Fiber arts? Culinary arts? Or Paper Arts? Those were the choices I gave my sweet granddaughter, Alexis, as I offered to help her with her school art project for the month of January. She chose fiber arts and off to the fabric store we went where she picked out the felt, variegated crochet thread, and a package of sassy square buttons to make this adorable bag for her little sister to carry her new nintendo ds in. Isn't that the sweetest? We designed it together and she did all the sewing and I crocheted the handle. In one project she learned the blanket stitch, the running stitch and the back stitch... she caught on quick and did an awesome job.
And you think she's smiling big? You should have seen the smile on her grandma's face as she took the picture! I'm so proud of her... and I can hardly wait to see what our next project together is going to be!
I am so thankful for the gift of creativity and the opportunity to enjoy this time spent with my granddaughter. God gives us each opportunities every day to reach out and share His love in so many ways with those around us. Tomorrow I'm off to Mill Creek WA...just north of Seattle... to speak at a day retreat on Saturday and share the love of God with them. The theme for the retreat is "Redeeming the Time" from Ephesians 5:15 but the word for redeem in the NIV is translated as "make the most of every opportunity" and that's what we want to do... make the most of every opportunity every day to love God and love others.
May you redeem the time God gives you today... and be blessed for it!
