We are moving into week 4 of Shelter in Place and so much has personally been learned during this current reality. In scary movies the quiet means something bad is coming...but, in this case quiet has taught me some beautiful things.

 

 

When I saw this heavy stone bench with my "Believe" rock on top and some fragile flowers growing beneath it, I saw my own life...the scary heaviness of the COVID-19, and yet something beautiful is coming out from under it...Quilters and Stitchers are realizing what they really had and what they are missing. Being able to go into your local Quilt Shop will forever be an event! Getting together with your stitcher friends is going to be a priority, LOL. And, how blessed we are that we are crafters! Projects that had been languishing in The Bee Hive are getting the attention they need and deserve. Making a tee shirt quilt for my cousin is on the home stretch and I know that had I not had this forced quiet time it may have been on the back burner for much longer. But now!!! I can say the top is done!!!

 

 

It has been hard without a doubt, but living now where we can FaceTime or Zoom with our families, stitch and book groups are a blessing! And, I hope I carry some of the lessons learned about myself into my future...sometimes the quiet isn't foreboding but a gift.