A Renewed Purpose

This is my new crafting area (in our bedroom) in all it's messy glory along with my little helper!

So do you remember back in July when I wrote THIS POST?  I had gathered up all the projects I wanted to get completed for the quarter (July/August/September).  But I had a small problem: even though I had my post up, I forgot to actually go link up to the pre-season linky party and missed it by I think an hour, lol.  (You can check out the 2nd Quarter sign-up HERE).  I am sincerely okay with it though because I have been pretty lax on getting my projects completed this quarter.  I have been healing from another miscarriage.

This is not something I would normally bring up but I wanted to share what I have learned in the past month.  I have had many sweet notes and messages, but thankfully a dear person sent me a note encouraging me to move beyond my grief.  Sometimes the healing comes from actually just getting back into life.  I will never forget all the children I have lost, in the past 1.5 years alone I have had 3 pregnancies, 5 of my children have passed away in my life (1 from another pregnancy long ago), but I have a 6th child who depends on me to care, nurture and love her.  One cannot hope to recapture the past, but in time the hurt can heal.  I need to press on.

So I may not win any prizes, receive any awards, or gain any more standing in the quilting world, but the greatest thing I shall do is to move on, living my life to the fullest.  So I will do my best to complete projects, but if they do not get completed there is always next Quarter!

If you have a bit of time over the next couple of weeks, please check out: