Sabbath?

"Take your needle, my child, and work at your pattern;

it will come out a rose by and by.

Life is like that ~

one stitch at a time taken patiently

and the pattern will come out alright like the embroidery."

Oliver Wendell Holmes

After a long week, where a bad stomach bug left me with more cabin fever than all these weeks of winter combined, I was able to enjoy a very relaxing weekend. Saturday's sunshine and fresh air lured me to the pond, and Sunday was all about rest. Chosen rest, which is so much more pleasant than the forced-on-you kind of rest. Or rest of the I'm-just-being-lazy variety. I did some light housekeeping, lingered with the second season of  Call the Midwife....and picked up my needlepoint.

I finished all the light green stitching that fills in the outer border, and decided I'd choose the brightest color in the palate for my next stitches. Orange!  So cheerful and warm!

I think it's going to take a good long while to finish this piece ~ it's over a foot squared! But there is a soothing rhythm to the stitching...no deadlines, no goals. Just one pretty little stitch at a time ~ at my leisure.

At my leisure.

Awash in a sea of brilliant color

Floating along with the ups and downs of a lovely, televised tale, told so beautifully.

Finding my own rhythm.

I know there are many who don't have the luxury of a day like I had yesterday.

And I learned {a bit later than some} how to allow myself such a day. But I've learned.

All of which leaves me very grateful.

I don't suppose that true Sabbath keepers would consider my day of rest to have been restful enough.

But I'm growing. And choosing for myself.

And resting.

And thrilled to be enjoying life...one tiny stitch at a time.



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