When Things Go Wrong - Use Your Seam Ripper

Happy New Year!

I'm looking forward to 2016!  

I know, I know, and I know that 

everyday is a new day, but for 

some reason when that number

 changes, introducing the 

New Year, it's a Big deal.  

There is something about it that 

makes us gear up to new resolutions,

 new goals, and new beginnings.

I need a lot of new beginnings 

and start overs.  So here I am 

to welcome 2016.  The last days

 of the year were used to remove 

all Christmas decorations and

 store them away!  It feels real

 good to have my living 

space cleaned for the New Year.

  Sure there is much more left to

 do, however, for now I can

sit in front of the fire place, 

and sip on some hot tea. 

 Snuggled up, it's a cold day!  

It really does feel like winter. 

 I love it! I even got to sleep in...

so wonderful!!!

My motto this year is going to be,
  When Things Go Wrong 
Use Your Seam Ripper!!!  

One of my most favorite tools, 

the seam ripper.   I couldn't

 image not having this tool 

in my sewing box! 

In fact, I believe I own 

eight of them...lol!

With this wonderful tool, 

the seam ripper, we can remove 

all those mistakes we've made.  

Carefully, inserting the blade

 underneath the thread to be cut, 

and removing the unwanted 

seam we just stitched, only

to be resewn. 

So why not treat life  

 the same way?  We

accomplish so much each day. 

There is nothing wrong with

allowing our seams to unravel,

to rip them out and be removed.

  

  Sometimes when we remove 

stitches from our fabric, we 

leave impressions of damage, even 

the fabric of our life may 

be weakened. We can always move

 forward and improve our mistakes 

or better yet, simply start over!

I know we can beat ourselves up

 for messing up. I've done a 

lot in 2015 and I want to 

encourage my readers not to 

take life so serious.  

Have fun with it!

  

 Remember 
When Things Go Wrong 

Use Your Seam Ripper!!! 

I hope you all have enjoyed this

 post and have been encouraged.

  First, of many to come!  

Let me

know what you think!  

Thank you for stopping by!  

Have a wonderful

year!!!

2 Corinthians 5:17

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: 

The old has gone, the new is here!

Never To Late - Dream and Push Forward

When I first starting blogging, 

my first post was titled, 

"Never to Late!"

I still believe that today!  

Whether you are a year or four 

years older when you first 

dreamed of starting a blog,  

thought about learning how 

to paint, 

maybe, it's running 

a marathon or just 

learning to sew!  Start  

your dream, your new venture,

 your hearts desire and 

push forward.

Yes, our bodies are getting older

 and you may not be able 

to finish the race running

 but, you and me both can 

still walk toward the 

finish line.  

This list of goals and desires

 would be part of your bucket 

list.  You may call it what 

ever moves you towards 

those ventures you dream of 

doing and hope to accomplish.  

For me, I had already started 

writing, but I allowed fear 

to enter in.  That fear only put a 

halt to my writing!  

Then one day I met 

a sweet lady, in a sewing class. 
 We had never 

met before until that day.  

She met up with me a few weeks

 later and gave me some words 

of wisdom and words of encouragement.

 Those words of encouragement

 and the sweet voice of my 

son saying, "Just keep

 writing, Mom," really made 

the fear subside.  

Even now I have others 
telling me to keep writing!

I know you have those that
believe in you!  

So, if others believe you can, 

why is it so hard for us to 

take that belief and transform 

it into some thing real? 

Many of us think

 we can't but we really can!!!!

Don't forget to be an
encouragement to others
as well.  

Most of all, don't listen to those

that turn their nose on you!

They are the rocks that  

get in your path and try

to get you to stumble and fall.

They want your dreams to 

wither away. 

   

Remember you can do it! You have 

it in you! Keep your dreams 

alive by taking baby steps

 or big giant leaps. 

It's Never To Late to live

 out your dreams and make 

them reality! 

Just keep at it!

He Has Made Everything Beautiful In Its Time

Ecclesiastes 3:11

  

Join Some Communities!

Hello Fellow Readers!


I need to continue to stay focused and accountable for the things I write and what better way then to blog about it. May this inspire and encourage you to climb up those steps into those list of goals you've made for your own personal growth.  If you haven't, why not get a pen and some paper and jot down a few things you'd like to get started on and see through in the next couple of weeks, month or even year.  

Back in December I wrote a blog, I Can Do All Things, which I should have named,  I Can Do All Things And So Can You!  But I didn't and I can't cry over spilled milk. Carry on, Nina! No looking back only ahead to what's next.

That first goal on my list was to grow my blog my joining a few blogger communities and by studying other sites which I have been doing.  There's a lot of really great sites out there.  Great support  too.  A few of the Communities in Blogger I've joined that are supportive and have great feed back are: 

Sewing For Children 
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/106917099947792662177, 

The Newbie Blogger         https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/106424019938464282585/stream/a3915cc5-01b8-4150-9db1-6fa6f83c7a02

Recipe Sharing Community
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/104445639155204998254

Check out all the communities that you are interested in and make sure you #1 and comment!  Help and answer any questions you know the answer to.  We want to make others feel welcome and not   alone, because we all matter!  (Do to others as you would have them do to you. Luke 6:31)  Support one another is key! 

Also, during the month of January I've been trying to fix my blog, make it look better (it's not there yet), reading up on adding widgets, etc. Boy, does it take time to learn how to do all that stuff.  I'm not very computer savvy so it takes me just a wee longer to accomplish.  I want you to know that I'm such a new blogger and by encouraging you, it also encourages me to press forward to the goal that is before me.  

It's okay to cry, to fall, and to get frustrated.  Maybe, some of you have been blogging for a while and you're tried and have run out of ideas.  Join some new communities and be refreshed. Deep down in our hearts we all have a desire to produce a great blog, take great pictures, and dish out fabulous material.  There are so many of us out there that are in the same boat.  You are not alone!!  

Remember you can only take one step at a time!!! 



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