No - we’re not in Minnesota (did you guess that from the Viking tag?) We’re actually all the way out in the Leftist La-la land of Seattle, which is where all the good Norwegians settled if they skipped Minnesota and North Dakota! : )
There are several quilting groups in the area and my aunt does beautiful machine quilting. I kind of want to hand quilt my Grandma’s but I may just have to give up my grandiose ideas if I don’t get started sooner rather than later. It is all finished. She was in the process of backing it when she lost two children in two weeks and it was just too painful to look at all the fabrics. Even 60 years later, when she couldn’t remember what she had for breakfast, she could look at that quilt and tell me what each piece was...”Oh, that was a dress of Kathleen’s, that was one of Earl’s work shirts.....”
As for the liberals, I believe that you are right. They have spent their whole lives fighting against the existence of God because that would mean they really aren’t in control. Those of us who know the truth have a perspective and a peace they just can’t get a hold of and it frustrates them terribly. I really think that’s why liberals are so angry all the time. It all really comes down to pride - there is nothing new under the sun. It’s the sin by which the angels fell and it’s the sin that drives the world today. But we cannot tire of doing what is good because in the end, God will make all things right and new. It’s a hard balance to know when to fight on and when to just trust and wait but I truly appreciate all of the hard work that you have done!
Hope you have a lovely Memorial Day! Keep looking up - we know from where our strength cometh....and thankfully it is NOT Washington DC!
Good counsel. Thank you, and I will. =)
I cannot even imagine losing 2 children in 2 weeks. It was hard enough losing our daughter to stillbirth a week before moving to MN and having my husband start the ministry. Right now I’m cross-stitching a remembrance for my daughter’s speech coach, whose son was stillborn a little over a week ago. It’s easy for everybody else to move on, but I don’t know if there’s been a day since that day over 19 years ago that I’ve not in some way thought of my daughter. I want this speech coach and her husband (who are also my friends that I worked with) to know they’re not alone in their sorrow, and that we all recognize how precious their son is, even though neither they nor we get the joy of seeing him grow up.