prayer for endurance
is on the horizon.

Meanwhile, I'm gonna enjoy these last few weeks and try to rearrange my life to make room for the exciting new path that's being set before me...and fit in a bunch of time at my sewing machine.

Maybe a quilt is in the future? :)

Journal Entry...Grace & Ordinary Miracles

The plan is to daily write a little in my journal...some weeks have much more success.

Some days, it's harder to find the bits of grace and "ordinary miracles"...

Today as I reflected on this week, I found myself being very thankful and humbled by it all.

*side note ~ thanks to the handful of people reading my blog for indulging me*

1. Forgiveness, finding to strength to forgive and how amazing it feels to receive it...it was there in abundance this week.
2. Friendship, spent a lot of time with friends this week. Moments shared listening to the
music of Jack Johnson & Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds, folding a crazy amount of t-shirts, singing & getting some much needed clear headed advice.
3. Talking with my husband late into the wee hours of the morning till we couldn't keep our eyes open.
4. Learning of several "accidents" where my friend's loved ones were saved from being seriously injured.
5. Family, and all that it brings. The constant lessons learned and remembering that their love is what brought you to this place.
6. Music...the ability we call have to make it, enjoy it and be moved by it.
7. Prayers being answered in ways that find me grateful that I have found my faith.

Nothing better than fresh cut FABRIC!

Sandi Henderson's Ginger Blossoms Fabric is so beautiful, that it stirred up the desire to make a quilt. It's been years that I've made one! I threw in a couple of other non GB fabrics to the mix.

The plan is to send it to auction in a week. Wish me luck!

Here's a peak at the fabric...