Quote o' the Day

To paraphrase Wayne Dyer,

ask yourself this question:

“Would I rather be right, or would I rather be kind?"

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Word filled vs Spirit filled

Colossians 3:16-17

Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.

Ephesians 5:18-21

And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord; always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father; and be subject to one another in the fear of Christ.

Do you see the similarities??

A Word-filled Life:  psalms, hymns, thankfulness…

A Spirit-filled Life:  psalms, hymns, thankfulness….

They’re the same!

Do you want a Spirit-filled life? 

Fill it with the Word!

XOXO,

Lucky Dog

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30% Off?

I actually took this photo at my very own Hobby-Lobby!

I think someone needs to check their math!  LOL

Happy new week!

XOXO,

Lucky Dog

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Just for fun

I couldn't resist passing this along...

Happy New Week!

XOXO,

Lucky Dog

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Texas Bluebonnets

People on FaceBook are posting

the prettiest photos of the bluebonnets this year in Texas.

I've heard the area near Ennis, south of Dallas,

is best this year.

'Cause every year is different.

Some years are better than others,

rain and all that.

And when it's a good year...

it's spectacular!

XOXO,

Lucky Dog

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Click on the photos to view the larger versions.
They're SO worth it!  J

My New Lace Scarf

Finally!  

After much perseverance and major stalls due to injury..

I not only finished knitting my lace scarf, 

I also finished blocking it!

Here’s the before.  It’s not so bad…

My lace knitting teacher says that before knitted lace is blocked, 

it kind of resembles an old dishrag.  

But she said, just wait until after it’s blocked.  

Oh, she was so right, ‘cause here’s the after:

Blocking makes all the difference in the world, 

and is especially crucial to knitted lace.

To block my piece of rectangular lace, 

I dampened it and let it dry under tension.  

I pulled it taut and pinned it down, and used blocking wires
to help me get the sides nice and straight.

There are some great blocking boards for sale out there ($$), 

but I just pinned it to my carpet (after some careful measuring) 

and turned on the ceiling fan.  J

Drying the lace with it pulled apart 

opens up all those beautiful holes you worked so hard to create, 

and shows off the lace pattern to its fullest.  

And the piece stays that way (with such a beautiful drape) 

until it gets wet again.

It’s kind of like ironing, 

except there’s no pressing, there’s tension.  

You pull and shape it to the desired size, 

keep it that way with pins, and voilà, 

once it is dry--it is a thing most delicate and lovely.

If you haven’t ever knitted lace before, give it a go.  

It is absolutely thrilling to un-pin a piece of blocked lace 

and realize that you made that delicate creation.  ♥

I’m thinking that knitting a swatch of lace
the size of a hankerchief would be a nice bite-sized way to go, 

and a great way to sample different patterns.   (!!!)

And if I weren’t before, I realize that now I am

 and will be for many years to come, a Knitter of Lace.  

A lace person.  

And that if all I ever knitted from now on was lace, 

it would be a wonderful thing.

XOXO,

Lucky Dog

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John Wayne Quote

I painted and lettered this little piece

with PanPastels

and a white Zig marker made for dark paper.

I do the lettering first,

and then I mask off the area for the rectangle and paint it.

That way I don't have to center anything

or hope the quote turns out the right length.

Hey, work smarter, not harder, right??

J

XOXO,

Lucky Dog

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