Kindness Challenge #27 – The Joke Jar

Hello everybody! I hope that you are having a great time participating in the Kindness Challenge! If you haven’t started, hopefully, you will go check it out. Summer has just begun but there are kind things to be done, all over. So far, I have completed four of the fifty challenges. I’m excited to do […]

Kindness Challenge

SUMMER IS HERE! I am so excited for Summer! I love all the seasons for different reasons, but I think that summer is wonderful. I love all the fun things about summer; like swimming, playing in the sprinklers, drawing with sidewalk chalk, and planting a garden. Here on my blog, we are going to kick […]

Quote Roundup (Yeehaw!)

I love words! I have always been a talker, and will gladly talk to anyone. In addition to talking though, I love to read, and lately I have been trying to improve my writing skills. I think that words have the power to change people, for better or for worse, which is why I love […]

Teenage Boys – Forgotten Heroes

We donate a lot of pillowcases to the hospital.  We also donate socks, underwear, clothing and backpacks.  Some of the nurses at the hospital have set up a closet that they try to keep stocked with items for families of trauma patients and foster kids.  When I was in the hospital, I was always thinking […]

Start to Finish – Part 2 Sewing

When Jessa first started sewing pillowcases it would take her a very long time to sew a pillowcase. If she did a set it took her at least a couple of hours. Now she can sew a pillowcase in about 15 minutes. If I am around to help pin and iron we can easily do […]

Start to Finish – Part 1 Shopping

One of the best parts of making a pillowcase is shopping for the fabric! I have never gone to look for fabric without finding more options than I was able to purchase. When my siblings or friends go with me, we get a very wide variety of fabrics. Our choices are as varied as our […]