Sowing Sewing Skills
Greetings sisters in Christ!
Today brings us into another day to serve our heavenly Father! I hope whatever you had planned for the day went well :-)
Speaking of plans, we are planning on seeing our grandchildren soon. We're excited because we only get to see them maybe 2 times a year. We do have some communication through technology and we send gifts periodically to share our love for them but there's nothing like face to face. They sure grow fast and time flies too quickly!
Today brings us into another day to serve our heavenly Father! I hope whatever you had planned for the day went well :-)
Speaking of plans, we are planning on seeing our grandchildren soon. We're excited because we only get to see them maybe 2 times a year. We do have some communication through technology and we send gifts periodically to share our love for them but there's nothing like face to face. They sure grow fast and time flies too quickly!
We've been on the look out for unique gifts such as crafts or thinking games that are good and godly so I decided to make a simple sewing box for the girls and teach them how to hand sew.
Picture by brother Jim
I searched thrift stores and found felt pieces, ribbon, buttons, thread and various other items, here are a few....
We only have a short time with them so we plan to do a few activities (such as this and of course brother Jim will be with the boys) and of course we will be sharing about God's Word all the while. It's hard because some of them remember what we've taught them in the short times we've had and some are so small that we have to start from the beginning and we can only do so much. We really have to kill our flesh and be content with what little we can do, when we can do it.
I'm thinking some of you might be laughing about me sharing sewing skills since I'm rather void of that, especially when it comes to using machines. I can get by and that's about what I'll be teaching them...just enough to get by :-) Of course they are young so they will only learn what they can but they will remember that time when Nana sat patiently teaching them to thread a needle and pull each stitch through the fabric. It reminds me of when I was very young (8 years old or so?) and the elderly neighbor lady taught me cross stitch, crochet and knitting. I had one skein of yarn and after I made something I took it apart and made something else. I can't recall how to do it all now but it was something that I truly enjoyed and it instilled a calmness in my life learning a quiet skill. Which goes right along with that meek and quiet spirit that we are all striving for, amen sisters? Let us be that example today for one who might be a sister tomorrow. Think about that, a grandchild could be a brother of sister of ours someday. With God, all things are possible.
With God, this beautiful creation is possible...
May God be praised !
Sister Deb
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