Hi friends! It has been bitterly cold here. Madeleine had school cancelled on Thursday and Friday due to the cold, windchill and snow storm. The boys have not returned to college yet, still enjoying the Christmas break.
Thank you for your encouraging comments on my ornament finish. :)
I am itching to stitch a small, but I am pressing on with Theotokos. Here is my progress.
I listen to two daily radio programs and read a daily devotional by
Joni Eareckson Tada every day. Joni and her husband Ken have been reading the Bible together for years. That is something Brian and I do daily also. However, I decided this year to additionally read along with Joni and Ken. They use the
Chronological Bible Reading Schedule If you click on that link, you can download a copy of the reading schedule for yourself. I am happy to say that so far I am keeping on track. It really does not take very long each day to read several chapters. I have read the entire Bible before. That was years ago, and I read it cover to cover. This will be different. Joni says that "when you go through the Bible chronologically, you see God's plan of redemption beautifully laid out from beginning to end."
So tomorrow, after we return home from church, it is Ice Bowl II time. Do you know what that is? If you live in Wisconsin or Texas I guarantee you KNOW. Click
here to find out more.
Stitching and praying,
Vickie
26 comments:
Hey! Mr. Wonderful and I are using a Chronological Bible Reading Schedule this year, too! :O)
Really cold in a lot of places. Progress looks great
That cartoon cracks me up! lolol! So cute! Love your Theotokis. Wow, it's going to be just fabulous!
Really cold here too! Lovely progress :)
Theotokos is awesome! You are making great progress. :)
I have followed Joni for years. I am always inspired by her. After I read her book about her early life and how she came to be in the wheel chair, and how she started to paint with her mouth. It was then that it hit me, talent is not in our hands, it is in our spirit, for nothing can stop it from flowing from us, we are creative beings because He, our Creator, is so creative. She is really very inspiring. Thanks for the link.
Blessings always sweet friend. :)
Go Pack!
Oh my, Vickie, your progress on Theodokos is just amazing.BUt I can understand that you long for working on something small, just to make a difference. I am the same, I love stitching on my big projects, but every now and then I need asomething small.
This little cartoon made me LOL :)
I have a chronological Bible... I will check it out! Great progress on the icon! And I love the cartoon... it is SO our dogs/granddogs! Never heard of the Ice Bowl... but Bill will be watching of course! Warm Hugs!
I am so happy I found your blog. I have added you to my blog roll and become a follower.
I look forward to Ice Bowl II, go Boys!!!
My hubby is a Cowboys season ticket holder, so we have lots of blue in our house. lol
I know I asked for the snow but you can take back this awful cold. We're due for ice here which is no fun at all!
Theodokos progress is quite amazing.
I'm amazed at how quickly Theotokos is coming together, Vickie--you must be a fast stitcher :) Really so detailed and beautiful.
I still remember when I first read about Joni Eareckson way back in high school--so very inspiring!
wonderful progress! well done!! :)
Lots if lovely stitching progress.
I really admire your devotion in theotokos piece and I am sure that stitching it is also aspritual journey when You contemplate the how Jesus as a God came hear to men in the body of human and He still was complitely a God. I am so blessed to hear that you read Bible daily ..The Word is our daily bread and keeps us Way of Truth! be blsed you and all dear to You ...
Wow ! you made so much progress on Theotokos.
Keep warm!
Great progress! You are a fast stitcher :)
The little cartoon made me smile, our naughty little poodle has the same idea.
Congrats on the great progress! You are a more patient stitcher than I that's for sure. Good luck surviving that cold. I'm currently visiting DC and the threat of an ice storm shut the city down for a couple hours this morning -- -but I bet it is not a patch on your cold!
Wow! The Theotokis is really coming along! Are you stitching her 1 over 1? It looks like you are. Love the ornament you made for Brian. It's such a sweet design. I adore the one you made for me and can't wait to put it up with baby for our next Christmas!! Hugs and prayers...nursing a flu and staying at home today.
Hello Vickie,
Your Theotokos is quite a project, good luck with it! Must be an equivalent for your daily Bible readings, an icon also focuses, like a meditation, isn't it?!
Thank you for your kind comments on my blog, you're in my sidebar now so that I can follow you better.
Love your poodles, by the way ...
Have a good day & Dutch greetings, Carolien
Your icon is coming along and looking lovely. Years ago, I read about a class on painting icons, and that sounded so interesting to me. I didn't take the class, but I know I might enjoy that one day! Beautiful!
Lovely progress on the stitching. I hope the cold gives you a break.
Wonderful job on Theotokos, it looks great.
Lovely stitching on Theotokas Vickie. It would have been my Dad's birthday on the 10th Jan. I was feeling a bit low,and read a lot so completely missed your post in my feed. I searched it out as I sure you would have posted recently:)
WOW! It's like magic how much you have gotten done on Theotokas. To me it seems you are stitching this much faster than when you stitched it for yourself. I had 98 percent of the Bible read. Good for you keeping on track with your readings.
love Annette
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