Tangled Stitch

This post is inspired by my mother who gave up her hopes and dreams so she could foster the dreams of my brother and me.   She did not get a chance to follow her dreams when we grew up. She passed away before she could do that.   I am sitting at that exact moment in my own life and am moving forward to my dreams.   My son is 21 years old.   He will be a senior in college in September.   He will meet a lovely girl and marry and leave to live his own life.   He is old enough to follow his dreams.   He’s a great kid, very sensible and responsible and I am sure he will be able to accomplish anything he wishes in life. Every moment in life is a new beginning.   A chance to look at the choices we have and choose the path we want to walk down.   We have to find ourselves in the light at the end of the tunnel.   For months my soul has been talking to me, saying turn off the music, meditate, find the things you love, let go of the rest an...

This beautiful baby is named Nicolette.  She is a beautiful teenager by now.  This was taken by her mother on her christening day and she is wearing a christening outfit that I made. We are all given God given talents.  We usually discover them in childhood because that is when our brains are open to learning and we don't have the busy day to day responsibilities or woes to get in the way.  When we are children, we are just children.  I was a child when my grandmother taught me how to crochet,knit and hand embroider.  They have been a constant companion most of my life.  It is rare to see me without a needle of one sort or another. I have the god given talent to be blessed with a gift of gab.  A compassionate and empathetic soul.  A wonderful smile and eyes that are welcoming to everyone who comes my way.  I think that makes me a magnet for people to talk to.  All of my life I have never had a problem finding people to share t...