October 6, 2016

Greetings My Friend, It seems my lesson the last little while has been to stick it out. I have a tendency to give up if I can not figure it out on the 1st try. My old sewing machine died and I bought a new one from one of the home shopping networks internet. I saw that the price was a bit above the price of the one I had, it was the brand I had which I found to be easy to work with so I bought it. It came and I discovered I had bought a computerized sewing machine. Being older in years the thought of trying to figure out more computer related issues bothered me. I began by pulling up a Youtube video learning how to thread the machine and fill the bobbin. I thought I understood but it did not seem right. I worked on several "unpaper towels" I had been making and finished that project wondering why I had to thread the needle each time I cut the thread. After that I decided to make some aprons so before starting this project I pulled up another video, this one having more information about my machine. I saw that I was threading the machine wrong and I learned what the computer buttons were for. I went to town working on my apron but something was still not right. I finished the apron and quit. I made myself look at the video again and I saw where I was going wrong, after a rest period I attempted once more to thread the needle and this time I had it. Yea me. I made another apron and for both aprons I did my own binding for the ties. One binding was not great but I did it and I am ready to make some aprons. I am using aprons a whole lot these days, they are useful for wiping my hands quickly instead of on my clothes or looking for a towel. I used the method for one apron that I had used making my "unpaper towels" and I loved it, the next apron I cut a pillowcase in half and sewed the binding/tie to that and I am pleased with this one too. Lastly I want to take a kitchen towel sew a binding/tie to that one and from these I will see which ones I like the best and go with that style. Giving up has been a lifetime trait for me and God has been teaching me that giving up is not an option. I realized that my not giving up on the machine was something God had been teaching me for a long time. God has also been teaching me that sometimes it is best to walk away from things. I am a loyal person so walking away from relationships no matter how unhappy I am has not been something I did. One day God had me do one of the many reviews of the past. In my review I saw that sometimes you do yourself more harm by staying than by walking away. It takes 2 to make a relationship work and if only 1 of you is interested in the relationship it is best to let it go. I balked as I often do and God said "just do it." I did and now looking at the present I am at peace. I do not have the conversations in my head trying to "say the right thing". I do not have to listen to angry outbursts that stab me in the heart and I am not blowing up myself. When I look back on God's lessons I see that what I am learning in one area of my life frequently falls into other areas of my life. There is a time to keep pushing until you resolve the problem and there is a time to let go and move on. God is teaching me to know when to do each situation. I am grateful I kept walking away from my sewing machine only to return until I finally got it. I am grateful understanding that sometimes it is best to let go and let God. May God bless you and keep you make His face shine on you. Love Janet.