Another adventure with Jamie, to re-INSPIRATION!!! and not a second too soon.
Holidays can suck even when you are clicking on all cylinders. Holidays to me, are a vice squeezing my heart, missing Ward. All around me the beauty of the earth, leaves the color of coffee and the sun, he is missing this. The smells of Thanksgiving dinner, traveling through the house, how can he not share in this food with us. Getting out the Christmas decorations, that he is not missing. The completed tree, and baby Jesus all over the house. Where ever he is, which I think is near, he is laughing, knowing that Lucy will at some point eat the nearest baby in the manger!!!!
Holidays, are not for the faint of heart.
So when JR suggested a road trip, I jumped for Joy
and Joy I found!!!
A Christmas wreath made out of old pieces of sweaters!!! Squares and Squares of sweaters.
Who thinks of this remarkable, reuses of things??
Julie Golden, who runs, maybe owns, the store, is ADD on crack, and a creative bundle of love. Seeing her is worth the trip, out of the suburbs. The beautiful works of art, made by so many people, lifted my spirits and emptied my purse!!!
Of course the sweater wreath came home with me. I have touched each piece, and wondered who had worn each one. I thought maybe tears, and joy had been sown into each stitch.
It is a masterpiece, hanging on my mantle, encouraging me, to Celebrate all the days.
Holidays can suck even when you are clicking on all cylinders. Holidays to me, are a vice squeezing my heart, missing Ward. All around me the beauty of the earth, leaves the color of coffee and the sun, he is missing this. The smells of Thanksgiving dinner, traveling through the house, how can he not share in this food with us. Getting out the Christmas decorations, that he is not missing. The completed tree, and baby Jesus all over the house. Where ever he is, which I think is near, he is laughing, knowing that Lucy will at some point eat the nearest baby in the manger!!!!
Holidays, are not for the faint of heart.
So when JR suggested a road trip, I jumped for Joy
and Joy I found!!!
A Christmas wreath made out of old pieces of sweaters!!! Squares and Squares of sweaters.
Who thinks of this remarkable, reuses of things??
Julie Golden, who runs, maybe owns, the store, is ADD on crack, and a creative bundle of love. Seeing her is worth the trip, out of the suburbs. The beautiful works of art, made by so many people, lifted my spirits and emptied my purse!!!
Of course the sweater wreath came home with me. I have touched each piece, and wondered who had worn each one. I thought maybe tears, and joy had been sown into each stitch.
It is a masterpiece, hanging on my mantle, encouraging me, to Celebrate all the days.
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