Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Spring Blooms A recent day-long drive to attend a wedding was filled with many gorgeous spring blossoms. All along the way, blooms decorated the roadside. The cities and towns we passed through were filled with rows and rows of trees covered with beautiful white blossoms. The countryside displayed an

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Nature’s Lace Among the many beautiful sights spring brings, we enjoy the gorgeous appearance of early light green tree leaves. Delicate as they emerge, they have a lacey look from afar. The trees look as if they have dressed in their best lace for a special premiere. Later the

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Enthusiasm is Contagious Two mothers, each with a little girl around 4 years old in tow, entered the fast-food restaurant. One little girl jumped up and down in her excitement to see her friend. Up and down, up and down. Almost non-stop the little girl jumped, wearing a big

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Praying Friends The texts began to fly. Little ten-week-old twin babies were sick. One showed signs of labored breathing, and both were fussy. Some symptoms could have been signs of several nasty diseases running across the nation. Prayer chains were notified. In a short time, word came that the

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Enthusiasm is Contagious Two mothers, each with a little girl around 4 years old in tow, entered the fast-food restaurant. One little girl jumped up and down in her excitement to see her friend. Up and down, up and down. Almost non-stop the little girl jumped, wearing a big

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Worn Out Many of us remember or are in the midst of those exhausting days when sick kids, one after another, keep us up late and often during the nights. Or, we can remember the times our responsibilities piled up until our mind and days were crowded with no

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Refrigerator Art The front of my refrigerator may not be neat and tidy, but it tells a wonderful story. Papers held in place by magnets proclaim love, and hint at budding artistic talent while giving witness to the process of children growing up. Great Grandchildren’s artwork, notes, and pictures

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement A Family Tradition My Mother’s family has a long-established custom of sharing newspaper clippings. They cut out anything from cartoons, to editorials, to society events such as engagement announcements. Putting the clipping in an envelope and adding a letter, the missile was posted to a relative who might be

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement A Surprising Traffic Cone As the traffic sped past the traffic cone separating the lanes going East from the lanes going West, I wondered how many people noticed the flower arrangement that decorated the top of it. I gave it a second glance. Could that really be flowers there?

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Doggy in Church The large poodle lay contentedly on the church floor in front of his family. The young boy wiggled a bit in his seat, and the dog got up and came to him. After the boy scratched him behind the ears, mama pulled the upper part of