It's been quite a while since I have posted on this blog it seems. I have been so busy writing on my personal blog. Since I last wrote, we have elected a new government, are fretting over the economy, mourn with victims of natural disasters and more! During all of this one thing hasn't changed: God's love for us and His plan for our lives!
Since you are reading a YARN blog, you probably agree that working with fiber gives you many hours of relaxation and helps you forget the outside world. Wow!! That sounds pretty lofty!! The fact of the matter is that we are all fiber junkies! I've heard it said that we don't ever have to USE it all, as long as we collect it.
I do have a more serious story to tell.... A number of years ago, a year or two after the Laguna Beach fires, we had one of our first bag sales. Back then they were still a lot smaller and we had a much smaller selection. People were going through the yarn and making little piles for themselves of the things they were considering. One lady had a huge pile next to her, which made Dutch a bit uneasy because it seemed to him that she was just setting yarn aside that she would later throw back into the pile. He finally found a way to tactfully ask her if she intended to buy any of this yarn. Her response was that she planned on buying it all. She had lost her home in the fire and had come to a previous bag sale to try to replace some of what she had lost. Emotion overcame her and she left. This time she felt that she was ready to purchase fiber again. She did in great quantities and we pray that she enjoyed using it.
My heart goes out to those who have lost everything in this year's fires. I rejoice with them that no lives were lost and mourn with them for their losses of memories and material possessions.
I can count my blessings!
