December 21, 2014

Star of Bethlehem

Please bless yourself and take the time to enjoy this video on the Star of Bethlehem....it will increase your faith......


"For the Lord is the one who shaped the mountains, stirs up the winds, and reveals his thoughts to mankind.He turns the light of dawn into darkness and treads on the heights of the earth. The Lord God of Heaven’s Armies is his name!"

Amos 4:13 (NLT)




From Vintageblessings.....Pinterest....

Also, Of course, I had to find a Star of Bethlehem on Pinterest to share
.....Have a very Starry Blessed Week with Christmas as the Center.....Quilted.....

December 20, 2014

HoneyCombs

I love hexies....let's hear a big huraah!!....Ok now with Elenor you can whip one up quickly....even for the holidays....just make smaller lap quilt or a table runner.....You Go Girl!!......
  Still unpacking and organizing and enjoying the Season on our SC Farm......sometimes I can even smell the pine in the air here!!....

  

Or  try   Camille's  class on Craftys....  Have a blessed week....
Camille's Hexie's        ......Quilted.....Karen


December 19, 2014

Rule Me!!

This is awesome!! Take a look!!....see what you think...I do think it would work...I have personally taken a few small chunks out of my smaller 12 inch ruler by using it on the other side of the foot.....Amy's Free Motion .  
  Have some fun for me.....I am still unpacking....worked in my sewing room yesterday....hoping to start offering quilt lessons in January and try to stir up some Dear Janer's too.......
  In the Aiken SC area...let me know!!.....HOHOHO Merry Christmas Shopping....or Sewing....or Quilting!!

  You truly have blessed my life my stopping by.

Here is another treat from "Amy's Free Motion".
  


December 6, 2014

While We Settle In


Love our Pond Time.....
I thought I would share videos for you to enjoy while we unpack more and I am quilting again.  I surely miss it. Quilting is who I am after "living"..... so just enjoy some time with Quilty with me.  What are you doing right now?  Christmas projects?  I have to share some news:.....I tried to start up my quilt shop in my cabin shop for a couple years.....now people have found me online in Indiana and the YP....BUT, I left Indiana and I am now in Aiken, South Carolina....it is just the humor in life....a bit far for a "day drive" for my NW Indiana quilters.....Aw, well, maybe South Cackalacky's will find me sooner and not later!  I hope so!!









     God Bless!! Happy Quilting!!!


  

November 30, 2014

A Moving "chapter" finished....A New Adventure Begun

A new Chapter can not be started unless you can finish the last one......I say again; my Hub is amazing.....my soulmate.....

Moving....what a process....and in the middle of it
God does HIS work, our son raised over $100,000
in his Kidney Fund in over 6 weeks time, his brother
was completely ok'd to be the donor....on November
14th between 8:30am to 12:30pm our older son Steve
gave life back to his younger brother Kevin....God held
them in His hands....Kevin accepted Steve's gift and now
we are on the "other side" as Steve calls it of the transplant.
Kevin is still having adjustments in this body....low sodium,
replaced by IV's, Blood when his counts are low, and
admission when he catches the flu from his girls....Steve is
healing slowly; pain is still hard to bear at times; so it has
been abit rocky but nothing that surprises the Dr.....I think they
Our Son Steve and Wife Lori
are on "schedule" and God is still holding them.
We moved during the month also from Indiana to South Carolina.
Back to a farm we started to renovate and clear 5 years ago.

Our Blue Ridge 

Shiloh's last roll on the Pine

Our Heaven

Good bye

Swoooooooon!!!

Dog's New Pond :)

Transplant Time!!


It is a work in progress.  Our 2nd oldest grandgal Kirsten came to spend Thanksgiving with us and do a little Black Friday shopping with me.
It was fun and we sent half of the left overs back with her to her college
apartment.  Time does march on.  We made a decision to sell the cabin that we had spent 11 years doing.  It was the right thing to do at the exactly right time.  God is NEVER late......never....and always always GOOD....each time and every time......Oh, we are so thankful He is our God and is in control.  So, enjoy a few pictures....I will find my son Steve the donor in a previous time.  I did not get Camera pictures of him in his lovely gown.....he will be glad for that!!....
New Shutters, Storm At Sea Barn Quilt Up
We are still settling in here.....painting....adding accents to the outside....deciding what we do next on that.....it is great....oh, did I mention my Hub retired from ER nursing too.....whoooooosh!!  a very blessed October and November time........7000 miles later.....yep.....many trips and transplant time......it is ALL GOOD!!!















    God is so VERY VERY GOOD!!!

October 20, 2014

He IS The Man.....

Manning is the Man today......well, last night.....my retirement hub of yesterday had a 3 gifts.....a wonderful sunrise and sunset...just glorious....and his favorite Quarterback.....my Main Man has followed the Colt's before the Manning Fever Hit it....I KNOW he left Indianapolis and is now in my BFF town to Denver...so we share him.....but you just have to love and respect this Manning Man
 Please except my diversion from Quilting!!.......I am piecing a top for a friend and will quilt it as soon as we unload Suziebell in SC......
Love to Sew!!

My Suziebell!!
Anticipation!!

October 18, 2014

Post Mark IT With Love.....




Moving Seranade
LOTS OF PICTURES!! ..We are moving South East....we made the decision this summer....my husband is retiring from night shift in the ER....we built this cabin ourselves....yes, my hub is "amazing"..my High School sweetheart and now Soul Mate and Best Friend....Enjoy our Inside His Opus Pictures....I did finish my most favorite quilt in my studio...I thought it was so appropriate as it is a HOUSE Quilt, pattern by Fig Tree & Co.......and fabs from her also.....Please relax and enjoy......hard?....yes, but so worth it for what it represents and what it is going to help conclude....Our Son and family......

Horses were moved in June  :(...

BRUSH!!!!


Dining
 All We Can Say....On our knees....is


            PRAISE!!!
5 Baths.....a possible BB....:)
My FAV!!!

My Studie


Our Hats with "Poppy's"

Love the hard to build on your own dormer

Sigh....will miss

The LONG Winter 2014

Home Sweet Cabin

pattern at Fig Tree & Co

Musical Chairs?

May Ole' Glory Always Be

AQUA!!!










































































               
"He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless. Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall in exhaustion. But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint."

Isaiah 40:29-31 (NLT)