Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Goodbyes Laughter rang out at every meal. Hugs abounded. Love reigned. A family reunion renews love and cements ties between people who live too far away to see one another regularly. My heart felt as if it would burst with joy from watching all the happy children playing

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Aquarium Fun What fun! The little ones stood back at the first sight of fish larger than themselves swimming behind the enormous glass wall which separated us from the fish swimming beyond it. When they saw their bigger cousins run right up to the glass wall, they did too.

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Children Riddle of the week. What has the power to exasperate you beyond understanding, yet has the power to bring laughter and delight to your heart beyond all else? I already gave away the answer in the title above. Children. Of course. A disobedient child or a childish tantrum

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Anticipation Disappointed What about the happy anticipation that fails to materialize? Some disappointments may be momentary but easy to recover from because it was a small thing in our life, eagerly anticipated but not earth shaking. But sometimes a disappointment can be wrenching. The early Covid 19 Pandemic years

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Creating Anticipation   What a difference the years make in how we see and understand certain things. How many times in my younger years did I miss the opportunity to provide the blessing of anticipation to the older generation? I don’t think I always grasped the fact that the

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Anticipation Isn’t it a blessing to look forward to something special? The very thought brings a smile to our face, a leap of excitement to our being, and sparkle to our eyes. It can be as simple as an anticipated dinner, or time to chat with a friend, or

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Giant Bunny The cover over the baby stroller was unzipped to reveal an extraordinary passenger—a huge, black bunny with white and grey flecks, long black ears, and big black eyes looking back at us. When the SPCA lady picked him up, his snuggle against her was almost comical. He

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Amazing Skin I never saw a reptile with such interesting scales and skin. The Bearded Dragon was quite comfortable with the group gathered around to see his unusual coat of intricate designs from pleats to scalloped patterns and a chin filled with rows of spikey looking points that probably

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Celebrations The arrival of a fabulous flower arrangement surprised us. The delight of a nice dinner we shared with treasured family blessed us. The fun of playing a new game made us laugh. A clever and wholesome red box movie left a good feeling. Altogether, we enjoyed a well

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Exercise Before the minor league baseball game, the team members were not only throwing balls to one another to warm up their throwing arms and their visual acumen, they also were twisting their bodies in exercises and stretching into some curious positions to limber up their muscles. High stepping