Saturday

Amazing how Saturday comes around so quickly each week.   Since Thursday the Lt Gov's  Winter Festival has been celebrated in Brandon.   This is a time for each ethnic community in Brandon to share their culture and food.  A great festival!    Today will be the last day of this three day event. 

I am slowly working on my cousins quilt.   This has been a four year project.  I'm at the stage where I need to lay out the quilt to sandwich it but our house is too small (or at least doesn't have the table space!!!).  So I might have to get down on my hands and knees and lay this quilt out in the living room.    Good place for Presbyterians to be -- down on one's hands and knees.   

Saturday Prayer:

Great God,  be with those who meet for the Presbytery of Superior this day.   Be with them as they make decisions in Your name.   Be with them as they rejoice in You.   Help the Presbytery to recognize and celebrate all the wonderful things they have achieved in Your name.   Help them to know that they are truly blessed.  Help us prepare our hearts for worship tomorrow.   May we listen to Your voice and know that we too are truly blessed.    This we ask in Jesus’ name.  Amen.

                                       Last Saturday's  quilt top!    The centre quilt block is an

                                      adaptation of a Schnibbles block "Domino".    See

                                      www.missrosiesquiltco.com/Schnibbles.html    Spring

                                      2010 for the Domino block.   Both lower row and upper

                                      row are Evening Star quilt blocks.

 

Many blessings

Preparatory Saturday

Aaaah,   Saturday Retreat.  The time to get ready for Church on Sunday.   Making
sure  the Sunday-Go-To-Meetin'  clothes are clean (or at least the pens and
USB sticks are taken out of pants pockets before washing!).  Time to say prayers
for all those who preach on Sunday.   Time to say prayers for the needs of the
community.

And Saturday is Quilting while listening to "Saturday Afternoon at the Opera".
I'm an Opera fan that  hasn't a clue about Operas.  I turn on CBC Radio Two
each Saturday afternoon and try to guess what Opera is the Opera of the day.
99.99% of the time,  I haven't a clue.  But it is Opera. Wonderful! 

Funny how the house is quiet Saturday morning but Saturday afternoon,  Old Son
turns on Ironmaiden.  Humm.   Opera and Ironmaiden frequently compete for
sound.    And how often the Opera and Ironmaiden tunes sound hauntingly
melodic.  Who knew!

Saturday quilting time.   Aaaah.  Today I'm working on a give away quilt.  This
was actually for last year's  Fundraiser for the Christian Heritage School but the event
happened before the quilt was completed.  Oops.   The School is not having a Dinner -Fundraiser
this year so this quilt is open to offers for your fundraiser!  I make quilts not for sale
but to give-away.   I did attempt to start a quilting business but didn't have the IT
savy nor the cash.    In reading Ester deWaal's  books on Celtic prayers,  a light bulb
clicked on full wattage.   I love making quilts and I love helping people.   What could
be better than to give quilts away. 

Have an awesome Saturday and remember to take time to listen to God.

Saturday Retreat:   For this day, O LORD,  we give You thanks and praise.  We
stand at the cusp of Your Holy Day,  we wait for Your words to us this day. Be with
those who preach You Word.  May all those who preach be open to Your still
small voice.   Help us to listen to Your voice today.  And may we always remember the needs of others. This we ask in Jesus' name.  Amen.