I struggle in the mornings. I do not like to get out of bed, I always wish I could stay and cuddle a little longer. Paisley and Zhor are great cuddlers when Jesse is already at work. I know that will be one of the biggest changes we will make when our kids get home, mornings.
This morning I decided I would read a little bit of my January book, Kisses from Katie, before stepping out into the cold. This is what I read.
July 20, 2010
I don’t always know where this life is going. I can’t see the end of the road, but here is the great part: courage is not about knowing the path. It is about taking the first step. It is about Peter getting out of the boat, stepping out onto the water with complete faith that Jesus will not let him drown.
I do not know my five-year plan; even tomorrow will probably not go as I have planned. I am thrilled and I am terrified, in a good way. Some call it courage; some call it foolish; I call it faith. I choose to get out of the boat. Sometimes I walk straight into His arms. More often, I get scared and look down and stumble. Sometimes I almost completely drown. And through it all, He never lets go of my hand.
-Katie Davis.
Funnily enough, I got to work and was looking over my google reader and read it again. I checked out Compelled, a new blog I added a few days ago, and she had posted the above, the same exact thing I read this morning while still in bed. I guess I needed to read it twice today. I need to be more like Peter, getting out of the boat and following Jesus with complete faith that He will sustain, that He won’t let me drown.
On another note,
I got a serger for Christmas. My mom probably thought I was crazy when I told her what I wanted, and a number of people, when I told them what I wanted/had gotten, had never heard of such a thing before. Let me tell you, it is awesome. Although the box may indicate otherwise, as it looks like it came straight out of 1970 with its pastel yellows, blues and pinks, it is becoming my new best friend. I think I even told it so the other night, don’t judge me.

The main problem was, I knew that it had this great capability, but I had no idea how to use it. So, Monday after new years, I went to my friend Courtney’s house (she started our sweet sewing group called Sew What) and she kindly taught me how to thread it and then shared a precious 2T skirt pattern with me that she came up with to sew my first skirt using, mostly the serger. It was then that I started realizing its true capability, it is amazing, and makes perfect, pretty seams. So began my love.
Here is the skirt I made at Courtney’s:

I also made the scooter skirt out of a scrap from a skirt I made myself.
I have been sewing almost every night. I even tried my first project from Growing Up Sew Liberated. The envelope tee, following a pattern and knits, it came out better than expected. I cut up an old t-shirt of Jesse’s and used a piece yellow knit fabric that I had picked up several months ago and didn’t know what I was going to do with. The serger finished it off nicely. I tried out a double needle in my machine, supposedly helpful for sewing with knits, but was not super pleased with its results. I switched to a stretch needle and lengthened my stitch and was much happier.

Size 18-24 months, hopefully perfect for one of the Little Leoses that I pray will be home this year.
All pictures courtesy of my iPhone. Thank you to my wonderful husband for welcoming me to the 21st century and blessing me for Christmas!






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