New Blog Design

Today I was delighted to read that Blogger released a new feature that allows you to choose from several templates, edit the colors of your blog, and change the number of columns your blog has. It's all located in a handy page that has a live preview so you can instantly see if you like changes that you're making. I chose the Picture Template and then selected a picture of blossoms for my background. Then, I made my blog into 3 columns and tweaked the margins a bit. I love the new design!

I encourage all of you to have a look as there are lots of cool colors and customizable templates. To use these new tools, click on the Layout tab and click on Template Designer.

Trip to the ER

We had lots of rain on Thursday and I slipped and fell forward on some slippery tile outside. I felt fine until the next morning when I woke up and my wrist was very sore! I went to my doctor Friday afternoon and he suggested I wait until Saturday and see how it is then. Well, yesterday morning my wrist and fingers were swollen and still sore so Dad took me into the ER.

In the ER, they took several x-rays but it didn't show any problems. The doctor told us that wrist fractures may not show up on x-ray for weeks so it's difficult to diagnose. Because they aren't sure if it's fractured or even broken, they put my wrist in a splint and told me to keep it immobile until Thursday when I will see the orthopedic surgeon. He'll probably take more x-rays and decide what the next step will be. In the meantime, I can't knit, crochet, go cycling, or even type on the computer with both hands! I'm praying that it's just a sprain although several websites say that a scaphoid fracture is easily confused with a sprain. The recovery time for a fracture can be weeks and if they have to put a cast on it, it'll be much longer!

Obviously, I won't be able to make any progress on either the Hanover hat or the baby throw. :(  Hopefully, I'll be back into the swing of things sooner than expected. Please continue posting about your progress; I'd love to see pictures of how everyone else is doing! Here's a video Sara took of me working on a square for the baby throw several days before I fell:

In reply to several comments, I use an Olympus Camedia camera. It has a really great macro feature that allows me to take high quality photos of small objects. You can also take 15sec video clips but it doesn't record sound. The camera actually belongs to my Dad and he uses it for his architecture business but he kindly lets me use it to take pictures for my blog. Thanks Dad! :-)

Hope you all have a blessed week!

Blossoms Are A Promise

Everyone is longing for spring and blossoms are always a promise of the sweet fruits and warmer weather to come :-) Yesterday, I took some pictures of the blossoms that are growing abundantly on the peach tree in our backyard .

 

Notice the tiny leaves that are starting to emerge!

And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.  Genesis 1:12

The Pale Blue Dot

Yes, an interesting name for a blog post indeed! While browsing through pictures of space this evening, I came across this amazing picture.

I know, the photo quality is very poor but you have to bear in mind that this photo was taken about 3.7 BILLION miles away from Earth by the Voyager I as it left our solar system on its travels into the depths of space. The cameras on the spacecraft turned back towards Earth and captured this photo just as Earth appeared suspended in a sunbeam. So, why am I sharing this picture? Well, it wonderfully illustrates God's love for us. This picture shows how SMALL we are. How vulnerable. How miniature when compared to the vastness of God's amazing creation. NASA says that the pale blue dot hardly occupies one quarter of a single pixel in the picture above! Yet, yet God sent His only begotten Son to die for us that we may live forever with Him! What a loving God we serve!

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The Love of God

The love of God is greater far 

Than tongue or pen can ever tell;

It goes beyond the highest star,

And reaches to the lowest hell;

The guilty pair, bowed down with care,

God gave His Son to win;

His erring child He reconciled, 

And pardoned from his sin.

O love of God, how rich and pure! 

How measureless and strong!

It shall forevermore endure

The saints' and angels' song!

When years of time shall pass away 

And earthly thrones and kingdoms fall,

When men who here refuse to pray,

On rocks and hills and mountains call,

God's love so sure shall still endure,

All measureless and strong;

Redeeming grace to Adam's race

The saints' and angels' song.

Could we with ink the ocean fill

And were the skies of parchment made,

Were ever stalk on earth a quill

And every man a scribe trade,

To write the love of God above

Would drain the ocean dry;

Nor could the scroll contain the whole,

Tho' stretched from sky to sky

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Blessings,

Eden-May

KCA: The Fun Begins!

Yesterday, Sara and I went into town and visited our local yarn shop. The store didn't have much Vanna's Choice yarn to choose from so I decided to purchase several balls of Lion Brand's Cupcake yarn instead. Cupcake yarn is worsted weight like Vanna's Choice but the gauge works out slightly smaller so I might have to add a border to make up the difference in size. It's really soft and the colors are pretty too, so it's perfect for a baby blanket.

I've already started on making a square! 

I'm continuing to make progress on the Hanover hat. It probably measures about 2 inches right now, so I'm not quite at the halfway mark. I love working with Homespun yarn and this project is lots of fun!

If you haven't joined our knit or crochet along yet, it's not too late to do so. Participants will be knitting a hat or crocheting a baby throw, whichever you project you choose. There is no time limit and the patterns are rated easy so it would be great for beginners too! 

If you've already started working away at your project, please comment and let me know how you all are doing with your projects. 

Blessings, Eden-May

*Sorry if you tried to view this post earlier but weren't able to. I posted this  earlier but had to delete the post because it wasn't displaying properly.*

KCA: Getting Started

So I went through my closet a little bit yesterday and found a new ball of Homespun yarn! I think it'll be perfect for the Hanover hat. The pattern calls for Vanna's Choice which is worsted weight (or 4-ply) and size 9 needles, but since Homespun is bulky weight I'm going to use size 8 needles. I done a gauge and it works out just fine.

So far, we don't have any one interested in the crochet-along, but I'm still planning to purchase the yarn needed for the crochet blanket. If you would like to join us for either the knit or crochet-along, please comment below.

Have a blessed day!

~Eden-May

*KCA: Knit/Crochet Along

Bible Reading Progress

Thank you all for praying for me and my family! The cold wasn't too bad, I was sick the rest of the afternoon and a good part of Friday but felt much better this morning. Leah caught it too, and Mom and Dad feel "under the weather" today but they should feel better soon!

This weekend, I've been spending time catching up on the Bible reading I wasn't able to do while I was sick. Because we need to read about seven chapters a day to keep up with the challenge, it's quite easy to fall behind.  I only skipped a few evenings but had to spend a considerable amount of time getting caught up this morning. Now I'm a quarter (or 25%) finished reading the Scriptures! It's truly been a blessing to be a part of Kaylene's Bible reading challenge.

Hope you all are having a blessed day and have an enjoyable weekend!

Blessings,

Eden-May

I've Got the Cold!

Sara had the cold a few days ago, and now it looks like I've got it too. I really don't like colds, and hope this one isn't too bad. You probably won't see me writing/commenting for the next day or so as I'm going to try and focus on getting plenty of rest and drinking lots of fluids.

I thought I had enough yarn to do both projects for the knit/crochet-along but it looks like I need to take a trip to the yarn store before I can begin. So, I'll let you know as soon as I get the yarn.

Hope you all have a blessed day!

~Eden-May