“Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.” — Dr. Seuss
Thought for Today
Grandma’s Butterfly Quilt Finished
I was sure I remembered posting about this quilt as I was getting ready to begin quilting it. I even remembered one of my regular followers leaving a comment. But it must have all been in my imagination, because for the life of me I can’t find it. If someone runs across it please let me know so I will know I’m not really losing my mind.
This quilt is made from hankies that belonged to two of my grandmas. If you want the whole story, plus information on making a memory quilt and more photos of a few of mine you will need to read Making Memorable Memory Quilts.
But I will share a few more photos here that I did not share on the longer article.
Like this close up of a hanky belonging to my Grandma Edith:
And this close up of the border quilting and prairie point finish.
Thought for Today
“He has drawn back, only in order to have enough room for his leap.” -Friedrich Nietzsche
Thought for Today
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret to getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks and then starting on the first one.” -Mark Twain
Receiving Kindness
We all want to be givers, doing random acts of kindness and paying it forward but being on the receiving end often makes us uncomfortable. What is your reaction to an unexpected kindness or gift?
After a string of rejections I looked at how I react to being a receiver. Words like you shouldn’t have, I don’t know what to say, I didn’t get you anything were coming out of my mouth. Now when I stumble over receiving I tell myself just say thank you. I tell recipients who protest, I want to do this for you. Just say thank you.
Why is our reaction to kindness from others important? Each experience of being rejected for doing good makes continuing more difficult until people may stop trying.
This world needs more kindness. Think about how you react to acts of kindness from others. Thank you is always good. Hugs optional.
Celebrating The Small Things: Time
- Beauty in a Dying Tree Copyright 2013 by R.A. Robbins
To be honest, when Bob lost his job before he was planning to retire I was not happy. But now I am glad he decided to accept what happened and not fight a wrongful termination. I can see we were really given a gift. The gift of time. Time to sit and talk to each other. Time to work together. Time to go to the movies on a weekday. Time to go for long walks and wait for good photo opportunities — like todays photo taken in the aftermath of a planned burn in a nature park. So this week I am celebrating time.
There is a weekly Blog Hop at Scribblings of an Aspiring Writer called Celebrate the Small Things. I like the idea, so on Fridays I will write a blog post about one small thing worth celebrating during the week.
What small things are you celebrating?
Thought for Today
“You’ll never be disappointed if you always keep an eye on uncharted territory, where you’ll be challenged and growing and having fun.”— Kirstie Alley
Thought for Today
“Science has never drummed up quite as effective a tranquilizing agent as a sunny spring day.” — W. Earl Hall
Thought for Today
Copyright 2010 by R.O. Robbins
“If you begin to live life looking for the God that is all around you, every moment becomes a prayer.” —Frank Bianco
Women’s Heart Thought for April
“Start the conversation about heart health with your doctor ASAP. The younger you are when you become aware of your own risk, the more you can do to lower your chances of dying from it.” — Leslee Shaw, PhD, Director, Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute (quote from Womans Day magazine, March 2013)
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