Knit together

Day (February) 5: "A gift stitched, hammered, woven"

These three gifts to search for had me looking and thinking all day, I came up with three things, but they require a little, thinking outside the box. :)

Stitched: I'm a sucker for a good blanket! I love to keep my room cold so I can cover up with a fluffy comforter at night, and I love to snuggle up under a warm fleece afghan to watch a good movie, or take a nap on a quiet Sunday afternoon. These are certainly a gift I appreciate and all too often take for granted.

Hammered: A couple weeks ago I was browsing Pinterest and came across a quote by Abraham Lincoln, "we can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or we can rejoice because thorn bushes have roses." This short quote hit me hard, and I decided to make it my phone background. Every time I unlock my phone, I am forced to read his words, and the conviction to see God's blessings, where I'm tempted to see a curse, is new once again. Therefore, I'm going to call this my "gift hammered" because this truth has been, in a sense, hammered into my thinking. Thank you, Abraham Lincoln!

Woven: As you all know I've just started a new job caring for a 3 month old baby girl. While I have a lot of experience carry for children of all ages, other than my nephew, Kate is my first newborn. I have been challenged from the get go because Kate could not be more different than Jack, she eats differently, sleeps differently, plays differently, is growing differently, she's just completely different! It's been a frustrating, yet rewarding challenge. The reason I say all that, is because in looking for a gift that's woven today, I kept thinking of a song by Nicole Nordman entitled, "Woven and Spun". Her song is about how we have all been woven together by our Creator. Seeing the differences in these two precious babies is such a fun, beautiful reminder that we are, indeed, carefully knit together by an incredible God! Not spontaneously formed, not by accident, not coincidence, not without purpose! I love the metaphor in the word, "woven" and I love this reminder to be thankful for my Creator, in these sweet babies, Jack and Kate.