It seems like whenever I go through a typically tough time, extra challenges arise to compound the situation. This “quarantine season” has been particularly brutal. It just felt like I was getting so much thrown at me at once. Every time I thought I couldn’t handle anything else, there was more. I was trying to do it all, handle it all, control it all, in my own strength, and I couldn’t.
Read MoreThoughts on Christmas perfectionism, how to make upcycled sweater stockings, and decorating with old Christmas card pictures.
Read MoreHow I handled the adjustment of my youngest child’s first year of school and the autograph patchwork quilt that I made for her Kindergarten teacher!
Read MoreTwo Easter dresses made the afternoon before Easter Sunday… it was a choice and a mixture of both good and bad.
Read MoreI got my 10yo a camera for Christmas. I am always impressed with her eye for detail and the varied angles at which she draws pictures. I am not bragging her up as some sort of prodigy, but it has always been obvious that her brain sees things differently than mine.
Read MoreIn any big change in life, the mess in the middle is a tough place to be. It is where there is no going back but the thought of moving forward is just generally overwhelming. It is where the hidden problems underneath are revealed and cleaned out. It can be painful. It is where the hard work happens that leads to new things, growth.
Don’t overlook this middle part. It is important.
There is so much ugliness in the mess that you might have to look harder to find beauty and hope. But it is always there whether we choose to see it or not. Don’t miss it.
Today, I am choosing to see the good. Choosing hope. Choosing trust. Choosing faith.
The middle is not the end.
Rain, flooding, mold, and demolition in my craft room. Boo.
But I am still choosing to see the hope in the situation.
Read MoreSewing, crafts, tutorials, recipes, and a little look at our life in the country - raising half a dozen children.
Hi! Thanks so much for stopping by! My name is Lindsay and on this blog you will find sewing, crafts, decorating, recipes, and tutorials with a little bit of honesty and encouragement.
