Big Hands…Soft Heart

Look at this sweet baby…

sitting soooo still…getting her hair combed.

Oh, but she wouldn’t let mommy do it.

She wouldn’t let Grammy do it.

It positively, absolutely HAD to be…Uncle Dane.

And those big, old, football throwing hands worked hard—I’ll tell you–to get every hair to stay where they belonged.

And those same big, old hands had a heck of a time making the teeny tiny rubber bands behave properly.

He wasn’t very happy with the end result. Said Chompy looked “more like George Washington than our baby girl,” and that I “shouldn’t post pictures of such a silly thing.”

But you know I will, because, I say, whenever you find evidence of love like this–you should capture it—

and hold it close to your heart…as proof…

that no matter what happens in this life–deep down…

everything really will be all right.

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Mini Quilt Shop Hop

I say mini because…

with all the gardening and crafting and cooking and cleaning and earth life-ing that’s been going on around here–no matter how badly we wanted to do the full blown, road trip, Quilt Shop Hop…there just weren’t enough hours in the day.

We did, however make it to one particularly lovely place called “Pine Needles” in Gardner Village…

filled with all kinds of beautiful things…

and not just quilts either.

Being new to the quilting world, I admit that I get distracted very easily by yarn, felt work and stitchery…

because it feels like something I already know how to do without help.

My mom used to call that the path-of-least-resistance. I never really got it.

Then just as we were leaving, we spotted this incredible store with every kind of candy–new and retro known to humankind. We had no choice but to go inside and check it out.

It positively did live up to our expectations and I waltzed out of there with a bag of every flavor malt balls…

and a nut roll made by the gods. Y. U. M.

Some days it’s just easier to give in than to fight it.

“Choosing the path of least resistance makes both men and rivers…crooked.”

Wow. I think I get it now.

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{ His Way }

“Clearly anyone who thinks Jesus taught no-fault theology didn’t read the fine print in the contract! No, in matters of discipleship the Church is not a fast-food outlet; we can’t always have it ‘our way.’ Some day every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus is the Christ and that salvation can only come His way.”

Jeffrey R. Holland

Harry Potter Prize Stash

As you may remember–we have a huge Harry Potter Movie Premier party and show event coming up in July. So I just wanted to give you a small glimpse of some of our generous giveaway sponsors.

We have beautiful jewelry…

soft and fluffy scarves…

tiny little treasures…

incredible finger puppet sets…

and mystery prizes.

The mailman is getting a teensy bit cranky with us.

I guess he has no idea who he’s dealing with here!

 

 

Watch for our Premier Party and Show ticket giveaway—coming up.