Welcome to today's edition of "How much can I eke out of this scrap of fabric?" In my stash, I had this super cute strawberry print. I believe it is vintage because of the quality of the material, the style of the print, and the natural fibers. The drawback, it's less than a yard of [...]
Author: harpandsong2
I am an elementary school teacher who enjoys history, needle-craft, literature, and spending time with friends and family. I am working through the process of buying and renovating a house while also learning how to make it a home as a single.
Growing Pains
I still live in the town where I was born and grew up. Lynchburg is a college town. All through high school, different friends would talk about how they could hardly wait to move out and go away to college because there was “nothing to do” in our town. I, however, felt a bond to [...]
A Second Touch on Sewing Projects
Sometimes you complete a project and are happy with it for a little while... until you start to use or wear it. Then you realize how you could have made it better. This year, I went back to a few projects to tweak them. I am enjoying them even more now than when I first [...]
Article Published in Kosmeo Magazine
I had another article published last week! Kosmeo Magazine published my personal narrative/essay, I Will Build My Church...Mid-Century Modern, in their summer issue. The theme is Windows. I've been encouraged in my writing over these last few months. Though not everything I've submitted for publication has been accepted, I am submitting more (and I think [...]
Teaching vs. Coaching
Since I've stepped down from classroom teaching as my full-time job, I've been excited to see how I still have so many opportunities to teach. Frequently, these opportunities have been one-on-one. And I really like it! I've been teaching Sunday School teachers how to be better teachers by stepping in to observe their classes and [...]
What about Home Makes It a Wonderful Life? George Bailey and Home Ownership
There are some movies that are just too good for this world. This winter, I rewatched It's a Wonderful Life with my sister (and her dog). We narrowly missed watching a colorized version. Yikes! (If you're wondering why I'm writing about a Christmas movie so far out of season, read to the end). It had [...]
A Liturgy for Those Anticipating Conflict
This week held a difficult meeting. I found myself reaching for this liturgy I wrote a few years ago. I'm thankful to say the meeting was resolved in my favor, but more thankful to have the ability to turn to prayer even when it was still uncertain. O Lord, Prince of Peace, in the hours [...]
I Knit This Sweater!
Remember this post when I shared about how hard it was for me to start a knitting project? Well, it has come to fruition! This project took me four or five months. Some weeks, I worked on it daily, but also took some longer breaks. I ended up using a pattern from a magazine, Campus [...]
What Makes Good News Good? and Creative Ways to Tell It
I assume many of my audience have watched The Chosen TV series over the last few years (even if you don't consider yourself a Christian). My family and I have been encouraged by the way it portrays Jesus and his disciples. It is well rooted in Scripture, yet the production fleshes out the characters by [...]
Love Thy Neighbor
Won't you be my neighbor? Mr. Rogers I found this abandoned draft from March 11, 2020. You'll see why I abandoned it at the time. Enjoy this unedited time capsule! In a world where you can be connected to people half way across the globe, relatively few know the people in their physical neighborhood. I [...]
Welcome To The Carriage House 