Proverbs 31:22

  kill·joy /ˈkilˌjoi/ Learn to pronounce noun a person who deliberately spoils the enjoyment of others through resentful or overly sober behavior. I admit that the term "killjoy" doesn't exactly fit here, but I think it captures the essence of what I'm sharing about today. One of the many Facebook quilting groups I'm a member of is a group dedicated to a block of the month program I participated in a few years ago. A few days ago, one of the other members posted about starting to piece together her quilt top and how she was in tears of discouragement because none of her points were matching and it just wasn't coming together. She had spent so much time working on this quilt and it was a disappointment to her. She also said she was disappointed in herself .   I never like to see someone disappointed or discouraged in their craft, so I responded to her post with this:  I can definitely commiserate with you. I am often so disappointed in the final results of my ...

Having been unemployed since 11/2020 and unable to find a job, I've waffled back and forth between finding something to do from home in the crafting field and accepting ANY job offer I can get. My heart really longs to be home but not in an idle way. I want to be able to make some money with my quilting and sewing. Yet, I find myself paralyzed at times and unable to move forward with doing anything to earn some money through crafting. Other times, I am overwhelmed with all the thoughts in my head about different things I could do. I feel lost with no direction. I also know that my health hinders me from doing all the things I would like to do, so how can I depend on a home-based business for even partial income? I've tried making some project bags for cross stitch projects, but it feels like I'm constantly trying to figure out the best way to go about making them. I make one or two here and a few weeks later another few. I made one today using a different technique than I h...