Another Year

I decided yesterday to take today off so that Ken could take me out to lunch for my birthday. I turned my 4:45am alarm off and let the dog sleep outside so that I could sleep late this morning. So of course, I've been awake since 2am. I've been chronicling my quilting journey, trying to …

Deborah & the Tree

Mom said that she had planned on calling me Debbie but when the nurse came with the birth certificate, she was told she couldn't use a nickname, so I was named Deborah....like the woman in the bible. I never was called Debbie, except by other people that didn't really know me. I was introduced this …

2019 ends 2020 begins

Wow, a decade is ending! I hadn't even thought of that, another decade gone and another one beginning as we enter into the 20s again. 2019 was exciting with my husband retiring, opening our home as a bed & breakfast, welcoming a granddaughter into the family, and finding out we'll have a grandson coming next …

Dear Ben

(An open letter to the president of LifeWay Christian Resources and anyone else who wants to read it.) Dear Ben, Thank you so much for holding employee gatherings so that we could get to know each other. I came with my question, but didn't have a chance to ask. Are you a truck, SUV/van, or …

The Geese are Flying

While traveling, I often see images that remind me of a quilt block, like the angles of this bridge reminding me of the flying geese quilt block. When a friend of mine was diagnosed with breast cancer, again, I wanted to do something for her in a tangible way. When my husband went through chemo …

Trophies & Toys

Our house (our lives) seems to be in a constant state of transformation. I've always moved the furniture around, just to change things up a little, making adjustments without having to buy more furniture, making things look different if not new. Movement in our house is nothing new. We have 3 bedrooms and my son …

I Want to Party with That Dude

My husband will listen to tales of parties and the actions of crazy people while they are "having fun" and then he'll make the comment, "I want to party with that dude." Usually it's a "dude" that has drunk too much and done some crazy thing that nearly killed him or the people he was …