Sewing with a disability A few weeks ago, one of my granddaughters came over to our house to do some sewing. Not unusual for a grandmother and granddaughter who both love to sew, right? Well, in Saarah’s case machine sewing has become a challenge. You see, Saarah has multiple chronic medical conditions that make it hard for her to get around. She has developed a neurological condition that makes... Source ..read more

I wanted to let you know that I recently purchased a sweet security blanket from http://www.elegantbaby.com and it is the sweetest softest blankie you will ever touch. I am truly impressed. I bought it to coordinate it as a present with our new little lamb blanket label. So precious. It looks like Elegantbaby also has some other unique baby gift giving ideas that you might want to check out. Source ..read more

Well, look what we found in our garden this morning…. underneath our turned over wheelbarrow. I suppose we won’t be using our wheelbarrow for a while! Source ..read more

As I was in my garden today trying to get rid of Quack grass and invasive Goldenrod, I noticed our granddaughter, Eliana, kneeling next to some tulips. She cupped the beautiful flower petals in her hands and could not get over the size and brilliance of the flower. To my shame I must admit that I had just walked by these tulips – hadn’t even noticed them in all my worry about trying to rid the... Source ..read more

It’s Spring break at Eliana’s school for autistic children and she has been with me during the day. We have had fun. Yesterday she wanted to learn how to sew a little dress for her American girl doll. I still wanted to get my daily 2 mile walk in and suggested that she look at links to AG doll free sewing patterns on Pinterest while I would do my quick walk. (Grandpa was home watching her... Source ..read more

Tomorrow is Good Friday. It indeed is a “Good” Friday for all those who believe in Jesus as their Lord and Savior. The graphics for this cross were purchased from www.mygrafico.com (Cupcake Cutiees). While it is a reminder of Christ’s sacrifice for us, the original cross was far from being this pretty. 700 years before Christ’s coming, the prophet Isaiah predicted the Lord’s death for our... Source ..read more

I had intended to write this entry around Mother’s Day but then life happened and got in the way of my good intentions. As I am working on a design with the scripture “There is no greater joy than to hear that your children walk in the truth” (3 John1:4) my heart is filled with thankfulness that this is true of my two children today. It wasn’t always that way. There were years of deep pain and... Source ..read more

This past Sunday, our daughter Kristy, whom you may have read about in earlier post, ran her first full marathon. That may not mean much to many folks but to us, her parents, this is a HUGE accomplishment. Please allow me to share Kristy’s account of her Marathon in her own words. This is what she posted to her facebook page: For those of you interested… My first Marathon recap: The morning... Source ..read more

When I grew up in Germany, the 4 weeks before Christmas, Advent were special. For those 4 weeks we gathered on Sundays to work on Christmas projects, listen to Christmas music, eat Christmas cookies, and hear my Dad read Christmas stories to us. There was something magical about that time. I have from time to time tried to renew this tradition here in Ohio but haven’t been too successful. Source ..read more

I look at my autistic grandson – he is so ruggedly handsome – his hair tossled, a piece of flowery silk fabric wrapped around his neck, his beautiful big blue eyes with long eye lashes looking sad and semi pleading. On the one hand he hates parties, big gatherings of people, loud places; on the other hand, he longs to have connection with others, feel loved and appreciated – yet he doesn’t know... Source ..read more