Daily Archives: February 8, 2017

2017
02/08

Category:
farming
Life
quilts

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Why I got out of bed today

IMG_0092xToday I got out of bed to face challenges – several of them.    I started by bringing a bale of hay by wheelbarrow to the sheep.   That was enough.  I decided that the roads were too dangerous to have me on them yet and I had just had a workout, so didn’t get to the gym.  When I went to add bedding to the sheep night quarters, I found that they had for the most part taken these two panels apart.  So taking twine, I jury rigged this and hope it holds until the snow melts so I can bring a new panel with which to repair this.

IMG_0091xAnd here is part of the crew supervising.  OK, sheep taken care of, time to quilt.

IMG_0093xAnd here is the quilt that does not want to be a quilt.  It was paper pieced and that went good.    Quilting it was another story.   The first thing that happened was the thread jumped out of the disks and I had a big mess on the bottom.    This happened not once, but twice.  I finally conquered that and the next thing was the machine tried to eat a hole in the fabric when the needle got stuck.   Eventually, after a few hours this little 33″ square is quilted and tomorrow I will put the binding on and some little baby will be wrapped snuggly in it.

Why did I get out of bed this morning?  Sometimes, it’s hard to know why these challenges are in our day, but I’m hoping that meeting them makes me a better person.  They sure do wreak havoc with my plans.

2017
02/08

Category:
Life

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Stronger than you think!

I would urge each of you to view this film.   As some of you know, I was badly injured in 2002.   So much of this film brings that back.   But more than that, I think it helps someone who is “on the outside” help understand the person going through these issues.

the film will be available to watch for free from Wednesday, February 8, until Friday, February 17.

You Are Stronger Than You Think is the story of my fight for my (JJ Virgin)  son’s life and my own future. It’s also proof that a strong, positive outlook can help you face and conquer life’s greatest challenges. Things change when you start expecting miracles.

Feel free to share the movie with anyone else you know who’s facing a challenge or working to grow personally or professionally. We’re all in this together! Just send them to this link: http://miraclemindset.com/register/