The best superheroes don't have to wear capes and fly. The best superheroes know where their powers come from and they faithfully answer to the name "Dad."
Happy Father's Day to my dad, who faithfully reads my blog and calls to see if I'm OK when I haven't posted in a while. It means a lot. Thank you for sacrificing your dreams to take care of your family and for helping me become the person I am.
Happy Father's Day to Mr. Bug, the father of my children, who is a gentle soul, who never criticizes,d who loves our children and would do just about anything for them. I hope they grow up to be just like you.
And Happy Father's Day to every Superhero out there who influences the life of a child for good.
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Sabbath Songs: One by One
Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
–Luke 12:6-7
When the night is clear enough I can see through Heavens door.
Endless stars like endless sand upon the oceans floor.
Of all the human lives to plead, or ever that will be.
I stand amazed that Heaven knows me.
He hears one by one, loves one by one.
When this crowded world around you,
doesn't know your name.
He knows us, one by one.
When He saw the hungry thousand, every person ate.
Comforted the aching the soul, and looked into each face.
And when He had a world to save, He had a world of time.
To stop and hold a little child.
He hears one by one, loves one by one.
When this crowded world around you,
doesn't know your name.
He knows us one by one.
He notices it all, the sparrow when it falls,
the sheep within his fold,
every person breathed was born upon his soul,
one at a time He makes us whole.
He hears one by one, loves one by one.
When this crowded world around you
Doesn't know your name.
He knows us, one by one.
The way He loves you is one by one.
But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
–Luke 12:6-7
When the night is clear enough I can see through Heavens door.
Endless stars like endless sand upon the oceans floor.
Of all the human lives to plead, or ever that will be.
I stand amazed that Heaven knows me.
He hears one by one, loves one by one.
When this crowded world around you,
doesn't know your name.
He knows us, one by one.
When He saw the hungry thousand, every person ate.
Comforted the aching the soul, and looked into each face.
And when He had a world to save, He had a world of time.
To stop and hold a little child.
He hears one by one, loves one by one.
When this crowded world around you,
doesn't know your name.
He knows us one by one.
He notices it all, the sparrow when it falls,
the sheep within his fold,
every person breathed was born upon his soul,
one at a time He makes us whole.
He hears one by one, loves one by one.
When this crowded world around you
Doesn't know your name.
He knows us, one by one.
The way He loves you is one by one.
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Can I Please Have Some Crackers With My Alphabet Soup?
Once Mother said, "My little pet
You ought to learn your alphabet."
So in my soup I used to get,
All the letters of the alphabet.
I learned them all from A to Z,
And now my Mother's giving me
Animal crackers in my soup.
Monkeys and rabbits loop the loop.
Gosh oh gee but I have fun
Swallowing animals one by one.
–Irving Caesar and Ted Koehler
You ought to learn your alphabet."
So in my soup I used to get,
All the letters of the alphabet.
I learned them all from A to Z,
And now my Mother's giving me
Animal crackers in my soup.
Monkeys and rabbits loop the loop.
Gosh oh gee but I have fun
Swallowing animals one by one.
–Irving Caesar and Ted Koehler
I work in the accounting department at a small software company. Actually, I'm pretty much the accounting department at a small software company. On the first of every month, rain, shine, Saturday or holiday, I am given a spreadsheet containing upwards of 5000 names which I have to sort through to determine which users are billable and which are not. I filter and sort and number and it takes about 8 or 9 hours. It is tedious and a little mind numbing. After the spreadsheet is ready, I print it out and then transfer the information, company by company, to our very
And it happens every month. All of those names start swirling around in my brain like alphabet soup.
*There are the normal, everyday names like John Smith and Mary Brown. Then there are the attempts to dress up every day names, like Adamantium Williams and Steele Jones. There are names that appear to be back to front, like Harrison Bert and Taylor Grace. {Sidebar: I've actually wondered if they entered their names backwards when setting up their accounts, but then they call and their first name really does sound like a last name and vice-versa}. There are names that don't go together, like Jose O'Malley. There are names that remind me of characters in books, Henry Potter, and movies, Clark Kenton, names that remind me of actors, Merlyn Streep, names that remind me of political figures, Rudolfus Hillter, and names that remind me of pop culture icons, Bella-Bev Devoe. And because we have customers all over the world, there are names that look completely foreign to me.
