Prayer of Release – Beth Ann Doing and Learning

Happy 2018 ! !

My 2017 had higher than usual highs and some really low, lows. In late August my life became overwhelming and not mine, then in early December I found this, or it found me. PRAYER OF RELEASE

Heavenly Father, I release to You the burdens that I have been carrying, burdens that You never intended for me to carry. I cast all my cares upon You–all my worries, all my fears. You have told me to not be anxious about anything, but rather to bring everything to You in Prayer with Thankfulness.

Father, calm my restless spirit, quiet my anxious heart, still my troubling thoughts with the assurance that You are in control. I let go of my grip upon the things I have been hanging onto, with opened hands I come to You. I release to Your will all that I am trying to manipulate: I release to Your authority all that I am trying to control: I release to Your timing all that I have been striving to make happen.

I have always been the fixer, the one doing all the tap dancing to make everyone happy or everything right, the release to God has moved me forward, to except the good or bad and release it to the universe. I can fix nothing. I can ask, receive and release. My silent meditation. Release and Thank You

ONLY HAPPY IN 2018 ! !

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Take Time Thursday – Past Week in Photo’s January 2018

Hope you all had a GREAT Holiday and like me TRYING to make life normal or something close. 2018 will bring me lots of new, as turning sixty, celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary and doing a bit of traveling. This photo is from our visit to the Dallas Arboretum it’s the time of the year when there is not much in bloom, but the color and shadows were wonderful. We walked for hours and around every corner things seemed new and different. It’s the welcoming of 2018.

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End of the Road photo by Beth Strub — End of the Road by Beth Strub

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Take Time Thursday – Past Week in Photo’s

My Past Weeks Photo’s by Beth Ann. I have been wanting to do this for a bit and with things a bit calmer, I am going to try. What it really does is get me OUT and taking pictures.

We live in a fantasy area here in Sarasota, Florida, so many things to see and do. We always make it to the Ringling before most holiday’s. I call it a “vacation day”. I took 417 pictures on this day. I found I was a bit involved with the lighting??? I try very hard to just take pictures, not over think anything like portions of thirds, colors, just shoot what my eyes see at the time.

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I have always loved old thing and this is one of my favorite houses to visit. I hope that some day they will open it up to special tours and let me take my camera behind the red ropes….BUT until that time, I just keep taking pictures.

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Merry Christmas from Beth Ann and The Quilt Ladies

As the next few days come upon us, please take a moment of time to reflect on your life, your year and the joy that is in your heart right now. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have this happiness in us every day. From my little company, my family and from my heart

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Growing Together photo — My Photo Growing Together by Beth Ann Strub

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The Quilt Ladies Holiday Quilt Pattern just for YOU ! Merry Christmas

Here you are…. A finished quilt ! And in only 5 parts….HA…If you missed anything here are the links back.

Part ONE

Part TWO

Part THREE

Part Four

Cut 2 Side Borders 5 1/2″ x 42 1/2″ Sew to the sides of the quilt

Cut 2 Top/bottom Borders – 5 1/2″ x 52 1/2″ Sew to the top and bottom.

Cut Binding – 2 1/2″ x 205″

Here is how I do my binding at The Quilt Ladies

Have a GREAT HOLIDAY SEASON

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Putting our Holiday Quilt Together From The Quilt Ladies

If you have missed any of My Holiday Quilt Pattern they are all here for you. Today is adding the outside borders.

Part ONE

Part TWO

Part THREE

Two Block Quilt Pattern by The Quilt Ladies

Cut 12 Green – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ Cut 12 Background – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ Sew center unit as shown.

Cut 8 Yellow – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ Cut 8 background – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ Sew corner units as shown.

Cut 8 Background – 4 1/2″ x 14 1/2″ Sew unit together as shown.

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“The Ladies” Quilt Pattern

68 quilt pattern blocks, with complete cutting and piecing instructions. Make the quilt blocks as shown, a quilt which is 76″ x 84″ or just as a single quilt project reference of quilt blocks.

“The Ladies” are The Quilt Ladies. This project started as a gift idea and turned into a quilt pattern. The Ladies started by deciding the block size of eight inches by eight inches and the piecing of only straight seams. Drawing out each quilt block on graph paper and all hand written directions, they discovered they had lots of star patterns and they liked the quilt blocks that look complicated but weren’t. So, they purchased fabric and made each quilt block.