Sidetracked as an author

E43E6A0F-1934-4B18-B014-E0A0B0D26CE6I’ve been sidetracked for some time from my writing. I have one primary kind of writing that I most want to do, and that is writing Bible stories for young families. To that end I have self-published two books, The Creation and The First Christmas. I have also written another as yet untitled book about Jonah. My original goal was to illustrate my books with hand-appliqued fabric quilt blocks like I did with The Creation. I had the opportunity to publish The First Christmas quickly with illustrations by Violet Vandor, and we went with it. I have purchased some sketches from Christian artist Kimberly Merritt that I believe I can use to create hand-appliqued quilt blocks for the Jonah book, but finding the time is another matter.  Continue reading “Sidetracked as an author”

Jesus is right here with me

27752349_10156091914592856_4961833736323205029_nI’ve been stressing out for some time as my sweet hubby and I have had to deal with some serious areas of neglect, one of which is the project of replacing our kitchen floor. Disorder is always frustrating to me, as I so much want to see the beauty in my surroundings, yet so often it seems out of reach.

This morning as I was having breakfast with hot tea at the table, which was pulled out of its normal position, I was blessed to see a perfectly shaped cross in my spoon as it sat on my saucer. I smiled, knowing without a doubt Continue reading “Jesus is right here with me”