Now, I don't take issue with the names, per se. It is a parent's prerogavtive to name their child any fool thing they want {see also, Nymphadora Tonks}. It is simply the sheer number of names and the intensity and duration that I must deal with them that makes me a little crackers sometimes.
*All names are completely fictional, and any resemblance to names of actual people is purely coincidental.
Monday, June 3, 2013
A Stitch In Time: May Finishes Giveaway Winner
What is not started today is never finished tomorrow. –Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Thank you to everyone who linked up in May. Each project inspired me and I so enjoyed seeing what you've been up to. I'm really excited and encouraged to keep on working on my projects because there's nothing like the feeling of finishing something you've started. And now, I'm excited to announce our May winner, drawn by LadyBug. She picked #24.
Hafza
Hafza will receive $15 Gift Certificate from The Fat Quarter Shop! Make sure you click on over and see Hafza's winning entry, her adorable zippered pouches, as well as her other entry, a crocheted cushion cover. Her projects are so much fun! And if you haven't already, check out a few of the other finishes this month. There were so many fun projects finished in May!
The June Finishes Linky Party is open, so you can link up as you go throughout the month. Remember to include the June Finishes button {code found in the June post} somewhere in any post you link up. Code for a button for your sidebar can also be found at the bottom of the June post. The June giveaway is a Honeycomb of Happy-Go-Lucky by Bonnie & Camille for Moda!
Today's post brought to you by:
Thank you to everyone who linked up in May. Each project inspired me and I so enjoyed seeing what you've been up to. I'm really excited and encouraged to keep on working on my projects because there's nothing like the feeling of finishing something you've started. And now, I'm excited to announce our May winner, drawn by LadyBug. She picked #24.
Congratulations to
Hafza Hafza will receive $15 Gift Certificate from The Fat Quarter Shop! Make sure you click on over and see Hafza's winning entry, her adorable zippered pouches, as well as her other entry, a crocheted cushion cover. Her projects are so much fun! And if you haven't already, check out a few of the other finishes this month. There were so many fun projects finished in May!
The June Finishes Linky Party is open, so you can link up as you go throughout the month. Remember to include the June Finishes button {code found in the June post} somewhere in any post you link up. Code for a button for your sidebar can also be found at the bottom of the June post. The June giveaway is a Honeycomb of Happy-Go-Lucky by Bonnie & Camille for Moda!
Today's post brought to you by:
Saturday, June 1, 2013
A Stitch In Time: June Finishes Linky Party
Work and play are words used to describe the same thing under differing conditions. –Mark Twain
Time keeps slipping by and it is June already! Thank you to everyone who linked up in May, even though I made it a little difficult to find the linky party because while I posted, I forgot to update the linky page. I'm always forgetting something. I think I'll have to make a checklist. Lists are good, right? I hope you won't mind if I share a link to my May finishes, a folded fabric star tote bag and a mini star quilt. And now, let's see what you've been up to in June. Let the linking begin!
To participate in this month's linky party:
• Your project must be completed sometime in June, 2013.
• Once you've got your project finished {as in done, finito, nothing more to add, ready to use/display/give away} with some sort of stitching in it, blog about it or post a photo of it on Flickr.
• Scroll down to see what other bloggers are up to and link to your own finishes.
• Please include the June button in your blog post. Copy the code in the text box below and paste it somewhere in the post you link for this month's finishes. The button is a link to this specific post, so that other bloggers can find their way over and link up too. If you'd like a button for your sidebar, the code is at the bottom of this post.
• Each time you link up a finished project, you're entered to win the June giveaway, a Honeycomb of Happy-Go-Lucky by Bonnie & Camille for Moda!
• Thank you to The Fat Quarter Shop for sponsoring our giveaway!
The Fine Print {which might be boring but you really should read}:
• Your project must be completed during the month you are linking to.
• Projects must include stitching of some sort. For example: appliqué, crochet, cross-stitch, embroidery, knitting, practical sewing {garment construction, bags, curtains, etc.}, quilting.
