O Remember, Remember

I used to be really really good about keeping a journal.  I have journals from my childhood, journals from my teenage years and even journals full of my college days.  Somewhere along the way as I became an "adult" I let go of my resolve to keep a journal.  Last night as I lay in bed pondering my day I wondered about why I wasn't as consistent about my efforts to keep a journal.  I didn't have any really good reason except for that I felt like that over the past 2-3 years I had nothing really important to say except for recording one more time that I had just endured another failed relationship.  Really, I felt like there wasn't anything else monumental or worth documenting happening in my life.   

I know that is not true.  I have lots of important things that happen to me daily.  They are important because they show me, and those who might someday read my journals that the Lord does have a hand in my life.  He blesses my life every day.  In little, sometimes hard to find ways.  

So, as of today I am committing once again to keep a journal and to record, in my very own handwriting and somewhat informal way, the things that happen to me on a daily basis that show the hand of the Lord in my life.  

Keeping a journal can be difficult because it feels to me like I am sharing a piece of my soul, my thoughts, feelings, inspirations and desires with an unknown audience.  Even if for now it is just a piece of paper I am recording on. I also know that by putting things down in writing it makes them more real, believable and helps me to define who I am and what is truly important to me.  It shows me how I am becoming the Daughter of God that I need to, and want to be.  

I regret that over the past years I haven't rememembered and acknowledged these blessings in the way that I should be.  I probably won't be able to ever "make-up" what I lost by my lack of attention and willingness to record things in my journal.  However, I can start now to remember and record these things.  

I think that November is a great time to be thankful and remember and I love this message of President Eyrings.  Such a touching reminder and example. 

quilting

Lately, I have kind of been on a  

quilting frenzy.  

Okay, frenzy might be stretching it, but I have been sewing a lot (a lot for me that is) the past month or so.  

I totally cut my finger and couldn't find a band-aid, but improvised! 

I am in a quilt block a month club and I just want it down for the record that I had my quilt blocks for October done almost 2 weeks ago.  Unheard of for me.  

My friend Julie came over and quilted with me, which made it that much more fun.  

I also just finished this quilt (that I started a LONG time ago).  I'll take pictures of mine once it is actually quilted.  Any suggestions of where I can take it to get it machine quilted? I'm looking for someone new. 

I'm not sure what I want to quilt next, but I always get fun ideas from the blog of another friend of mine. 

(but if we were being honest it is apparent that her skill level is 1000x mine)  

I used to teach her kids in school and little did I know what a talented quilter she was.  I should have been more attentive and aware of her great abilities.  If you love quilting you really should check out her blog.  Plus, she is giving stuff away and don't we all love free stuff.  I do, especially when it is fabric.