My chicken is having an identity crisis!
Since her sisters were eaten by coyotes or foxes or wolves or something...well, she's been a little lonely, and I've had a time trying to keep her off the back porch. I don't mind her presence per se'...it's what she leaves behind that is rather, well...not cool. :-D
But she's made some unlikely friends. Tommy and Lucky, our cats, don't know what to do with her! She eases up and starts eating out of their cans, like she's one of them!
I even put chicken feed in a can for her...She won't have it! She wants to eat what the cats are eating. Doesn't she know who and what she is!?!
My sister stopped by yesterday and noticed my design wall with my "All About Me" blocks, so far, on it. I'm working on framing the fabrics that represent "me" a little at a time, when I'm in the mood. :-)
I have some army-type fabric for my husband, and school-marm fabric since I homeschool. I have a purse with my name on it -- not because I like purses (that would be interesting!), but because how often do you find a piece of fabric with your name!?!
I'm framing my novelty squares and rectangles with fabrics and colors that I love, and when I'm finished the quilt will be a snapshot of who I am.
It won't be everything....but it will be representative of many things that are dear to me.
It's a very important thing to know who you are, I think. Especially as women! We are cast into so many roles -- wife, mother, chef, chauffeur, doctor, nurse, teacher, counselor, lover, quilter -- and we excel at multi-tasking. It's easy to lose sight of those things that are quintessentially "me."
I cannot let my many roles define me. Rather, who I am should define them.
Jesus understood all about identity!! As you read the Gospel of John, Jesus takes you on a journey of His "I Am's":
I am the Messiah (John 4:26).
I am the Bread of Life (John 6:35).
I am the Eternal One (John 8:58).
I am the Light of the World (John 9:5).
I am the Door (John 10:7).
I am the Son of God (John 10:36).
I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life (John 14:6).
He knew Who He was, and that determined all that He did...right down to His gift of death on the cross and His gift of Life through the resurrection!
I suspect my lonely chicken will figure out who she is when the chicks are big enough to roam the yard with her. On the other hand, she may totally freak me out one of these days by meowing at me!
Either way, I know who -- and whose!! -- I am!!
Blessings,
Since her sisters were eaten by coyotes or foxes or wolves or something...well, she's been a little lonely, and I've had a time trying to keep her off the back porch. I don't mind her presence per se'...it's what she leaves behind that is rather, well...not cool. :-D
But she's made some unlikely friends. Tommy and Lucky, our cats, don't know what to do with her! She eases up and starts eating out of their cans, like she's one of them!
I even put chicken feed in a can for her...She won't have it! She wants to eat what the cats are eating. Doesn't she know who and what she is!?!
My sister stopped by yesterday and noticed my design wall with my "All About Me" blocks, so far, on it. I'm working on framing the fabrics that represent "me" a little at a time, when I'm in the mood. :-)
I have a weird assortment of fabrics representing "me." And my quilt is only going to be a lap-sized quilt. I've figured out that I'm kinda a boring person! LOL
I've not been many places, so there are no exotic locales represented by my fabrics. I love movies and books and quilts and fabrics, scripture and Christmas, and quilts and fabrics, post-it notes, pens, music and ships. Did I mention quilts and fabrics?
I have some army-type fabric for my husband, and school-marm fabric since I homeschool. I have a purse with my name on it -- not because I like purses (that would be interesting!), but because how often do you find a piece of fabric with your name!?!
I'm framing my novelty squares and rectangles with fabrics and colors that I love, and when I'm finished the quilt will be a snapshot of who I am.It won't be everything....but it will be representative of many things that are dear to me.
It's a very important thing to know who you are, I think. Especially as women! We are cast into so many roles -- wife, mother, chef, chauffeur, doctor, nurse, teacher, counselor, lover, quilter -- and we excel at multi-tasking. It's easy to lose sight of those things that are quintessentially "me."
I cannot let my many roles define me. Rather, who I am should define them.Jesus understood all about identity!! As you read the Gospel of John, Jesus takes you on a journey of His "I Am's":
I am the Messiah (John 4:26).
I am the Bread of Life (John 6:35).
I am the Eternal One (John 8:58).
I am the Light of the World (John 9:5).
I am the Door (John 10:7).
I am the Son of God (John 10:36).
I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life (John 14:6).
He knew Who He was, and that determined all that He did...right down to His gift of death on the cross and His gift of Life through the resurrection!
I suspect my lonely chicken will figure out who she is when the chicks are big enough to roam the yard with her. On the other hand, she may totally freak me out one of these days by meowing at me!
Either way, I know who -- and whose!! -- I am!!
Blessings,
