Last week I showed a picture of a purse I made for a little girl to match the dress I made. I'm calling it the "Twila-Kate Purse" after the little girl it was made for. I took lots of notes while I was making the purse so I could share a tutorial, but as per …
Another favourite song of mine, the 11th century hymn - Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee. Beautiful lyrics and beautiful music. Perhaps the beauty of the words comes from the fact that this was written long before the distractions of our modern day. A time when people had/took more time to meditate. There is nothing …
I've had fun over the past week or two dipping back into some Scarlet Pimpernel books. The most recent was Sir Percy Hits Back. This book doesn't have Sir Percy showing up until well into the story. The story's interesting though with an astonishing twist near the end. If you enjoy the Scarlet Pimpernel, you …
This has been a fantastic week for me sewing-wise. My husband had his first full week back at teaching security so I had extra time which was a good thing. Our church is putting together a box to send to a young pastor family in the Philippines. I jumped at the chance to have an …
A couple of months ago I told you about a girly baby shower we had at our church for the sixth baby/first girl of a family in our church. I knew I wanted to make a special gift for this very special baby girl. I happened upon this idea on Pinterest for a fusion quilt. …
My dad sent me an email this week about the hymn "O God, Our Help". It jogged my memory of this beautiful hymn. A majestic hymn with a stately message. Written in the early 1700's this hymn actually has a message and lifts our hearts and souls to God unlike much of the triviality that …
When I was a teenager we had a record of songs sung by George Beverly Shea. Amazing voice. That was where I first heard this song - I'd Rather Have Jesus. The words and tune have stayed with me all my life. What an amazing message. To have Jesus is to have everything. I really …
Intentional Simplicity 