Patterns of Grace by Debbie Macomber

Author:Debbie Macomber
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Patterns of Grace: Devotions From the Heart
ISBN: 9780824945336
Publisher: Guideposts
Published: 2012-03-26T16:00:00+00:00

Take it stitch by stitch.

I’m always amazed at the people I meet who have been knitting for years, yet they only knit scarves. They don’t have the self-confidence to knit anything more complicated. What they don’t realize is that every knitting project builds on the same basic stitches.

Most knitting is done in pieces. The project is created in stages, like building a house or writing a book. You don’t have to do it all at once, but if you do a little bit every day, piece by piece, you’ll be surprised at how much you can accomplish. I’m sure I don’t need to point out that that’s also true in many other aspects of our lives, faith especially. We get there, one stitch at a time.

Don’t worry over every loose thread.

Neat, even stitches make for a well-crafted garment; stitches that are too tight look bunched up and stitches that are too loose...well, we’ve all seen those afghans with big holes in them where there shouldn’t be any! We all make mistakes, but it’s just as important to remember to continue and try again.

I remember when my daughter Jody was twelve years old and performing in a piano recital. She was shy around strangers, so recitals were torturous for her. This year she was forced to go first. I watched her go up onstage and sit down at the piano. She started her song tentatively and only a few measures into it, she made a mistake. A real clunker. She stopped. And she couldn’t start again.

But at the end of the recital, when everybody had left the hall, I asked her gently if she would try again. She nodded, wiped her tears and went back onstage. She played the song perfectly! By the time she’d finished, everyone had come back into the hall, and gave her a big ovation. Making mistakes is part of getting it right.

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