Here are the rules, for those who want to play along:
1. Post something that has blessed you in some way -- big or small-- last week. 2. Post a Bible verse or spiritual quote that has touched you in some way this week. 3. Post a hymn or some other song that has touched you this week.
1. Fall decorations, leaves changing colors, football, the prospect of cooler temperatures, the first frost, the first fire in the fireplace, the scents and flavors, the holidays which will soon be here -- there is a reason Autumn is my favorite season. And yes, meteorological fall is a real thing and it starts September 1.
Here are the rules, for those who want to play along:
1. Post something that has blessed you in some way -- big or small-- last week. 2. Post a Bible verse or spiritual quote that has touched you in some way this week. 3. Post a hymn or some other song that has touched you this week.
1. This week, I got the biggest blessing of all. After far, far too long, I got to hang out with these lovely ladies, Christi and Amy at Fiber Fun In The 'Sip!
Christi's friends Amy and Emily were also there, though I didn't get a photo of them. I did last time. They still look pretty much the same.
By the way, this is why I don't like my picture taken. I don't look right in photos. Amy and Christi look great. I look like some sort of demented turtle.
Anyway, I'll give a more detailed report on the blog later this week.
2. Even though it was only a two hour drive down the road...
I was thankful he kept me safe. More about that on the blog this coming week, as well.
3. OK, this song doesn't really have anything to do with Fiber Fun In The 'Sip, but it's been my earworm this week.
Here are the rules, for those who want to play along:
1. Post something that has blessed you in some way -- big or small-- last week. 2. Post a Bible verse or spiritual quote that has touched you in some way this week. 3. Post a hymn or some other song that has touched you this week.
1. The Fall hummingbird migration seems to have gotten underway. They're bold little suckers, too. They were still at the feeder even while I was watering Marty Mac. Every year, there seems to be that one bird who claims the feeder and won't let any other birds near it. Here is this year's perpetrator.
Here are the rules, for those who want to play along:
1. Post something that has blessed you in some way -- big or small-- last week. 2. Post a Bible verse or spiritual quote that has touched you in some way this week. 3. Post a hymn or some other song that has touched you this week.
1. This has been a week full of frustrations, so when I started looking for something that had blessed me, I didn't hold out much hope. But when I started thinking about what I could put here, I had a hard time narrowing it down to just one. I thought about finally getting that sink fixed, or about getting a letter from my one and only remaining pen pal, but in the end, I had to put the one thing that has made me the happiest this week. It seems like such a small thing, but as hot and miserable as this summer has been, the idea that Fall is just a few weeks away, well, it makes me positively giddy.
I can't wait for Fall to get here, and though it's still August, highs next week will only be in the mid to upper 80s. Even the banner itself was a gift. I found it several weeks ago out in the woods, and the hanger was already conveniently on the house. I might have to start getting banners for every season...or event.
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So there are my three Sunday blessings for this week.
A few years back, I used to make a weekly post called Sunday Hymns. It was exactly what it sounded like. Each Sunday, I'd post the video of one of my favorite hymns.
I enjoyed doing it, but for some reason it was never very popular. Those posts only got about half as many hits as my regular blog post -- if that. I kept it up for a few months, but eventually stopped. Some years later, I tried it again, with the same result.
I mean, I enjoyed it, but if the post don't get hits, it's a whole lot easier for me to just watch the vids on YouTube. Nevertheless, me being me -- that is, a bit on the stubborn side -- I'm going to try it again, only with a twist this time.
I was reading my friend Marcy's latest post over at Amnicon Studios and she mentioned the Three On Thursday thing I read over at the Carole Knits blog. The link is in my sidebar if you're interested. I used to participate in that a lot, but have kind of stopped. I think I should get back to it.
Anyway, I thought it would be fun to do something similar here, only on Sundays. I'll call it Sunday Blessings, and you all can play along if you want to -- even if you aren't particularly religious. Here are the rules.
1. Post something that has blessed you in some way -- big or small-- last week.
2. Post a Bible verse or spiritual quote that has touched you in some way this week.
3. Post a hymn or some other song that has touched you this week.
Sound good? I'm going to need y'all to keep me accountable with this one, though, so I don't flake out like I have before -- mainly by reading, sharing, and most importantly responding to each post. It's hard to stay enthusiastic about posting when it feels like you're talking to no one.
OK, here we go...
1. As some of you know, I wear scrub tops to work, even though I work in a factory. I lot of us do. I like them for the big pockets, which come in handy from time to time. Anyway, one of my friends stopped me and asked, "Becky, what size of these do you wear?" I told her, and she said, "I've got a whole bunch I've outgrown, and can't wear any more. Do you want them?" I said, "Sure, I'll take them", thinking it would be five or six tops. We went out to her car, and she pulled out a huge garbage bag filled with forty -- yes forty -- scrub tops, all in great shape. It'll be a while before I need to buy any new work shirts now.
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