Yellow

Yellow celebrates the return of the light. Scripture says, "God is light; in him there is no darkness at all" 1 John 1:5. I knit this sweater for my precious daughter. It was knit on 2mm needles with new zealand wool. I used Knitter's Pride Karbonz needles which are carbon fiber with brass tips. The needles are warm to the touch and the tips are not sharp but they are more pointed than natural wood tips. I really enjoyed using them. Sometimes it's hard to know how to say I love you but I feel hand made items that are made well are one way.

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When Christmas isn’t perfect

If I could have changed things- I would have but it was something beyond my control. There was nothing to do but accept the fact that christmas wasn't going to be perfect. And when I did I began to see a little beauty. I saw it in the face of my excited daughter and in the things around us like the advent wreath we made with fresh holly berries and fir evergreen boughs. I saw it in the white lights on the Christmas tree and in the cake we baked and decorated together. I felt grace fill my heart as I read luke's biblical account and as I contemplated the Christmas story it became a Spirit filled Christmas. It filled me with joy, and the peace that I so desperately needed. I learned that "Peace on earth" Luke 2:14 isn't just about the first advent - it's for me and anyone else who needs it now - anytime of the year.

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