Getting Ready for a Show and Life

This is always an exciting time. I love getting ready for a show. Lots of new products to display and new friends to meet.
I am still working to get my studio cleaned and my loom in working order for eight shaft patterns. It is time consuming to
do either of these and family time and chores come first making it even harder to get to them, but I am very grateful to
our Great Heavenly Father for His provisions for us and the time to do. It has been especially rewarding to be making
new friends at The Church of the Canyons in Saugus, CA. It is also great to be involved at both our sons schools. I am meeting
friends from my college days at both places and am making new friends at each. God is very good.

I am learning to be thankful in all things, because thankfulness is the opposite of complaining and I have a huge, generational
ability to complain. I find myself biting my tongue more often than not after starting a string of complaints to stop them in
mid stream. I was reminded of the verse in Psalm 141:3 Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips.
This is my new prayer for I admit I am a recovering complainer. In the church service today, Pastor Bob said that praise and
thankfulness are the cures for a complainer, if you spend your time being thankful, you won't feel like complaining. That
sounds like a recipe for success for me. I will be giving it a try and letting you know how it goes.

As for my crafting, as I said I have much to do and so tonight is my night to spend time organizing my studio. I enjoy being
in this room. It is an admitted, very luxurious space, as it is the largest room outside of the master bedroom so there are
so many other things it could be. I feel very blessed to have it as my studio, and this Tuesday will be my second teaching
session from there. I will be teaching a fellow weaver a few beading techniques I have picked up. That will be a challenge
and great fun. I am looking forward to this time with a friend.

I will be finding out more about the craft-fair I have been invited to be part of in February. If all goes well, I may continue
to work that particular show. I haven't done many shows because they take away from family time, which is very important to
me. They can also be expensive to be part of, but the timing and cost seem to be do-able so I am ready to give it a try.
Lord willing, all will go smoothly and I know I will meet a lot of wonderful people.

Finally, to tie this all together, I offer you a blessing to go with your week ahead.
Jude 19:24&25 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless
with great joy, to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and authority, before all
time and now and forever. Amen.