April 2012

I've been published in two books that just came out. No word from my publisher on the book I'm writing for them. We'll see what happens there, but if they decide to scrap it I know a guy who works for a self publishing company and I'll just go thru them instead.

Anyways the two books I'm a contributor in are "Handspun" by Lexi Boeger and "The Complete Guide to Spinning Yarn" by Brenda Gibson.





So that's exciting. Brian loves his job. He looks forward to work every day. He loses track of time from being so busy and happy. It's wonderful. I'm keeping our tiny apartment tidy and staying productive. Working on coordinating all the plans for getting the rest of our stuff from Oregon, selling our car in Oregon, and paying off debt quickly. I've signed up to be the Bible class teacher for the preschoolers at the Boston Metro church of Christ. We're covering Exodus, which is pretty much going to be the coolest preschool class ever. I went to a local yarn shop the other day with a basket of yarns and fibers. The lady who runs the shop is very sweet. They've been in business 14 years and they are a co-op of local artists. For an 80/20 commission (where I take home 80%) I can work at the shop 12 hours a month (3 days a month, 4 hours a day). The shop is only 10 minutes away. I can put as much yarn as I want to in the shop, any of my fibers. I can also teach classes there. I can do monthly "yarn clubs" or "fiber clubs" where people sign and pay for 3/6/9 months of yarn/fiber at once and then I bring in their next fiber/yarn each month. There are many options that flow seamlessly with my online shop that make me happy.

God has given us a beautiful life. Such a beautiful life. Every day I wake up thankful.

I want to share one of my favorite Bible movies with you. It's called "The Gospel of Matthew".
It's a verse by verse (NIV) movie of the book of Matthew. Click Here to Watch it on YouTube.

And thanks to Robyn who noticed my post was originally titled "April 2010". I didn't even blink an eye. Apparently I'm 2 years behind. Woah.
  • mountainmama
    This is what contentment looks like. I'm so happy for you! The yarn shop sounds amazing. :)
    by mountainmama at 04/10/12 11:57AM
  • curlie
    Happy post! Glad for you. :)
    by curlie at 04/10/12 12:15PM
  • Tambi
    So happy for you and Brian! Love and miss you, girl. :)
    by Tambi at 04/10/12 12:44PM
  • jenlew21
    Oh my GOODNESS!!! That is fantastic!!!! Who would have guessed that all this would have fallen into place!! Crazy awesome girly!! Can't wait to come see you sometime and see all your work! :D
    by jenlew21 at 04/10/12 12:47PM
  • mountaingirl
    YAY!! and WHERE is this shop??? I want to come!!!
    by mountaingirl at 04/10/12 1:33PM
  • mjintexas
    How cool is that? Congratulations! I'm so glad things are beautiful for you!
    by mjintexas at 04/10/12 1:53PM
  • bestill
    I've been hoping for a new post from you. At the end of last year I taught Exodus to preschoolers and LOVED it. I enjoy doing creative things to help them "get it" and we learned so much!!
    by bestill at 04/10/12 2:50PM
  • juliev
    So happy for you. You waited a long time for this and it is really paying off. :)
    by juliev at 04/10/12 3:37PM
  • robynbobm
    :D
    by robynbobm at 04/10/12 3:44PM
  • dawnmk23
    That's so great! Congratulations! You have a gift from God in this area!
    by dawnmk23 at 04/10/12 6:55PM
  • niffer
    * points to the second picture * hey, look it's me!! ;D
    glad things are going great! love you! :)
    by niffer at 04/10/12 8:50PM
  • niffer
    i like your facial expressions in the pictures, btw.. :D
    by niffer at 04/10/12 8:51PM
  • trekkiemom
    Congrats!
    by trekkiemom at 04/10/12 9:33PM
  • beavermom
    So happy for all your blessings of late! I get excited when I see you and Robyn and Jennie in print! I ordered Heather's book- it is en route as we speak! Woohoo! Let me know if/when/how we can help on this end! Love ya, girl!
    by beavermom at 04/11/12 3:39AM
  • sarahmarcelle
    Yay! That is SO cool about being published. And I am very, very happy that Brian is enjoying his job!
    by sarahmarcelle at 04/11/12 1:30PM