Sunday, August 14, 2011

Scrappy Quilt

 
This was a really off the wall quilt I made a couple of years ago. It is comprised of nothing but two-inch by six-inch strips of fabric sewn together randomly with no attention to color, pattern, etc. I thought it was kind of a failure as it was so crazy but my son instantly took to it and uses it to cuddle under when the weather is cold and he wants to watch television. Our sofa is dark green so it looks pretty good against it. Everyone has grown very fond of this quilt over the years and like to point out bits of fabric that remind them of a dress I made for them and such. Got me to thinking about how memories end up in something made out of fabric and lots and lots of stitches.
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Crazy Quilt in the Works . . .

 
As promised, pictures of the crazy quilt I currently have in the works. I still have to applique circles onto more eight-inch squares. I plan to border each square with a border of fabric but haven't decided on a color yet. As you can see from the variety of different fabrics, I've been sewing for a long time. Some of the fabric goes way back to when my children were small enough to sew for them. Sigh . . . The years go by way to fast as my daughters are getting their BA degrees this year and my older son, his Masters. Good thing I was an extremely young bride, huh? Would you believe . . .
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God vs. the Majority Rule . . .

The political turmoil is stirring up as every candidate or want-to-be recognized candidate sends out their messages to their personal advantage. They want to win a nomination and, ultimately, the political office so truth isn't necessarily a primary issue in their campaigns. Perhaps, it isn't only the politicians that are helping our country down a slippery path.

I am beginning to see where the problems of the world are centered. Although the people perpetuating evil are the catalyst for bad times, the reason for the continued lack of values in our social, political and moral environment happens because of the ordinary good people! I am talking about those who have decided that one vote, one objection or one argument on the side of goodness wouldn’t really matter in view of the vastness of the problems we are beset with today.

During the last election, I mentioned to someone that if you vote for a pro-abortion candidate, you share in each and every abortion made possible because that particular candidate was elected to a position that made his agenda of death possible. Their quick retort was, "I voted for him/her because of his/her stand on the major political issues." How does God weigh major political issues when the life of a baby is in the balance?

Someone else told me that there are too many charities. Rather than try and support all of them, just avoid the decision and don’t donate to any of them. Realistically, one can’t give to every good cause, however, who knows where the widow’s mite you do give will make a difference? Pennies add up to dollars when everyone thinks about those in need.

How many people are really shocked today when they hear about someone having a baby out of wedlock. Or couples living together without the benefits of marriage? When our leaders exhibit immoral behavior, does it make any impression other than to grace the political cartoon on the editorial page? I was informed that you can’t change the world so you might as well learn to live with it! Did we buy it, when certain people once explained their guilt by saying, "we were just following orders."? Majority should never rule when their rules are wrong.

We are firstly responsible for our souls and those of our children. We can’t isolate ourselves from the ways of the world, but if we don’t do our part to change the world, what kind of legacy are we leaving our children. Will they look back on our example and continue their lives in Godly ways?

Homegrown humor . . .

A mother was told by her son that he was going to be a priest when he grew up. She applauded his excellent career plans. He then added, "But I only want to be a priest for ten years."! He went on to say he had talked to the pastor about this. The mom asked him what the pastor had to say about it. The young man replied, "Well, after he stopped laughing, he said you had to be a priest your whole life . . . I said that then I would only be a priest for my last ten years."!

My daughter asked, "Mom, what’s your favorite color?" Since she had lived with me over eight years, at the time, and knew the answer, I just looked at her. She shrugged and said, "I have used up all the questions I have ever had and am starting over again."!

One more quote for Sunday!

Talent develops in tranquillity, character in the full current of human life.

All new favorites this morning!

"The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd; indeed in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a widespread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible."
       -- Bertrand Russell
 
"You can't make up anything anymore. The world itself is a satire. All you're doing is recording it."
       -- Art Buchwald
 
"Life is a foreign language; all men mispronounce it."
       -- Christopher Morley