Sunday Blessing

Jesus, my King, my wonderful Savior,
All of my life is given to Thee.
I am rejoicing in Thy salvation;
Thy precious blood now maketh me free.

Refrain

Wonderful Savior, wonderful Savior,
Thou art so near, so precious to me!
Wonderful Savior, wonderful Savior,
My heart is filled with praises to Thee!

Freedom from sin, O wonderful story–
All of its stains washed whiter than snow!
Jesus has come to live in His temple,
And with His love my heart is aglow.

Jesus, my Lord, I’ll ever adore Thee,
Lay at Thy feet my treasures of love.
Lead me in ways to show forth Thy glory,
Ways that will end in heaven above.

From: Wonderful Savior
by J. M. Harris

We sang this song Saturday evening in our revival service. I think it's a good reminder of what a wonderful Savior we have. How great to know that we can be freed from sin and be washed clean!

I hope everyone has a good Sunday. I am looking forward to a good (and busy!) week. Who knows? Maybe I'll get some sewing done this week! :)

Many Blessings!
Charity

Finished Object Friday

I wasn't sure if I was going to get this finished... especially since I haven't had much time this week to work on it. But I just finished the toes! :)



Many knitters don't like grafting the toes. I guess this is why toe-up socks were invented. I enjoy it though... "Knit, slip, purl... purl, slip knit..." Knittinghelp.com has a great video teaching Kitchener stitch. Besides, grafting the toe means you have finished the sock!




There were a couple of different ways to do the heel. I like the pattern repeated down, gives the sock a neat look! Love, love the color!! It is so very rich and plummy!



I do like the pattern for the most part. I memorized the stitch pattern, so the next sock should be faster. :) However, I think it is a little big. I like my socks to fit a little snugger. Even though my feet are narrow, this sock tends to slouch way too much. And I drastically shortened toe. (My toes are long, but not THAT long!) Blocking may help some... maybe quite a bit. Now to finish the twin!!

It's been a couple of weeks since I did a FOF! I think I like the every other week shedule. It gives us all a little extra time to work on our projects. :) So I'm excited about seeing yours! The guidelines can be found here, if you need a refresher. Happy Sharing!!

Finished Object... Wednesday???

Whew......

If you change your blog much, you know it's hard work! (and frustrating, and time consuming!) I don't know about you, but I was getting a little tired of the old look. Unfortunately, I don't change things enough to remember how I did it the last time! :) Anyway, I finally figured some things out. I hope you enjoy the new look. (If you are reading this in a reader, you may want to stop by!) :)

The blog look isn't the only finished object today... I had two visiting little crafters (or two crafty little visitors - however you want to look at it!) :) Kidding really, they are the sweetest girls! and two of my "adopted nieces."

Hard at work:

The finished product: Two purses - one with one handle and one with two!


Faithie is more process over product... or maybe I'm just not as into abstract art. :)

I watched the two eldest for a little while today while their mommy ran a few errands in town. I've been cutting out some things to sew soon and Gracie wanted to play with the scraps. Of course Faithie wants to join in as well. :)


I hope everyone is having a good week!

Blessings!
Chari

Sunday Blessing

Would you live for Jesus, and be always pure and good?
Would you walk with Him within the narrow road?
Would you have Him bear your burden, carry all your load?
Let Him have His way with thee.

Chorus
His power can make you what you ought to be;
His blood can cleanse your heart and make you free;
His love can fill your soul, and you will see
'Twas best for Him to have His way with thee.

Would you have Him make you free, and follow at His call?
Would you know the peace that comes by giving all?
Would you have Him save you, so that you need never fall?
Let Him have His way with thee.

from His way with Thee
by Cyrus S. Nusbaum


So many people fight against God's will for them. Why can't people see that God only has His best for them... that God's best is far better than anything they could imagine... that God is the answer to everything they've been looking for? Does it mean that all our problems are over when we do surrender to God. Of course not, but with God on our side, we can face anything.

I can't imagine facing any of it without knowing that God has everything in His control - my past, my current issues...even when I become fearful of the future (and believe me, I have quite the imagination - one reason I am so picky about what I watch/read) I remind myself that God will work all things for my good. (Rom. 8:28) I want to have that "peace that comes by giving all" in my heart. How important it is to allow God to have full control of my life!

I hope your week is off to a good start!

Blessings!
Charity

PS~ The flowers are at a local park, but they grow wild all around here. Most of the time we call them "Buttercups." I know the flowers aren't yellow, but rub the flower against your skin and you'll know where the "butter" part comes from! :)

Sanctuary on a Shoestring - Just a little green!

I wanted to join in with Company Girl Coffee this weekend. The small thing for yesterday was to share a tip on saving money. I thought I would share my tip here for my readers as well as Company Girls. :)

I am not big into "saving the earth" stuff, I feel that God has put the earth here for our use. However, I feel that we are stewards of our resources and should take care of the earth as we can. I do like to reduce the amount of plastic in our home, especially when it comes to bags from the store. That's why I have started using the bags below for the bulk of my grocery shopping.

So where does the tip come in? :) The grocery stores I do most of my shopping at (a chain owned by a local family) for the last couple of months or so, pay 5 cents for every shopping bag I reuse... eventually the bags will pay for themselves! Yesterday, as I finished at the checkout, I received a free bag with my over $25.00 purchase! (It's the new green one on top!) :) Oh, and I really enjoy using these, they are a lot neater and easier to carry than little plastic ones, and you can fit more in them.

Speaking of bags... I do like to get plastic shopping bags occasionally ... white ones, like at Wally World. I use them to line all our small trash cans like in bathrooms. I don't buy small can liners! :)

Thanks to those of you that gave your opinion on the Swiffer last week. I did buy the starter kit - with my coupon (another great way to save $$$) I only spent around $15 - $16 for it. I will be saving money on the pads by knitting some like these, or even using a microfiber cloth as Brittany suggested.

I hope everyone has happy Saturday... It's laundry, cooking and cleaning for me! Our church starts revival services tomorrow, next week will be a busy one!

Blessings!
Charity