The Christmas Birds

I love doing red work, but after taking on a project that was too big to chew I set it down for a while.  When I did decide to try again I picked a smaller project and by God's grace finished it in time for the holidays (thank you Kirsten for your help with the binding)!

The birds are just precious.

And it is so pretty hanging on the wall at Christmas time!

Singing carols like a bird,

Felicity

Fa La La La La

Now that I'm feeling a bit better and Thanksgiving has past it's time for CHRISTMAS!!!!  The Christmas music is playing, the tree is up, the ornaments hung, the colorful lights are on, and wrapping paper is out!

It is just so beautiful!

Felicity

Trivia

To the two people who decided to vote (the third was me) these are the answers to the awesome Thanksgiving trivia questions!

Question:  Which president was the first to establish Thanksgiving as a legal national holiday to be held the 4th Thursday in November?

Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt - - - Thank you Mr. President!

Question: Before being harvested and sold an individual cranberry must bounce at least how many inches high to make sure they aren't too ripe?

Answer: 4 inches - - - isn't that a fun fact y'all?!

Now all I have to say is please VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE . . . please.

Felicity

The Thanks of Late

I hope y'all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  I spent the day sleeping in my bed or on the couch.  Not what I was planning on for Thanksgiving day but I was much more aware of how blessed I am; that my momma spent the whole day taking care of me, that I had a roof over my head, a bajillion warm blankets, a lazy dog to sleep with me, and all of the drugs the pharmacy would give me to combat this second strain of strep.

This Thanksgiving my list of what I'm thankful for is much different than in previous years but still sincere.  I ma thankful for cough drops,

disinfectant wipes,

tea, and honey.

It is a great thing that I celebrated Thanksgiving early in the week with great friends and delicious food.  I even made my very first pie, all by myself, from scratch!  Each step made the pie look more yummy!

This group of friends made a feast to remember!

Off to practice!  It's a good thing I am playing at church today, because my throat is still too sore to sing!

Thanks a bunch,

Felicity

Strep

I have strep throat.  Please avoid me for at least 24 hours.

Thank you,

Management

GRR

Guess who's throat hurts again?  That's right, mine.  I am whining to the world - I AM TIRED OF BEING SICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's a good thing this is not a vlog because I am incapable of yelling right now because my throat is good and sore.  I love that caps lock can capture my feelings so perfectly at this moment when my vocal cords cannot.

Good day,

Felicity 

Short Week

Thanksgiving is almost here!  The meat, the family, the conversation, the flowers, the leftovers; I cannot wait!

I am already starting my thankful list and flowers are definitely on them - flowers are an integral part of any holiday.  They are so beautiful . . . "Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these" Matthew 6:28,29

Felicity

Prayer

What do you do when a friend is in need?  When jokes don't work, when questions don't yield answers?  I don't know.  I am completely at a loss, the only thing left to do is pray; which I should have done all along.

Belated Answer

Question:  What is the National Motto of the United States?

Answer: In God We Trust

Vote in this special Thanksgiving trivia!

Felicity

Missing

So, I have not been posting very regularly lately and this is for a number of reasons.  The one I am going to share with y'all is that I was baking and clicking away at my camera and admiring the beautiful dishes all of my very talented friends created for our Thanksgiving 'pre-game'.  I have beautiful pictures of gorgeous food that was SOOO good I cannot express the greatness in words; but between my Turkey-coma and being around all of my friends (they are so peppy!)  I left my camera at their house (oops!).  I hope to get it back this weekend. I feel lost without it!

Anyway, once I get it back keep your eyes open for yummy food because my Thanksgiving cooking instinct is here!

Bring it kitchen - it's on like Donkey Kong!

With not-so-great deliberation,

Felicity

Food

Courtesy of my roommate it seems I was enthralled with this recipe yesterday so I decided to share it with all y'all!

In my roommates words "You looked so intent watching this recipe that I thought I would remind you of the amazing recipe".  Notice the banana peel hanging from my hand - I must have been very focused!

Enjoy,

Felicity

Scarf

I finished a project! Very exciting!  It might be a gift, it might not; all I know is its soft and pink and lovely!

Felicity

Veterans Day

On this Veterans Day we have a guest post from a Veteran.

We all know how to celebrate our birthdays, Thanksgiving and Christmas. But, what about Veteran's Day? Is there something we can do as on July 4th? Veterans are individuals that have stepped up, as a group, and put it all on the line for America. Men & women that have risked their lives, their health, their futures so that this country, this world, may be a better place for all of us. 
So, how do we celebrate? Fly the flag? Yes! Count out your freedoms? Yes! Ponder what America would be like had we lost the war? Yes! Pray for our veterans with mental and physical disabilities because of their service in one of our military branches? Yes! We can actually go to a Veteran's Day Parade. You can visit a war vet spending time in a VA hospital. You can check out www.vfw.org. If a nothing else just love and enjoy America. Be a positive American!

Tears

Yesterday I was down in the dumps.  I was sick, I was disappointed in myself, I thought I was a failure, and I cried.  I was hoping that after crying it out, talking to my momma, talking to my roommate, blowing my nose and eating some pumpkin bread I would get this negativity out of my system but I didn't.  It just didn't go away.  This morning I woke up, sore throat and all, and the first thing I thought of was the reasons I thought myself a failure.

