Pillow Fest!

I am having a Pillow Fest!  I finished several pillows today, including this scrumptious feather Christmas pillow.  The fabric is a sort of softened canvas.  I stencilled it with CeCe Caldwell's Michigan Pine, and the trim just makes it all a bit decadent. 

Finding Thanksgiving

There are seasons in life where it seems harder to see and feel that deep gratitude of soul for all that I have to be thankful for. I think we all go through those seasons at some point:  loss, serious illness, or even just the blahs.  There is still enough to be thankful for, it is just harder for me to grasp during those times.

During other seasons of life, reasons for gratitude seem to jump out at me in living color.  And when one season follows on the footsteps of the other, it is like the wonder of Spring, the poignant beauty of green buds coming up, the scent of promise in the air. 

The past 30 days have been a mix of both at our house:  surprises both difficult and sweet.  In the midst of it all, I am grateful for so much;  the love of family and friends, the goodness of God, creativity, and the sweet moments in life.

"Rendre Grace" is French and roughly translates, "Give Thanks".  This sweet pillow is available at The Parker Shoppes.  I have one more in the works... and  I think I need to make one for myself.  Not only will it be great the holidays, it will serve as a year-round reminder to find Thanksgiving.