• Faith Talk - Uncategorized - Writing Life

    Original: Five Minute Fridays

    February 28, 2025 - By 

    This post is part of Five Minute Fridays Link-Ups. Here is my post for this week’s prompt: Original Time begins now…. According to the Cambridge Dictionary the word “original” means: “existing since the beginning, or being the earliest form of something; “. When I read that definition, I immediately thought of John 1:1-3. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He was with God in the beginning.  Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. John 1:1-3 (NIV) God is the Original Originator, the Creator of the created. He is the first,…

  • Faith Talk - Writing Life

    “The Princess, the Dragon, and the King: An Allegory,” Part 1

    February 26, 2025 - By 

    This week, I am beginning a series of posts that are taken from a conference talk I gave at my church in the fall of 2023. I have been wanting to share this story here ever since giving it as a talk, but at the time I didn’t even have access to the blog because of some backend issues with my server! Now that I am back and writing again, I decided it was finally time to share this with all of you here. Since this is a rather lengthy story, though, I am breaking it up into several installments.…

  • Homemaking - Knitting and Crochet

    Knitting Notes: Finish It (or Frog It) February

    February 19, 2025 - By 

    I’m back this week with a (somewhat lengthy) knitting and crochet update! I got a lot more done over the course of the past month than I expected and had a lot of inspiration from fellow fiber artists lately, so I have quite a few projects to report about. First, we will start off with the Finish It (or Frog It) February Challenge. Then I will share what I have already finished since last month, and I will end what a report of what I am working on now. To Finish or Frog? In Finish It (or Frog It) February,…

  • Faith Talk - Writing Life

    But God: Five Minute Friday Link-up

    February 14, 2025 - By 

    This post is part of Five Minute Fridays Link-Ups. Here is my post for this week’s prompt:  Time begins now…. When I saw today’s prompt was “But”, at first I thought of all the excuses I make. I know I should do something, but…. Then I was reminded of the fact that in our weakness God is strong. So instead I decided to write on the But God statements that encourage me and keep my going when I am not strong enough in myself. (Which is all of the time!) I am often inconsistent and unfaithful, but God is always faithful…

  • Homemaking - Uncategorized

    My Sewing Plans for 2025 (AKA My 2025 Make Nine)

    February 12, 2025 - By 

    Welcome, back friends! This week on the blog I am sharing my 2025 sewing plans as they stand right now. These plans are being held pretty loosely because, as you will see in the photo collage below, I don’t yet have fabrics for all the patterns I am considering sewing. I have seen the term “Make Nine” used around the inter webs for some folks garment crafting plans, and I think it is most commonly used on Instagram (which I no longer use myself). It just so happens that I have nine vintage sewing patterns in my queue, so I…