Mary’s Monday Musing to Quilt Encouragement St Nicholas We had fun this month participating in a charming custom that goes back to the fourth century. Saint Nicholas was a generous bishop in the church way back then. He had a great heart for children, the poor, the ill, and sailors. His generous giving is still

Monday’s Musings to Quilt Encouragement Hope “Hope springs eternal in the Human breast.” An eighteenth-century English Poet, Alexander Pope, first penned this expression. Hope is wonderful. Romans 15:13 “…the God of hope fill us with joy and peace in believing that ye may abound in hope….” Hope is a precious commodity for our soul. Some

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Smiling Masks “What a great mask! We can see your smile.” I always hear these remarks when I wear a mask with a window of flexible see-through plastic covering my mouth. I love that I can express my delight in seeing someone by smiling at them as well as

Mary’s Monday Musings The Perfect Beach The waves were gentle, the sand white. The row of rocks not far off shore provided shelter for beautiful fish of many colors. The setting was a protected environment that didn’t involve learning deep diving scuba qualifications. The young men in our party enjoyed discovering beautiful sea creatures in

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Thanksgiving in 2020?!!? What a year! This year presented us with floods and hurricanes, tornados and fires, confusion and disagreements, and a nasty, stubborn, global pandemic. Covid 19 continues to give us death and grief. In the face of all that, let’s search together for what we can be

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Birds of a Feather There’s something endearing about seeing a group of the same species of birds lined up together. This look-alike row of birds preened their feathers while perched on a railing at a large Florida pier. They weren’t leery of us and allowed us to approach pretty

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement People Since isolation to lessen the spread of the Covid 19 virus has relaxed a measure, we’ve had the opportunity to meet and visit with some delightful people we had never before met. What a wonderful world we live in. It’s populated with so very many delightful people. What

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Oops, Tough Guy Image Collapses Charlie is a very tall Golden Retriever who sometimes sits with head erect in a regal posture. That king-of-the-hill-look is often overcome by his dependence on his stuffed toys. No longer a pup, Charlie is still fond of carrying his cotton filled toys around

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Church I’m so glad God established Church way back when. Each church has its own set of advantages and disadvantages. It’s a lot easier to change churches than our geography. Jobs, homes, schools can stay constant if we move from one congregation to another, but in spite of the

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Joy The very word joy brings a sort of uplift to our spirits. To experience a burst of joy pulsing through our being brings a satisfaction that transforms us in a mysterious way. We can sometimes feel a surge of joy when we observe it in others. Maybe that’s