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Another charity to knit for
http://www.nationalww2museum.org/education/knitting.html
The Knit Your Bit Campaign
The National WWII Museum is proud to launch its own Knit Your Bit campaign. You can help the Museum honor WWII veterans by Knitting Your Bit- in this case a simple, but cozy, scarf to be donated to a veteran in a Veterans Center somewhere in the United States.
I tried knitting for the guys in the desert, it didn't go well....
Last night I finished the gingerbread house! It looks absolutely adorable, just perfect for the tree, totally unsophisticated and utterly traditional. That means that entire kit is done, and on time too!
I'll get a picture of all the finished objects when I have them all. Or when the husband is home to take the picture.
Every year my husband, mother and I volunteer for the Festival of the Trees, the big annual fund raising project at Providence Hospital in Medford. More information about the Festival itself, and the hospital can be found at those links.
Three Sisters of Providence arrived at the Medford depot in 1911 to begin a labor of love in the Rogue Valley. They were committed to finding ways of providing care for those less fortunate. For nearly 100 years, Providence Medford Medical Center has never wavered from the Sisters’ goal of quality life for all people, and never has a person been knowingly turned away. The story is one of faith and hard work in response to a community’s needs, and also a story of community response and support for the Sisters’ vision. Together, it is a story of continual growth and excellence in health care for the people of southern Oregon and northern California.
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"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'
"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me."
- Matthew 25: 34-40
But I am developing a fascination with finished objects. For example:
I've finished everything in this group but the gingerbread house. That I'll finish maybe tomorrow, or perhaps the next day. In fact I just finished the candy cane just now.
I think it has to do with the time of year, and a bad case of converging deadlines.
I'm slowly beginning to feel like I'm in big trouble. OK, the gingerbread will be finished tomorrow, the sweater ornaments will be finished in record time, and the star ornaments will be finished in a week-end. Maybe. Tell me I have more then two weeks.
I have two weeks. OK, maybe I am in big trouble. I want these for the tree.
I have exactly *one* of the ME ornaments done. Well, it looks like those will be a priority for next year. I can handle that, I think, And the stocking for the husband will end up as his Christmas gift, I think. That would be cool.
See, just rearrange your expectations for yourself, and it's all good again.
Picture collections, of projects I'm working on, or hope to work on, or have finished. More coming soon. So far I have all the holiday stuff up. You'll notice a theme, "cat friendly". Stuff that isn't going to hurt them or be destroyed if they pull it off the tree. Must be smarter than the beasties.
The sweater felt kit
The gingerbread felt kit
The Mary Engelbright cross stitch kit
(and if I get the three bottom ones done by the time the tree goes up I'll be real happy)
And some calico stars I'm making off the cuff. And that's just for the tree....
A fascinating look at the Biblical/scriptural underpinnings of the Patriocentricity movement in Christianity today. Highly recommended, especially #9, her conclusion.
http://www.thatmompodcast.com/
