Books!

 Hi friends! I made a bookmark from The World of Cross Stitch issue 207 for my DIL Kristen, a fellow booklover. 📚 (Click on the picture for a better view.)

I had this 18ct white bookmark in my stash for ages. I changed all the colors. I used DMC and VMSS Dark Lavender. Two over one, with a lot of backstitching!🤪  I finished it off by sewing a piece of white felt on to the back.

I am now stitching a May monthly piece.

📚 THIS BOOK! I think it may be my favorite so far this year. This is a TRUE story of the author's mother (Vera) and her best friend (Edith) who both jumped off the train carrying them from Budapest to Auschwitz during World War II. I am not going to tell you everything that happens to these two lifelong best friends. I will tell you that multiple times I forgot this was based on a true story. The saying, "truth is stranger than fiction" seems to apply, because the lives of the best friends can be so outrageous that I forgot about it as truth. This is a story of persistence, strength, love, friendships, and family.

“To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His steps.” 1 Peter 2:21

Stitching and praying,

Vickie