My husband actually spent much of the day on Friday
helping me rearrange my sewing room and office.
We moved some bookcases and a dresser out, so we could have room for my
sewing machine table (that he made for me!), and he hung up a rack shelf over my
desk. I have to say that this
arrangement has really helped me get more inspired to create more projects and
even do the necessary mending that’s always around….like these work pants!
That's my mom's 40+ year old Singer! I wouldn't part with it for the world!
I cut out some denim patches from a pair too worn
to really be of much more use. I also
had some brown corduroy I thought I could do something with.
I had plenty of lookers-on! First Charlotte.
Four month old Clare in her swing. She loves all the activity going on!
Kara and Daddy were working on a tasty lunch of
chili and corn bread! They included
their own special touches, of course!
Such as when Michael thought the chili was too salty, he added ¾ cup of
sugar…unique for sure! But I was
appreciative for the break in making the meal so I could keep on sewing.
Little people keep checking in! Holden had been wanting to play a game, so we
played two rounds of Caves & Claws.
(No, you've probably never heard of it!)
Charlotte had seen this dress pattern, and I told
her I might make it for her for Easter.
Well, she kept coming in every 15 minutes to see if I had made her dress
yet!
Katherine needed words written for her “book”. She’s always drawing something! I actually had to buy her her own ream of
paper for Christmas so she’d stop taking mine out of the printer!
Well, sometime much later, I finally got Michael’s
patches on a pair of pants. It’s a denim
and corduroy patch on the outside and fleece on the inside. He does a lot of kneeling, so, of course, I wanted
to make sure he was comfortable! He
tried them on and made a nice show of pretending like he was working on
something while on his knees, told me how soft it felt, etc. Then he let me know that the first pair I had
picked to patch was one that he didn't prefer to wear because they’re a bit too
short. Then he very nicely said, “Don’t
patch anymore this way, just use regular denim.” I don’t think he particularly cared for the
brown corduroy. We had a good laugh though! I then spent the next bit taking out the hem
and making them as long I possibly could…so at least that got done, too!
Believe it or not, I did have some time to
think while sewing. I was reflecting on
the pastor’s homily from today’s reading of John Chapter 2 – The Wedding at
Cana. He brought out some points I hadn't thought of before. The bride and groom had run out of wine at their wedding
party. A potential embarrassment for the
couple. The situation was noticed by
Mary, the Mother of Jesus, and brought to Jesus’ attention. We all know the rest of the story…Jesus
turned the water into wine. And not just
any wine, it was GOOD wine and in abundance.!
Our pastor brought out that what a couple,
themselves, brings to the marriage is not enough. A good marriage is made up of three people...the
husband, the wife, and God. What the
couple lacks (such as the wine in the story), God is able to provide (through Grace)
and He supplies this in abundance! We
receive the graces by doing what Mary says in the narrative, “Do whatever He tells you.” What do Jesus and Scripture tell us about
marriage? So many things, but the two
that come immediately to my mind are to be faithful and fruitful. There’s a reason why families with lots of
children are often happy ones!
I pray that my marriage is first a blessing to my
husband, then to my children, and extends to those that we come into contact. Sometimes an afternoon of sewing turns out to
be an opportunity that never would have happened otherwise. You Reap What You Sew!
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