Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Laughter   I find the laughter of babies and toddlers irresistible. I’m sure I’m not alone. Nothing can make a person break into smiles or giggles better than a little one chortling over some simple sight, sound, or action. A good laugh makes us feel lighter and happier, chasing

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Losses An astonishingly large number of people in Florida have suffered at least some measure of loss all the way from destroyed tokens of treasured memories to the falling of a beautiful tree to the loss of entire homes and the devastation of death. Something about the suddenness, the

Storms Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Storms   The pictures were devastating. We saw whole vistas of trees toppled, uprooted or broken in half, roofs ripped off, or homes reduced to splintered wood lying on a foundation. Hurricane Michael left loss and devastation behind as it barreled through Mexico Beach and Panama City, Florida.

Mary’s Monday Musing to Quilt Encouragement Words “Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.” No, it’s not an advertisement for a delicious Frappuccino to convince you that it is full of calcium as well as sweet with honey. It does reflect a deep longing of our souls

Happy Birthdays Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Happy Birthdays   I remember birthday parties when my guests wore pigtails and the fun involved forming a ring by holding hands with all the children and circling while singing the song, ‘Ring around the Rosie’, or ‘Oats Peas, Beans, and Barley’ grow. Does anyone besides me

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement His Love   You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. Matt 22:37. Sounds simple? Hold it. All my heart means I love my God with every facet of my love. It doesn’t mean I can’t

  Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement When Our Props are Pulled   Sometimes life takes a turn that makes us feel like the props have been pulled out from under our lives. The promotion goes to someone else. A call from the school principal is upsetting.  The diagnosis is alarming.  A loved one withdraws

Mary’s Monday 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 says “…the God of hope fills us with joy and peace in believing that ye may abound in hope….” Hope is a precious commodity for

Mary’s Monday Musing to Quilt Encouragement Warmth The internet is full of charming scenes that warm our hearts and even bring a tear to the eye. In just a few minutes, I watched the scenes of soldiers returning to surprise wives and children, charming puppies waiting for owners to say grace before they dive into

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Stability   Only two things are guaranteed: Death and Taxes. So, goes the centuries old maxim. The purpose of the saying is to help us recognize that change is inevitable in our lives and in those around us. Recognizing the inevitability of change doesn’t necessarily remove the degree of