Made something today.

I feel like I accomplished something today. I made a baby dress to sell and  posted it on my etsy.com account. My etsy store web address is http://www.etsy.com/shop/kindlscorner   I sell quilts, baby and other gift items. Reasonable prices. Here's a picture of it.

sleep calls but duty wins

I don't know where all my energy has gone to. I just can't seem to get myself going today. It has taken just about everything I had to move all the laundry downstairs to be washed tomorrow.  My back is kind of achy too and my throat is still a little sore.  All i know is that I really want to take a nap but dinner preparation is calling in less than 30 min.

Sunday Shadows

     It is Sunday and at the moment it is calm and peaceful in the house which is a rarity at times. I only hear only the hum of the bedroom fan, and the cicadas, the birds chirping and the neighbor mowing his yard. It's is a beautiful day- the sun being warm and the air  cool. My kind of day. Makes me want to get out of the city and go camping. It's good sleeping weather my dad would say.

     My husband and I were sitting in the kitchen eating our BLTs  for lunch  (which I might add were delicious) and I noticed from the spot where I was sitting that a bird was perch on the electrical wire going into the house. Now I could not  see bird only it's shadow that cast upon the kitchen wall. I sat there watching it, the shadow of the bird a moment or two before it flew. I could tell it was a finch of some sort  just buy its movements and size. Sure enough when I got up to investigate, it was a female purple finch.

        As you can see there is more to the picture than just a distorted image of the shadow. So much more. Behind that shadow was a real live living thing, one of God's magnificent creations. How often to we see people, really see people. Do we just recognize their existence (the shadow) but yet move on not caring to  investigate and really find out  who and what they really are. Things get in the way such as impatience, time, prejudice, intellect, pride, business of life, laziness, or just plain stubbornness. These people  the shadow dwellers are important too and  are worth knowing.  I should know. I am one of those shadow dwellers. 

      I am, we all are one of God's wonderful creations, created in his image and worth getting to know.  Sure it's going to take time and probably a lot of patience because they might not be as quick as you are or do things the same way  but believe me in the end, you will be all the better for it. So go talk and get to know someone you haven't talked to or seen in a really long time. And remember to listen twice as hard as you talk.


( The picture here is of a Robin in a tree, but it kind of reminded me of this story)

A new beginning

I think at times I have buried within me a writer's heart. Maybe it comes from generally being a quiet person. As such I see and observe little things every day that interest me and think that would make a great story and is just begging to be told.   Maybe its a part of having an artistic eye too.  Writing also helps me sort out a jumble of thoughts and feelings that otherwise would stay just that: a jumble.

I'm new at this whole blogging thing so please bare with me as I begin this journey and see what the Lord has in store. May you be laugh, cry, rejoice, ponder, and wonder anew with me. And may you lives and hearts be uplifted and encouraged.

God bless you all and good night.