Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Young Love The young couple gazed into one another’s eyes so absorbed in the excitement of young love they were hardly aware of any one around. Somehow, the delight of young lovers with each other opens a glimpse into the love of God. Somehow, when we are wrapped in

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement God’s Love How can we, mere mortals, convey the quality, the quantity, the magnitude, and depth of God’s love? We can look up love in the thesaurus. We can use the fanciest, biggest words we know for love. We can observe magnificent scenery He made, draw hearts, or paint

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Little Ones’ Love Is there anything more endearing than a small child running full tilt to hug you around the knees? What about a little one throwing young arms around your neck for a big squeeze? There’s no mistaking the love behind these gestures. Most children are open about

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Heavy? Difficult? A large rack of antlers on the head of a moose or a deer is an awesome sight. From our point of view, they look heavy and even awkward for maneuvering in forests. But the moose or deer don’t wonder about their antlers. They just accept them

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Dry Times Do you sometimes open your Bible only to find your mind drifting off with every sentence? You wrestle it back to the verses at hand only to dose off or wander onto thoughts of some other topic.  Do you sometimes finish the entire section you planned to

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Waiting The gap between the discovery of something that carries the possibility of disaster and the arrival of the verdict can challenge our faith. Waiting is challenging. In any time of uncertainty, the best response to a period of waiting is to focus on the love of God. We

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Horse Rides Big, wide smiles were everywhere I looked. From the moment the trailer arrived at the birthday party and gentle, attractive horses walked down the ramp, smiles ruled the day. Even the adults were grinning when more animals followed, animals to pet such as a llama, donkey, goat,

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement The Family Bible A few generations ago, it was quite common for a family to purchase a very large, thick Bible to record the births, marriages and deaths of the family for future generations. Often the covers were quite ornate with fancy fonts. Some even bore a chiseled look.

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Bubbles Blowing soap bubbles in the air never goes out of style although the apparatus used today is much more sophisticated than when I was a child. Our great grandchildren enjoyed a fun time making lots of bubbles with the help from the wind on the beach. They hardly

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Beekeeping Newspaper articles inform us that our bee population is dwindling. One consequence is the rise of price for delicious honey to spread on our bread and sweeten our tea. We’ve noticed more man-made bee hives as we drive about the countryside. Perhaps we notice because our awareness is