I NEED a Blue Bird -- I do! I DO!!!

Oh, oh, ooh! I can't wait to knit this!! You'll know as soon as it gets going ... which will be right after I get done w-a-i-t-i-n-g for the book to arrive.
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Now you NEED one, too -- admit it!!

Back & Better

Absent is exactly how I've been from this blog lately. That's mostly because I've been spending my online time at facebook, but I'm pretty much over that (let's just call those "lessons learned"), and want to get back over here and visiting you at your blogs!

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In October I FINISHED 6.5 years of classes & training, AND passed my oral examinations. YEAH!! The Lord was beyond faithful (is that even possible?!) ~ pairing His grace with His gifts. That means my ordination has been approved (the actual ceremony will happen in July 2010) and a new "non-scholastic" season of life is opening up to be discovered. I'm eager and ready! More about that later.

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With some of that newly found free-time, I've been KNITTING ~ Nurturing the creative, quiet & rhythmic places in my soul. Today I started a "Boy-O-Boy" baby cardigan for a friend who's expecting late this month. I'll also be adding a matching hat and pair of booties -- by tweaking the design to fit some other patterns.

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So, here's to FRESH beginnings!! Are you starting something, anything new right now?? I'd LOVE to hear.

For All My Sermon Writing Friends

Nicer Than I Know How To Be

My sweet friend, Kathy, is truly nicer than I know how to be. She's surprised me multiple times lately with extravagant generosity & thoughtfulness. It's a precious treasure to live alongside someone who teaches - by example - just how beautiful giving can be.

Thank you for praying with me, Kathy. And THANK YOU for celebrating in advance with me. We will have our day together!

Bullet Points

Life is FULL and there's lots to blog about, but life is FULL and I can't.  Here are some high and low points ~

• Shealyn started Cross Country last week.
• Bridgette started violin lessons.
• The Engineer got a new computer and the girls got his old one ... which I'm "borrowing" because -->
• My laptop is dead.  The DC jack is "jacked."  The Engineer and his EE buddies might be able to fix it.
• My ordination interview is this Wednesday @ 9:00 a.m.  His Spirit & 6.5 years have led to this point.  Panel of 7 PhDs - no notes - 90 minutes. 
• Kricket's "friend" birthday party is this weekend.
• Killed 5 black widows in the backyard today, and although I didn't see any of the newly invading brown widows I did see THREE of their egg sacs. 
• I miss blogging.
• Cast on the "Sock-It-To-Me" scarf yesterday in Fall colors as a Christmas present and made three inches of progress.
• Speaking at a women's retreat next weekend - four churches together.
• Love the uniqueness of each our daughters.
• Making good progress with the C25K program.
• Will be putting my "Martha" away very soon and bringing my "Mary" to the forefront for this new & non-scholastic season.

That's all for now.  Looking forward to visiting all of you again soon.

Gracefully DONE

Finished assembling my "Graceful Top" last night and even took time to block it before wearing to knitting group this morning.  I'm SUPER HAPPY with how it turned out and fits!

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Now I'm off to start on fall multi-colored Sock-It-To-Me scarf, which will be a Christmas gift!

Just Courage

Every month ChristianAudio.com offers a free audio book download. This month's freebie is Just Courage by Gary Haugen, who is president of International Justice Mission - a ministry that labors after world-wide social justice.
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Since I haven't listened to this book yet, I can't offer my endorsement or review of it. Since it's free however, you can go ahead and check it out for yourself!

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