Yummy Scarf

I actually finished this scarf quite a long time ago, but I'm finally getting around to taking pictures of it and posting them on here and on Ravelry. (For those who don't know, Ravelry is an online knitting and crocheting community where you can find patterns, look at other people's projects, and so on.) I actually found this pattern on Ravelry, but it was originally from another blog, so I will link to that at the bottom of the page. The scarf patter is called Morning Snack Scarf, I used a yarn that is 100% baby alpaca, so it is SUPER soft!
Here it is!

As you can see, it goes perfectly with my coat. I actually picked the yarn out while my coat was out in the car, I was pretty sure it would match but then I got out to the car and saw that it was pretty near a perfect match. It made me very happy! :)

And here is a little bit closer shot of the pattern, I think I may have used a little bit thicker yarn than the one in the pattern, but I still think it turned out fantastic!

Here's the link to the pattern. I really enjoyed knitting it.
http://stardustshoes.blogspot.com/2009/03/morning-snack-scarf.html

And that's about all I have for now! I hope to post a bit more regularly. *crosses fingers* We shall see though.

On your marks…

Here's me and Lucy before the 1 mile fun run at the PAWS 5K. PAWS is our local animal shelter and they started doing a 5K as a fundraiser last year. So this year Lucy and I decided to go join in! We just did the 1 mile fun run because I didn't think I'd be ready for a 5K yet and I wanted to bring her too. 

But I think I'm going to shoot for doing the 5K run next year. I also want to do a color run at some point. We'll see if I get to it. Haha! 

Lucy was so excited to see all of the other dogs and all the nice people. Now she is all tuckered out. She crashed on my bedroom floor. Lol! She had a good time though. :)

Sunday scripture

I'm a little late in posting the verse for this Sunday but here it is.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. (Colossians 3:16-17 ESV)

I hope everyone has a great week!

Lucy Bug

So when I told Lucy that I had posted a picture of her sister Felicity, she must have gotten jealous because not long after she stuck her head in this cat tent to get a toy mouse out of it. But I guess she didn't really know how to get her head back out. So of course I snapped a bunch of photos before I helped her out of it. Tehe! :P I think that she knew I couldn't pass up a photo-op like that one. ;)

Sunday scripture

So I'm going to try to post a Bible verse every Sunday. Hopefully I can manage to post one every week! :)

More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. (Romans 5:3-5 ESV)

I hope everyone had a blessed Sunday.

My crazy cat

I've decided that my cat must have abandonment issues. She is literally crazy. You can be petting her and she will randomly start biting you! Her tail seems to be set on an automatic setting where it twitches constantly. It twitches even when she is purring sometimes. But I do wonder if all of this has anything to do with the fact that she was lost as a kitten and someone found her in a flower pot on their porch when she was 4 weeks old. I raised her and sometimes I think she considers me her mother, but then at other times I have several scratches healing on my hands and arms and I wonder. Despite all that, I do love her and she is my baby. She sleeps on my bed almost every night. She's crazy, that is for sure, but maybe he just gets that from me. But they do say that insanity is hereditary, you get it from your children, maybe the same is true with pets. Haha!

Reflections on Christmas

I got to thinking about Christmas one Sunday during church and this is what I wrote down. Everyone is always saying "Jesus is the reason for the season". And that is true, He is, but I think that too often we get caught up in the story of the manger and forget to look beyond that. If the story of Christmas stopped at the manger than there is no point to the story or the season at all. If Christ had only come to be born and that was all it wouldn't have mattered. Christ came, not only to be born of a virgin but also to die on the cross for our sins. He took the punishment that was rightfully ours. But again, the story doesn't end there. For He arose! On the third day, just as was foretold. You see, with the resurrection He conquered death, for you and me. And you know what is better than all that? (I know, what could be better?) Christ will come again someday! He will come back for His own and we will live with Him forever.