Welcome! Quilting fabric that belonged to Barb Saulsbery will be on sale June 8 and 9, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 1-4 p.m. on June 10, at Adamsville Presbyterian Church. Fabric is measured and priced at $5 per yard. Notions and books are also available.
If you weren’t blessed to know Barb, let me fill you in. She was a brilliant quilter. I once had the chance to walk through her quilting room and see her fabric. She had bolts neatly stacked on shelves that probably stood four feet high. If memory serves, they were arranged by color. It was like a fabric rainbow. Even though she had so much cloth, I didn’t feel like I was shopping. It wasn’t a store; it was an artist’s workroom.
Barb had an eye for matching fabrics. While we talked, she took three or four swatches, folded them artfully, and helped me visualize a quilt. She truly was a master craftswoman.
I’m not trying to advertise exactly, but I assure you these fabrics will be top of the line. If you like quilting, don’t miss this sale.
May 20 was Pentecost. In the church we celebrate this day as the day when Jesus’ promised Comforter, the Holy Spirit, was sent to His disciples. This was 10 days after he ascended into heaven. Luke wrote Jesus was on the earth 40 days after he rose from the dead. (Luke 1:3)
Jesus’ followers had assembled in an upper room. Out of nowhere a rushing wind filled the room and tongues of fire appeared over their heads. Suddenly they could speak in tongues, a Biblical expression meaning the ability to speak a language which speakers of many languages hear in their own vernacular.
Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, preached a message that inspired 3,000 people to become followers of Jesus.
Can you imagine this? It must’ve been an electric atmosphere.
Many Jews from all over the world had assembled in the city to observe the Festival of Weeks. All Jewish men were required by Mosaic law to be there. They were supposed to give a freewill offering of new grain seven weeks and 50 days after they’d presented their wave offering.
Originally the wave offering was a gift of the first stalk of grain harvested in the Promised Land, which the priests would wave before the altar. They were supposed to honor God in this way the day after the first Sabbath after they harvested it. (Leviticus 23:15-16)
Can you believe how complicated this is? Whew. I’m so glad Jesus came and simplified the Law of Moses. He whittled it down to “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.” And He added, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” (Matthew 22:37-39).
Simple, but not easy, rules to follow.
I hope you’re enjoying spring as much as I am. I’m reveling in the beauty of my lilacs, quince, dogwood, and flowering crab trees. My quince has a special place in my heart because I first saw it bloom a few days after my daughter, Beth, was born. We had just moved in a few weeks before she arrived.
Quince blossoms are a gorgeous orangish-pink color. I call it melon, but it’s neither cantaloupe nor watermelon colored. It’s sort of a blend of the two.
Baltimore Oriels drink nectar from my quince. This is the only time of year I see them in my yard. My husband spotted a hummingbird sipping from the blossoms, too. Hummingbirds will be back to drink from my Rose of Sharon in July and August. Right now I’m not looking forward to August; I’m enjoying May too much. I hope you are too.
Have a wonderful week. Blessings!