My loving friends and family assure me that I am not a failure.  They ask me 'Do you know you are not a failure' and I always sniffle 'Yes' but I just can't seem to shake the feeling.  What I am beating myself up over is adiaphora, but I seem to take it as a personal attack against me.  I took this event personally when I don't think it was meant as a personal insult at all.  Even with me being aware of all of this my feelings of self worth have not changed.  I am still thinking the same thoughts, beating myself up about all the things I do wrong, even blaming myself for my sore throat and stuffy nose!

I know this is not going to help my Thursday but I was stuck.  I read the verse of the day and the devotion of the day from the links on my blog in hope of some words of wisdom; a devotion catered to my needs at the present time, my way of viewing God speaking directly to me, telling me to get my act together, stop moping and start praising him; but no such luck this time.  The devotion was good, no doubt about it, but it did not speak to me like I wanted it to.  Once again, in my self inflicted misery I took this as a personal attack from God, saying to myself 'self, even God doesn't think your worth helping'.

With this awful mindset I made the rounds of the blogs I look at everyday; TheWiegands, The AZ Russums, I Am Along for the Ride, when I came across a link to this post: http://www.holleygerth.com/heart-to-heart-with-holley/2011/11/4/a-little-way-to-have-a-better-day.html


Please read it, it made me realize that it was not God who wasn't helping me, it was me refusing God's help.  So, with this new mindset in place I am going to strive to have a wonderful day.  Am I now happy and filled with joy?  No, I feel about the same as I did when I started writing this post, but I now know that the only way for me to stop thinking I am a failure is for me to prove to myself I am not, and sitting around moping about the past is not helping me convince myself.  I also know that "I can do all things through him who strengthens me" Philippians 4:13.

To begin to change my mind frame I will make a list of what I am thankful for while blasting good ole German hymns.

I am thankful for . . .

1. The Bible, because without it I would not have a chance of getting out of this slump - along with the law, the gospel, Jesus, his death and Resurrection, salvation; you know, all the other good stuff that comes with the Bible!
2. My momma
3. My supportive, caring, incredibly smart roommate - who listens to me even when I am quite boring, or whiny, or repetitive, or silly
4. The many warm blankets I have piled up on my bed
5. Antibiotics
6. Cowboy boots
7. Bible study and the pastor that leads it
8. Hot Tea
9. Soup
10. Devotionals
11. My brothers and sisters in Christ
12. Socks
13.  . . . and the list goes on and on

Have a sparkling day,

Felicity

New Uniform

It is officially cold.  There is a chill in the air, a sniffle in my nose from biking, and the feel of clean cool air in my lungs.  The winter wardrobe is beginning to see the light and the knits of the season have become my uniform of choice.

I knit my scarf and contemplate how to design my own sweaters in between classes.  Sweaters are my favorite thing to wear when its chilly outside.  What is your favorite cold weather clothing item?

Hugs and Hot Chocolate,

Felicity

Virus

A few days ago I told y'all that my code was compiling; well it turns out that my tired spell turned into a virus that is now being treated with antibiotics, thanks to my early morning doctors visit.  So my code is no longer compiling, it just out and out stopped due to the virus that basically killed it.  As I am telling everyone I see today I am dying; or texting the fact that I am dead to those scarce few who know my dramatic side, such as my momma and my pastor.

There will be no pictures today, no projects to share, nada, zilch, nothin'.  I have a virus so I am dressed like a slob in as many layers of my warm clothing as possible.  I also am not touching any fabric or yarn so as not to infect every object of my house with the cold of death and share the virus with anyone else who handles the stuff.  My room is a disaster zone; every surface is covered in either tissues, medicine, blankets, or all of the above.  My bed is not made, my laundry is not in the hamper, and a variety of shoes and socks littler the floor. 

I am also using this blog post to kill time while I wait for my next class.  I am sure all y'all are thrilled to read such a fascinating blog post and are so entertained by my whining that I will have hundreds of thousands of comments about how my blog is your favorite and it is the best blog you have ever read after being exposed to such a riveting post as this (yes, this is sarcasm for those of you out there who are too much like Sheldon for your own good).  With this droll post already too long I will say goodnight, because it is 2:45pm and I am ready for bed.

Don't let the bed bugs bite,

Felicity

Good Morning

This is what I woke up to on a gloriously rainy Monday morning.

A killer sore throat.

Rain, rain, rain, rain, rain.

The coolest number of page views ever.

Sniffle,

Felicity

Homecoming

Let me give you a little background: It is my last year in college, my football team is absolutely awful - I have never seen them play worse, and yet I just could not miss this football game.  It was freezing cold, 62 degrees at the start of the game and it only got colder from there.  Yes, I am a pansy when it comes to cold weather.  Our quarterback got sacked at least twice.  I yelled my guts out and saw no results.  I screamed 'Go Cats' to no avail.  I had not done laundry in a while so I ended up wearing stretchy yoga pants to the game.  When it was all over my feet hurt, my knees were stiff, my nose was frozen and red, my armpits were no longer warm enough to maintain the feeling in my fingers, I felt like the walking dead; and I would not have traded it for anything in the world.  I have the most AMAZING and BEAUTIFUL friends.  This night reminded me of how utterly blessed I am.

       

The team lost, but I won,

Felicity