Our charge

The article by President Russell M. Nelson from 2020, The Future of the Church: Preparing the World for the Savior’s Second Coming is amazing. It was listed in the Come Follow Me study guide for Doctrine and Covenants 133. Here are a few passages that I marked.

I have been thinking about building physical, emotional, and spiritual reserves that can buffer me against stress.

The thing about building a reserve, whether it is financial, spiritual, or physical, is that it is done with consistent, small acts over a sustained period of time.

We can do that. We must do it. There are things during these challenging times that, with God’s help, “only members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can accomplish.”

baby boy quilt

This is another recent project, a quilt for a baby boy. I had to hurry to make this gift, so I took the week to sew in my free time. It’s ready!

I am working on Christmas gifts here and there and up and down throughout the house. Shhhh. I have so many secrets.

Two films we enjoyed

It seems like films are getting saltier with language lately. These are exceptions to that trend.

The Ballad of Wallis Island is an independent film with lots of original folk music and an endless stream of comedic moments along with poignant back stories for the characters. Just a quirky, sweet film.

The C.S. Lewis story is a monologue of Lewis’s writings. The actor who plays the aged C.S. Lewis walks through scenes from his life played by other actors, offering commentary about different events that led to his conversion to Christianity. The end scene that takes place in a church I replayed several times. It was beautiful.

Baby girl quilt

This quilt has been sitting unfinished in a cupboard for 8 months. My friend had a baby shower this weekend so it was time to finish it, and I’m happy with the final result. Lots of handwork went into this one.

Small space, big heart

My friend P. moved away this year and I finally made it across the valley to visit her with another friend. There are many things I love about P., and one of them is how fully she celebrates holidays. Her small space was decorated for Halloween and she was wearing Halloween socks and a cute sweatshirt. For lots of reasons, my heart ached when we said goodbye.