a few gifts from His gracious hands.......

warm tea in a favorite mug

new haircuts and an afternoon spent together with my sweet Claire

This baby that as of this week is truly giving out the most amazing hugs and kisses, when I tell her I love her she responds with a hug and kiss and she shakes her head YES!!!  My heart just melts!  Psalms 89:1 I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever:  with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.

I've decided to take this month to focus on the many gifts my Father in heaven sees fit to give me on a daily basis......I'm going to try to post on a daily basis. I have not been very good lately about making it to this spot for anything other than the weekly yarn along......so this might be a stretch for me but I want to try.

I used to count these gifts in a journal alongside Ann Voscamp and her many followers....I need to get back to that to focusing on those little blessings that make up my days.....it's those little things that matter and I want to remember them years from now.

I also want to better my photography skills....it's a passion of mine and I am challenging myself to take these photos of our ordinary days..... doing ordinary things........and thanking God for all of it!

So they are running a 31 days series over here at Nesting Place.......not sure if I will link up because this is really for me.......

So let's begin here.......a few glimpses of our weekend.....

good books

beautiful fall days

fun loving kids

growing stacks of winter warmth

new discoveries

cozy cuddles on a cold morning

This post is about endings and also about new beginnings! Because finishing projects always means the start of new ones...right!?!?!

I have missed the last two yarn alongs.......one week was because of vacation and the next was because of a baby that was teething and wanted to do nothing but be held......so I will catch you up on my knitting projects!

We had a 12 hour drive down to OBX for vacation and that my friends equals alot of knitting time!! Time to finish up on projects!! I finally finished my Mystery Shawl!!! And I love it!! Just in time too as the weather is getting quite chilly here!


I also finished up the babies leg warmers.....I think she needs these in every color!! Too cute!!


On vacation we hit the local yarn shop!! And of course I decided I needed some souvenir yarn to remind me of our trip.....my oldest daughter Emily has a birthday coming up and she picked out some yarn for a cowl she wants, it's this one, Heart Warmer . (which I actually just finished but it is blocking so I'll get photos next week!)

With the other projects done,  I cast on for a pair of socks for me and a little jumper for Hannah Grace. I don't have pics of these projects yet but will share these cute photos of Hannah in her dress that I posted about last yarn along..... I am loving these knit jumpers on her.....so warm and cute!!


No new reading this week.....So excited to head over to Ginny's Yarn Along and see what everyone else is knitting these days!!

I love casting on for new projects.....especially ones that turn out as cute as these did! One thing about knitting for Hannah Grace is that most projects knit up fast.....gotta love that!

I am still plugging along on my shawl and I needed to get going on some favs I have picked out for the baby for this fall......sweaters.....dresses.....hats and leggings! I am also trying to use up stash yarn and not buy any more....(I'll let you know how that goes)



So I cast on this free pattern...anouk as a dress and it turned out adorable! I added the little knitted hearts and just did some free hand stitching to sew them on. The pictures are not that great.....it is pouring rain here today and so dark....I will have to get better ones another time. And it fits her great! So happy with this quick and cute project!


I also cast on for these sweet leg warmers.....I think she will want these in every color! Another free pattern and so easy! We are calling these her crazy legs! Ravelry notes here. I should finish up the other one today!

I'm not reading but listening on my iphone to At knits End....just started but am enjoying it so far! I have never read any of her books but so many of you have recommended them that I thought I'd give it a try.

Joining Ginny over at Small Things for this weeks Yarn Along! Next week I'm on vacation down in the Outer Banks....looking forward to knitting on the beach!! Not sure if I will post from there or not!

Can this really be the last Yarn Along of August? The past week we have had some cooler days and even cooler nights and I must say that I will miss summer but am so ready for fall! With that in mind I am looking forward to knitting up some new warm woolens for all of us!




This little poncho came together rather quickly after I finally found the right pattern! So easy and it called for fringe but I decided to add this seed stitch ruffle and then I carried the seed stitch around the hat edge as well. I am really happy with how it turned out and I think Hannah Grace will got a lot of wear out of this!

And my yarn arrived so I can finally finish my Rockefeller mystery shawl! Can't wait to get this off the needles and blocked!

We have dived back in to homeschooling this week and so my reading has been limited to children's books and lesson plans.....it's been a good week so far and we are establishing a new rhythm.

So what is everyone knitting this week? I can't wait to browse through Ginny's links and see what everyone is up too!! Join me....Yarn Along

I'm still plugging away on the Rockefeller mystery shawl. I finished clue 3 yesterday and now am waiting for clue 4 to be revealed on Friday. This has been a lot of fun and I can not wait to see where this 4th and final clue takes this shawl! Next week I should have a finished shawl to show you! This weeks clue ended in an icord bind off....something I never did before......but I really love the clean finish it gives and I know I will use it again! Ravelry notes





In between the clues for the shawl I cast on for a poncho for Hannah Grace. I have been wanting to make her one for the upcoming fall and have been searching the patterns on Ravelry but nothing really caught my eye. I decided to use this pattern for the Poppy Poncho as my starting point and I am making some changes along the way......I had originally started using this yarn for a blanket but decided it would make a great poncho! It's soft and squishy and will be warm on brisk fall days! I am done with the yoke and have started the cape part in stockinette......easy knitting for sitting poolside! Ravelry notes

I just downloaded the God's Smuggler onto my iphone so I can listen as I knit, I hope to get some listening in today. Joining Ginny at the Yarn Along today! Happy Knitting!!!