from Tea Rose Home (those are my hands!)
Which is why I am grateful for events like this to put life in perspective.
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Last Saturday I was able to attend the humanitarian event that April put together, assembling quilts to be sent for relief in Japan. Here you can see April at her machine talking to Sachiko who's family lives in the affected areas of the disaster. April counted at least 96 women who showed up to help and there may have been more. Almost 40 quilts were assembled in one day. It's not too late to help. April just received large fabric donations from Fat Quarter Shop and Robert Kaufman and she will send some of it to you to assemble donor quilts. Read here for information.
Having Sachiko there made the event even more meaningful. You can read more about Sachiko's and her family's experiences and other ways to help here.
Laura
I heard someone explain it like this: when you are young, you are the worker bees. You are busy raising kids and contributing to society. It seems overwhelming at times but you work on. Eventually, the babies grow up (seems like I blinked and they were off to college!) and you will have more time. You will be looking back and smiling and wishing you could have them be little, just for a few
randi
it's all about our perspective. my life feels the same quite a bit of the time and i find that if my mindset is right (thankful) all is well. it's when i get in gripe mode that things falter!<br /><br />have a lovely day full of busyness and love!
SewHappyGeek
LOL, I love how you called Zuckerburg 'some guy'!
Judy
Thanks for sharing a great post about your busy life and how you keep things in perspective.<br /><br />Best wishes with the coaching 🙂
Sherri
Amy, please let me know if there's anything I can do to help with the blogger's meet-up...anything that needs to be made or that I can do from here I'd be willing to help with. Thanks for a great post about being busy and what matters most!
Steph
Ugh. I'm exhausted just reading about all that. And Happy Birthday M!!
Petit Design Co.
yes life is full and busy and we can't do anythign but take a deep breath and take it one minute at a time :)<br /><br />I'm trying to figure things out so I can come to market! eep!
DJ Rose
Phew!!! That is a lot. What kind of knee surgery did your hubby have? We just found out Tuesday that my hubby needs knee surgery (torn meniscus). Its not for a month (taking a week long trip to Moab, so it has to wait till after that). But he's a firefighter, so he won't work till he's fully recovered. I am wondering how we'll do together for several weeks. 🙂 WE're both
Happy Cottage Quilter
Amy, this is such a wonderful post. Enjoy this season of life. It will pass all too quickly. It seems like we were always running here, or running there..... projects, music lessons, art classes etc, etc. But then it all stops when they grow up. It's been a hard adjustment for me (mostly because I was a home school Mom) but I know there is a new direction to take. Just savor and
mOnTy
Amazing, I like it very much!
missavene
Just wanted to mention that I love the pic of the sisters in the gym making blankets, what a familiar and wonderful sight! Doesn't it warm your heart to know that scenes like that play out over and over year after year all over the world, so that those who are cold and filled with worry can know warmth and comfort! So glad you had so many come out!
Kenna
What a small world! I found Sachiko's Tea Rose Home blog one night while searching on how to make a fabric flower. Come to find out that she is a good friend of my mother's and shops in my mom's consignment store. Then, I found your lovely blog on my dear friend Emily's blog because Emily is my dear childhood friend. What a small world!! Your blog is darling. I'm just a
Live a Colorful Life
I'll keep this short. Hi. Hugs. Thinking of you...
bethanndodd
Life is definately busy but also SO GOOD! Hope you get to take a break soon even if only for a few moments! SMiles 🙂
Laurel
I know how you feel. My husband is gone a lot with work and it just makes everything that much more draining. But I like your perspective and it's one I try to mirror as well. Thanks for the reminder. 🙂
Anna
We changed jobs last year and moved interstate (in Australia) so that we could have a more better lifestyle and my husband was home more. We are about to head into seeding time for the crops so little Sprout and I won't see him as much but it's only for 6 weeks or so. It does get hard and you feel alone sometimes (especially here in the isolated area where we live) but you cope. And you
lifeinredshoes
It IS so full! But you know what? There will come a time when you'll miss these days...I do:)
Chris {frecklemama}
Very well-written post! Thank you! I love, love love the end. I always try to remember that it could always be worse. It helps get through the times when it all seems piled on. Thank you and the others who worked to make those quilts for donation.
Jezibels ~ sproutbabysprout.blogspot.com
Ive realized how being busy, or having a lot of hobbies to make me busy is a blessing. Im so thankful for ever second of those hobbies.<br /><br />Im also happy to see all the quilt tying in your posts, in the Japan quilts and also the blue quilt you are working on. I feel that tying quilts is almost a lost art form and to me it is how a quilt should be, tied with love.
Jodie B-C
Sending you blessings, much-needed extra "Mom-energy-vibes" and best wishes to get through your hectic week(s)!! Keep up your great work!
Amy
Those last 2 paragraphs of this post - well said!! I am in the midst of life as a wife and mom of 3 (age 5, 2, and 5 mos) and all that comes with it. and working part time - and it's so good to have a good-full life. Blessings!