Summer

     Wow! I just realized that summer is here and almost over with already. Where has the time gone? Yes, I know that everyone asks that question. Our summer has been very busy. We've canned jars of peas and green beans, and getting ready to can tomatoes very soon. There's been babysitting, and summer classes taken to get the credits required for graduation. Cleaning houses and cleaning out our basement.
     I've been working on the quilt that I started for Jessica about two years ago. I finally sat at the sewing machine and got the blocks sewn together. Now the quilting is complete and I'm sewing the binding on.
     I was also very blessed this summer with several vintage quilt tops that I've been trying to clean up and repair. I plan on getting at least one or two of them on the hoop this winter and using them as a project to teach my daughters hand quilting.
      It's been a little dry the last few weeks so, we've had to get out and water our little garden and our yard lately. I do pray for rain. God waters so much better than I can. So much more thoroughly than I ever could.
     There are only a few more weeks left before my neighbors go back to school and then the babysitting will be done. The time will come for full time school work for us again and before you know it Autumn will be here. I look forward to the stillness that comes with the winding down and settling into winter.  There is a routine that we get into with school work and our regular duties. We've worked hard this year preparing for the winter months and it will be good to take the time to rest from the business of summer.
    Kelly is almost done with cosmetology school and will soon be going to work. She is very glad of that. It's been a pretty long year for her with some very intense school work. She is looking forward to graduation and then moving on with her life.
     I think the biggest thing for me this summer has been, trying to learn how not to stress. Stress causes so many problems. For me it has been sore muscles, tension in my jaw and a back that seems to always have pain. I would love to be able to say that my pains were from hard work,  not that I haven't worked hard this summer, but I can't blame that for my pains. I have been praying and I have been learning to relax and let God handle all the worries of the day. I just get so caught up in all of the busyness sometimes that I forget God has a bigger and better plan and that His timing is just perfect.
 Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Phl. 4:6
    Pictures of the quilts will follow when I get them done. 
Blessing to all, S
The Quilted YaYa