What has knitting taught me...........

I have always wanted to learn-it was on my "bucket list". So, at our church there was a group of ladies who do the Prayer Shawl ministry and they were going to get together every Tuesday morning before our regular Bible Study group. So, they started and I told them I wanted to do it but didn't know how plus I felt the need to make one for someone who had a stroke the week before. It was on my heart to do something for her!! So, they said they would teach me. I let them know that I would be a difficult student. I am crafty but not in that way. Well they took it on and so we started-they told me what to buy & where and I would begin the lessons the following week. I was excited! So, Tuesday came and I was ready-really ready. It was hard! I had to learn to cast on and then knit. You have to hold your fingers a certain way and not be to tight (still working on that) but not to loose. They tell me it is relaxing-not sure about that. lol I was frustrated but they were calm & patient and encouraged me. So, I practiced-messed up-took pictures of mistakes-put on FB-got help-they even met with me during other times & other places-they encouraged me even when I thought of giving it up. It was hard! I had issues with the yarn so they gave me a different color & bigger colored needles and encouraged me. It was hard! I got through it! I worked on it every chance I got and while working on it I prayed for Joanne! I cried-I prayed-I cried-I prayed-got mad-prayed-happy-prayed. That poor prayer shawl heard things from me that well is better off being unsaid. lol I worked on it and just let a lot of things go. You are probably wondering where the teaching comes in-well as I worked on it and I saw the mistakes-I kept going-I saw the imperfections and those were "me" I may not be perfect but I can still be beautiful. I didn't quit! I kept going! You see that is how God spoke to me while working on the prayer shawl it is ok to not be perfect but He still loves little old me who has issues and what not and that I can do whatever through Him and be a blessing. So, my little crooked with holes, lime green prayer shawl has been loved on and is going to a girl who loves the Lord with all her heart and I pray that little prayer shawl will be a HUGE blessing for her as it was for me. So you never know when and where and how you will get a message from God but when you get it in yarn it does but a colorful spin on life. :)

PS. The prayer shawl has been prayed over by all the ladies in my Tuesday morning Bible Study class and let me say this about them-they are the best thing that ever accepted this hot mess of crazy girl!

God,Prom & Tornadoes

Jesus Rises from the Dead................

"The angel said to the women, "don't be afraid. I know that you are looking for Jesus, who has been crucified. He is not here. He has risen from the dead as he said he would. Come and see the place where his body was."

~ Matthew 28: 5-6 (NCV)

Prom dress shopping with Chelsea. Oh my! She tried on over 15/16 dresses today! And we found her perfect dress. I would post a picture of her in it but she doesn't want that until Prom(she doesn't want her boyfriend to see her in it-just yet) However, here is the link to it:

http://www.flirtprom.com/dress.aspx?style=P4261&backUrl=%2fcollection.aspx%3fpage%3d1

Hopefully that worked. It is beautiful! I love it and she loves it! I was so happy that she wanted me to take her. :)Jordan & the softball team had an away game today and they had to come through where there were tornado warnings and bad weather. They are all safe TBTG but it upset some of them. Jordan has never been through Tornadoes before so she was flipping out a bit(her words). We talked about what she should do if she it out again and in the middle of nothing but fields.

All is well now! I am just waiting to put out the following:

(yes they are colored coded :)

and then go to bed so we can attend Sunrise Service at the church.

Praying

I have been really thinking about my prayer life lately. I mean I pray for people when they ask or asked on their behalf, I pray for my husband and my kids, I pray before I go to sleep but..............................................

I feel as if I am missing something. Not sure of the what just yet so I am in turn praying for clarity and can't wait to find out what is on the horizon.

Praying & following

I have been praying for awhile-there is the 31 days I have been doing for my husband and of course the kids and bible study & church but this past week I have had someone on my mind. I mean crazy on my heart. I would have to stop through out the day and pray. Wasn't long type prayers but still I felt that I just had to do it. Well I saw this person tonight and had to tell them I was praying for them all week. WOW! Were they shocked and teared up & told me they needed it more than anything. WOW!!!! We talked more about it and boy do I feel-I don't want to say relieved but peaceful about it. This is hard for me. I mean hard. I know that God is definitely leading this train but still it just shocks me. Me with my "issues" and all.

Prayers

Not for me but for a family that just lost their child. I can't even imagine.

Prayers

Not for me but for the boy I had talked about in an earlier post. I spoke with his dad tonight and he said the surgery went well but he will need to stay in the hospital until Saturday. Please lift this family up in prayers. This is a hardship for them.

Prayers

I could use them as could the two girls I work with in our baby room at work but especially the baby in question. We meaning me and the other 2 girls are being "looked" at for hurting a baby I know that it isn't us so that means it has to be someone else. This all went down today at work and they have 30-45 days to come to some decision.
Speaking personally(it is my blog) I know that I would never hurt a baby ever. This baby is well not well! He is very thin and something is definitely wrong with him and now this-PLEASE pray for him. I know I will be fine but him-he needs to be lifted up in prayer.

Prayers

I don't really want to post the why on here but if you are reading my blog and are of the praying type can you PLEASE add me to your prayers!