Something new

Good evening Friends,

I hope you all had a good week. Spring is coming and I know a lot of you are looking forward to that. In the land down under, fall is coming and I know you all are looking forward to that also.

The weather has been perfectly gorgeous here. I’ve puttered some outdoors, still have seeds to plant but just haven’t gotten to it yet. I spied a baby tomato plant in my main garden, a volunteer from somewhere, I’m leaving it to see how it grows there.

The other morning I saw a butterfly I’ve not seen very often. I ran in for the camera hoping it would stay in place, and lo and behold it did.  I looked it up in my book on Florida butterflies and it is a Julia.

I’ve read some uplifting, encouraging, spiritual writings the past few days and felt inspired to try something new with crochet and beads, crocheted beaded edgings. I’d ordered a book from Amazon ‘The Beaded Edge’ and got it in January, but haven’t had the heart to make anything.  Well today I made two different designs and was thrilled with them.

My husband would be very happy with me for picking up my crochet hook and thread along with beads, creating something I’ve not done before. I miss his physical, loving encouragement, but I can hear him in my heart, because he encouraged me so much in our life together. These are made with fine crochet thread and small beads.

Yesterday I was looking at a bookshelf in the bedroom, and saw a book that I felt nudged to pull out.  Inside was a little card from my dear husband. The book is an anthology of poems. The poem he sent me to in this little book was “Do I Love You?” The last sentence is, Do I love you – my answer is yes.”  To me this was another gift from God, and again I was thankful. I’ve not been abandoned, my husband’s love is all around me and God’s is too. My husband is with God just in another dimension of God’s creation. We will be reunited one day.

With that I will close. I wish all of you love, peace, good health and many blessings.

FlowerLady