quilting expectations

Sometimes, when I'm working on a quilt, I just feel so grateful.

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Several years ago,

the women's ministry at our church was doing a series on 'expectations'.

They had asked me to do a talk on the expectations we have of ourselves.

I spent hours and hours in the Word, 

trying to determine what expectations God expects us to

have for ourselves.

I didn't want to just share my own thoughts on the matter.

Interestingly, they never asked me to speak again.

I will admit it was the the most difficult and humbling talk I've ever given!

Anyways.

I began with an attention grabber.

I described in detail the quilts I'd made for my children.

Quilts I had designed myself, full of all the things they loved.

Beautiful quilts that told the story of their lives.

And then I mildly annoyed the ladies when I said,

"I should have brought them to show you tonight. 

Only. 

They aren't exactly finished yet.

Actually - They aren't even started.     I haven't even bought the fabric yet."

Expectations ~ we sure  have a lot of them for ourselves, huh?!

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I'm not making the gloriously detailed quilts of my dreams,

but I am making quilts.

And for that, I am grateful.