• Projects must be completely finished. As in done, finito, nothing more to add, ready to use/display/give away.
• You can pick something new to do, but projects do not have to be started during the month. If you pick up a UFO, Ph.D, WIP and finish it during the month, it counts.
• Finishes must be completed during this month, but you have until noon MST on the 1st of the next month to link your post.
• Post about your finish and then link your specific post {instructions here} above. Links to your blog and not the individual post about your finished project will be deleted.
• Have more than one finish this month? Great! Post about each finish individually and then link the specific posts up separately. Each finish, and therefore each link you add, counts as one entry for this month's giveaway.
• If you've already posted about a finish for this month, there's no need to do a separate post. Just add the button to that post and link up.
• Please copy and paste the code below to include this month's button somewhere in the post {not your sidebar} you link up for this month .
• Don't have a blog? You can link from your flickr account. Just post a picture, include a little note about your finish and a link back here {code included below} in the description. Then join the linky party.
• Want a button for your sidebar? Copy and paste the code below into an HTML gadget for your sidebar. This button is a link to the main A Stitch In Time Linky Party page, which always has the current month's finishes and links to all previous linky parties.
• Make sure to visit a few of the other links and leave them some love {ie, a comment}. A good rule of thumb is to visit two links for every one you include.
• Winner of the sponsored giveaway will be drawn randomly from among the links and announced by 8:00 pm MST on the 3rd of the following month.
• Instructions for making an index page to your finishes can be found here.
• Kindly consider changing your comment settings to the pop-up window option for faster and easier commenting for visitors to your blog. Instructions can be found here.
To participate in this month's linky party:
• Your project must be completed sometime in June, 2013.
• Once you've got your project finished {as in done, finito, nothing more to add, ready to use/display/give away} with some sort of stitching in it, blog about it or post a photo of it on Flickr.
• Scroll down to see what other bloggers are up to and link to your own finishes.
• Please include the June button in your blog post. Copy the code in the text box below and paste it somewhere in the post you link for this month's finishes. The button is a link to this specific post, so that other bloggers can find their way over and link up too. If you'd like a button for your sidebar, the code is at the bottom of this post.
• Each time you link up a finished project, you're entered to win the June giveaway, a Honeycomb of Happy-Go-Lucky by Bonnie & Camille for Moda!
• Thank you to The Fat Quarter Shop for sponsoring our giveaway!
The Fine Print {which might be boring but you really should read}:
• Your project must be completed during the month you are linking to.
• Projects must include stitching of some sort. For example: appliqué, crochet, cross-stitch, embroidery, knitting, practical sewing {garment construction, bags, curtains, etc.}, quilting.
• Projects must be completely finished. As in done, finito, nothing more to add, ready to use/display/give away.
• You can pick something new to do, but projects do not have to be started during the month. If you pick up a UFO, Ph.D, WIP and finish it during the month, it counts.
• Finishes must be completed during this month, but you have until noon MST on the 1st of the next month to link your post.
• Post about your finish and then link your specific post {instructions here} above. Links to your blog and not the individual post about your finished project will be deleted.
• Have more than one finish this month? Great! Post about each finish individually and then link the specific posts up separately. Each finish, and therefore each link you add, counts as one entry for this month's giveaway.
• If you've already posted about a finish for this month, there's no need to do a separate post. Just add the button to that post and link up.
• Please copy and paste the code below to include this month's button somewhere in the post {not your sidebar} you link up for this month .
• Don't have a blog? You can link from your flickr account. Just post a picture, include a little note about your finish and a link back here {code included below} in the description. Then join the linky party.
• Want a button for your sidebar? Copy and paste the code below into an HTML gadget for your sidebar. This button is a link to the main A Stitch In Time Linky Party page, which always has the current month's finishes and links to all previous linky parties.
• Make sure to visit a few of the other links and leave them some love {ie, a comment}. A good rule of thumb is to visit two links for every one you include.
• Winner of the sponsored giveaway will be drawn randomly from among the links and announced by 8:00 pm MST on the 3rd of the following month.
• Instructions for making an index page to your finishes can be found here.
• Kindly consider changing your comment settings to the pop-up window option for faster and easier commenting for visitors to your blog. Instructions can be found here.
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