As 2025 winds to its end, it's time to wish you a happy Christmas! My blog posts have been only occasional this year, a reflection on this season of my life and my age!
I have been just as busy as ever, but it now takes a bit longer to accomplish things! I still enjoy making pretty items to donate to the Christian bookshop which my daughter manages in Rockhampton. Then the two calendars I made for the Aged Care where hubby is a resident, took a considerable amount of time and effort (see https://val-laird.blogspot.com/2025/10/redesigning-my-calendar-quilt.html and https://val-laird.blogspot.com/2025/08/welcoming-spring.html)
I spend the morning working for my church (administration and Bible Study preparation) and the afternoon is time with hubby at the Aged Care.
Then, if I stay awake long enough after the evening meal, it is time for stitching Scripture verses for the items to make for the Bookstore.
This one is a mini-organiser:
A notebook cover:
Another mini-organiser:
Journal cover:
and a pretty box to keep treasures!
I pray this Christmas will be a special time of celebrating the birth of Jesus - the Only One who can save our poor world and those who live in it!
Val
1 comment:
I completely understand about days seeming full, and it sounds like you're keeping up with everything most admirably. Helping at your church and visiting your hubby are certainly important priorities, so all that you create and accomplish otherwise is lovely "gravy." so to speak. :-) Everything you make is so pretty, though I'm still most smitten by the sampler sort of tote bag you created. As I've gotten into knitting more this year, I am appreciating others' skills in that regard. I am most definitely remembering to celebrate Advent, and am anticipating another beautiful worship service later this week. Blessings, my friend, Linda
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