The world is often a scary, depressing place.  It’s easy to feel overwhelmed with economic problems, wars and corrupt people in power.

It’s easy feel helpless, hopeless and angry, living in a world that you can’t seem to change.

As a Christian I know the only hope for the hurting and dying world we live in is Jesus.

In John 14:6 Jesus says “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”

I have been teaching my children that love is shown by saying and doing.

As Christians our love is shown to the world in the same way.

James 2:14-16 says “What is the use, brothers, if you claim to have faith but you don’t do good works? Can that kind of faith save you?  If a brother or sister is destitute, lacking clothes or food, and you just say to them, `Go in peace; be warm and filled,’ but you don’t meet their physical needs, what good is that?”

Amanda Blake Soule at Soule Mama has started a new blog called Mama to Mama.  The projects from this blog will help us put action to our love of others.  I learned about this blog from Aimee, she is joining in the current project to sew hats for newborns in Haiti.

Let’s sew some seeds of love and hope…

I found a fun, easy and beautiful way to do embroidery.  I was reading at Growing In Grace and they had a link to Robin’s Egg Blue.  Robinlyn has done some wonderful work. I am inspired. Go check it out!

Jennie the owner of Sense and Sensibility Patterns has just announced that she has e-patterns for sale.

I have a few of her patterns and they are lovely.  They are printed on paper instead of the easy- to- rip tissue like other patterns.  The children’s patterns are very charming.

I really like this dress. I’d like to sew a few to have something pretty to wear at home.

Photo by Anna @ Pleasant View Schoolhouse

Anna at Pleasant View Schoolhouse has just made the most beautiful vintage style house coat.

These are the times I have to remind myself that coveting is wrong!

Must. Be. Strong.