Baby, it's cold outside!🐧
The cold meant it was an awesome weekend to stay inside and sew! Some of you did that at home and a few braved the cold weather to do that in community at Hope Waukee. Ten of us showed up in person between the two days. Granted, a few just came for the meeting. I think it was the promise of a great Show and Tell that had some of you out 😀. And what a show it was. We turned in 37 finished quilts and blankets for our mission partners. This included 9 more heavy blankets that are going to JOPPA. Praise the Lord! Others will go to LSI, Door of Faith, Bidwell, PHC, SHP, and John Stoddard Cancer. Be sure to check out the photos HERE. So many simple but beautiful quilts using what we have. Many will be blessed.
A great devotion was shared with us. It's easy to be discouraged when things seem to be ongoing and repetitive. Whether it's the cold, Covid, or even our little 3.5 inch precuts 😕 we can easily let it get us down. But trust in the Lord. Ask for his strength. We especially loved this based on 1 Corinthians 10:13.
Jesus often uses our blind spots to reveal Himself to us. “don’t pray for easier times, pray for greater strength to get through the tough times.April meeting change: Please mark your calendars! In April we will only be meeting on Friday. There is a conflict with the room on Saturday. We will change the time to start at 8 am on Friday and we can sew into the evening. I decided not to move to an alternate weekend because we also have the retreat in April (22, 23, 24)
The future looks promising as things with Covid seem to be moving in the right direction. Hopefully, we'll be back to our new normal sooner rather than later. In the meantime, stay safe and healthy. If you're in need of projects or fabric the closet is available during office hours (it's like your own personal quilt shop!). Happy sewing!
