All things

If, while in this vale of tears,

My path should be beset with fears,

Still help me, Lord, to trust in Thee.
All things, my Father! then at last,
When all my days on earth are past,
When troubles shall forever cease,
And all my trials end in peace,
When I shall bid this world farewell,
And upward mount with Thee to dwell,
There to behold Thee face to face,
And know the riches of Thy grace;
I’ll sing throughout eternity,
“All things have worked for good to me.”

"And we know that all things work together for good

to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose."

-Romans 8:28

What a comforting thought this has been to me this morning!

May the Lord bless it to each of us by His grace - to trust in Him at all times, and have His perfect peace ruling in our hearts. 

Meet Penguin Joe 😄

Meet the Penguin named “Joe”. 😄  My little nephew loves penguins. It turns out that I like them, too. 🙂  I decided to sew him a little stuffed penguin. After searching online for a pattern, I found the cutest pictures of a cloth penguin…but couldn’t find a pattern for it. After much searching, comparing pictures, and consulting my pattern book for teddy bears, I was able to design my own pattern. I was pleased with how it turned out! Most of all, it made my day to see how my nephew reacted when he seen it for the first time a few months ago. He smiled the biggest smile, hugged the penguin tight, and exclaimed - “I like it!!” 

His mom and I tried to help him name it. After suggesting many different names, to which he kept responding with a quizzical look on his face: “Penguins aren’t named that!”😂 He finally settled on the name, “Joe”.😄

Here are some pictures of the sewing process along the way. 

I missed getting photos of each step, but here’s what I did capture. 

My cat, Kali, loves to watch everything I am doing. 

This was no exception. 😄

Someday, I hope to share my penguin pattern on my Etsy shop. Until then, I might get busy making some more of these for my other nieces and nephews. I’ll likely be designing some other little animals besides. 

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Cheer for the weary Christian

 

This song cheered my heart today - I hope that it blesses and encourages 
some of you as well. May our minds be stayed on the Lord, resting in Him

and finding new strength for each day! 

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:

-Isaiahn 26:3-4