There was once a little boy with a bad temper. "Take this bag of nails". said the ill-tempered boy's father to him one day, "and every time you lose your temper hammer one of these nails into that fence behind your house."

By the end of the first day he had driven thirty-seven nails into the fence. Gradually, however, as the physical effort of ( Read more... )

Feed a rabbit. Or two ( Read more... )

So I popped my hip in and out. What fun ( Read more... )

My back is better ( Read more... )

"So do all who live to face such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us."
    -Gandalf

doing better. the following quotes have struck a chord, so to speak.

“To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable, because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you... To refuse it means to refuse God’s mercy for ourselves.”

"Where, except in uncreated light, can the darkness be drowned?"

"Relying on God has to begin all over again every day as ( Read more... )

"Time changes everything
Life must go on
And I'm not gonna stand in your way"

*sigh* I wish that was how it was.

Various and sundry recent events:

Went to Mass. They had an icon, that made it better. Joshua labeled me as "Rad-Trad" due to wearing a headcovering. I didn't care. ^_^
Spent an hour and a half on my own in the car with Joshua, and we had a ( Read more... )

I have decided to order some coverings from Tznius.com, now that I have a wee bit o' money. I have wanted to do this for some time, and now I can...

Tight Hair Snood for the purposes of seeing if it will prevent my scarves from falling off...

Large Triangular Cotton Scarf in white as that will prove quite useful and interchangeable with all my ( Read more... )

What will this day be like, I wonder...

What will my future be, I wonder...

It could all be so exciting...

To be out in the world to be free

I've always longed for adventure...

To do the things I've never dared..

And here I'm facing adventure...

Then why am I so scared...

I must dream of the things I am seeking...

I am seeking the courage I lack...

So, my "To Do" list for sewing looks like the following, in no particular order ( Read more... )