There has been a lot of snow this winter in the Baltimore
area.
But under all of that snow,
new life has been waiting to burst into our world with color! This is such a Mystery and Miracle.
Another Miracle happened in
February. My cousin Leigh, who is like a brother to me, had to have brain
surgery in January.
His recuperation from the
surgery has been wonderful. He spent a
few weeks in the hospital and a few weeks in a rehab center. He is now home, walking, talking and ready
for visitors.
He lives about 2 hours away in Virginia. I desperately wanted to go to see him, but
neither my husband Max nor I could drive the 2 hours there and then the 2 hours
back. We prayed about it and God
answered our prayers when his wonderful sister Patricia offered to drive us
down. Our visit was such a
blessing! Leigh and I shared so many
memories together, laughing and asking each other , “Do you remember when we
did…?”. We had so much fun! His sweet wife Leslie had invited us to lunch
where more sharing of memories continued.
We’re hoping we can visit him again very soon.
About
a month ago, I discovered to my horror, that I had forgotten to re-new my
library books. By the time I realized
it, the fine had grown to $54! So, I
have decided to “take a break from the library” and read my huge collection of
books that were given to me as gifts or purchased by me. Some of the books that I’ve been reading
recently:
Christmas Letters by Debbie Macomber is delightful and light.
Cross Roads is William Paul Young’s latest book. I haven’t quite finished it, but it is funny, sad, and deeply meaningful.
William
Paul Young’s first book was The Shack, which changed and opened my heart
to God’s love in a new way.
I just love this Poster:
That’s definitely ME!
What’s
on my needles:
“Room To Grow Baby
Cap” This is a cap that I designed. You
can change the height of the cap as a baby grows.
Pull on both ends of lower cord to gather tightly and tie in a secure
bow.
As baby grows untie the bottom cord and stretch out the cap
circumference so that the yarn end balls are just slightly dangling. Then pull on top cord to gather tightly and
tie in a secure bow.
Another
project that I have just finished knitting is a free pattern from LionBrand.
It
is named Drop-Stitch Wrap. You can download the free pattern at: www.lionbrand.com It’s a fun pattern because you get to “dis-obey
the rules” and drop stitches on purpose!
I
changed the one that I made by leaving off the collar and making it about 50
inches long which is shorter than the pattern calls for. Here are some pictures
of my “wrap”:
Watching
our grandson Charlie grow, learn, and explore is a daily miracle!
Charlie
turned 2 in January
and
is growing taller and taller!
He
loves being outside to walk in the grass and he explores everything:
He still enjoys coloring with
crayons and creates wonderful “masterpieces”!
His
favorite toys are trucks and puzzles:
His
favorite “toy” of all is our kitty Izzie,
but Izzie’s favorite toy is definitely not Charlie!
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Dear family and friends, be
sure and look for Spring miracles that are only visible when you slow down and
LOOK….
Fondly,
Mary
