It’s National “Take Your Teddy Bear To Work” Day.
My bears say ‘we are at work with you every day!’
It is hard to have a tough day with these bears by my side.
What makes you smile in difficult times?
Tag: teddy bear
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I Know the Plans I Have for You
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer 29:11
This is a wonderful verse. God has plans for my life. In fact He had plans from the very beginning. Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart. says Jeremiah 1:5.
Though these promises were made to Jeremiah, I know I can claim them for myself.
God has plans for me, but I don’t always follow His plans. But He doesn’t give up on me. Psalm 138:8 says The Lord will work out his plans for your life – for your faithful love, O Lord, endures forever. Don’t abandon me, for you made me.
I have one teddy bear pattern I enjoy using. Every time I knit this bear it comes out different. Here are some of the bears, all from the same pattern:
That last one looked more like a mouse than a bear so I added whiskers and a long tail. It is the same pattern, but yarn, stuffing, needle size and tension made some variations in His appearance.
No matter what I do every bear and every person created in the image of God is unique as well. Some have quirks, abilities, disabilities, etc. But everyone is made in the image of God. He has plans for you. Seek Him and follow Him. Allow Him to create you as He desired even before you were formed in the womb.
Depend on God and keep at it because in the Lord God you have a sure thing. Isaiah 26:4 MSG
Do you have a favorite pattern? Tell us about it in the comments below.
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Unfinished Life–Week 6
Do you ever feel like you are so busy, you have no idea what you are doing? Does that even make sense?
Sometimes I look back over the week and think, ‘I didn’t get a thing done. But at the same time I remember being busy.
I don’t think I completed any specific projects this week. I did prepare some Jesus Love Letter Bears with a valentine theme. I will continue to make these as requested, replacing the small heart shaped box of chocolates with some other chocolate.
I completed week 2 of the Beth Moore bible study on Daniel. All I can say is WOW!!! She is such an awesome story teller, and I get excited when she shows how other scripture verses written hundreds of years before relate to these verses. I enjoy the weekly reading between videos. If you have never participated in one of her video study, I highly recommend it.
I was going through some of my digital pictures, trying to organize them (unfinished them of the year leading to organizing). I found this I want to show off.
Superbowl 2011 was watched with my grandson and daughter. He had received 4 hologram Star Wars puzzles. During the game we completed one. Over the next 10 months we completed the other 3 and created a hanging mobile for him. I put the 4 puzzles together like a box using black duct tape, then attached a hanging decorative chain. His mother hung it up in his room. He loves it. I took this picture before delivering it to him
And now, the barometer is telling my hips it is at 29 and wishes I would lay down a bit. Sorry, more news next time.
May your hearts be encouraged, being knit together in love,
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A Love Letter from Jesus
I have a number of manufactured bears that I have made into a precious Valentine gift. These are some of the softest, cuddliest bears I have ever hugged.
This bear is dressed with a red ribbon around the neck. Attached to one paw is a scroll with Scripture of love promises for Jesus’ beloved.
The picture shows a clipart of chocolates, but I will include a real mini box of chocolate.
The bear comes in 3 color styles. He/She is 15 inches head to paw and sits 10 inches high.
Valentines Day can be depressing sometimes. This would be a perfect gift for someone you may know.
If you live near me, we can meet up and no shipping charges would be incurred.
If you wish, you may order, but I can make no promise about the delivery date via the Postal Service. I will, however, have it at the post office within 24 hours of payment received. So if you hurry, there should not be a problem receiving it by the 14th.
The bear is $15 and if shipped, an additional $5. (More if you want express delivery) I will accept cash from a local purchase. All others will be billed via PayPal. No exceptions, sorry.
Please contact me with any questions prior to purchase.
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All Knotted Up
I just finished crocheting a teddy bear from a skein of knotted up yarn. Why? I don’t know.
One of the first posts I made and actually the first writing that led to the creation of the ‘Knit and Crochet Bible Study’ book was comparing my life to a tangled mess of yarn filled with knots.
I laughed at myself as I realized I obviously have not learned anything because here I was, once again, working on a project and instead of untangling the strands and rolling it into a usable ball, I worked as many stitches as I could from the free yarn. Then I untangled a few more feet of yarn and worked until I ran into another tangle. I worked the entire piece like this!
Romans 7:15 kept running though my mind: “For what I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I would like to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate.” (Romans 7:15 NAS) Do you find yourself doing the same thing? You know what needs to be done, you know how you should do, yet you continue in your old habits.
I looked through my stash to start another project. I hope I have learned my lesson. You know the old saying, “The third time is the charm”. Hopefully this time I will get it right.