Cubicle Madness

Working in an office setting can lead one to do silly things. Our office in particular feels a bit like being caught up in a lovely Kansas tornado. People coming, people going, crises, urgentmustbedoneyesterday-type issues. Sometimes we need to release a bit of stress. Recently, following a few days of craziness, my friend and I innocently googled "stapler in jello" (fans of The Office will understand) To our surprise there are many websites with step by step instructions on doing just such a thing. Dental floss is the key. We plotted and planned and giggled a lot. One day we placed the stapler in jello on Josh's desk. Well, we thought it was funny. The stapler still works.

A Quilt for Shemsa

Last April many of us were deeply affected upon learning that Shemsa's husband, along with two other brothers were murdered. As we were grieving and praying for Shemsa and her young children the Lord put on my heart to make a group quilt representing the prayers and love of her sisters in Christ around the world.

Mark left yesterday for Turkey with this quilt tucked into his luggage, along with some notes from women that contributed to making this quilt. 25 women from 3 continents sent blocks for this quilt. It has been amazing to see the outpouring of compassion and love from so many women. After I put in the last stitch on the binding and spread out the quilt I got quite emotional. I pray that God continues to comfort Shemsa and that she feels God's presence as well as the love of her sisters in Christ through this token of our love.
For a recent update on Shemsa and the children here is an interview with her. http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&length=long&lang=en&idelement=5049

I've Been Tagged

I've been off of the blogosphere for a few weeks. My next post will tell why. The Quilter has been quilting.

My friend Be has tagged me for a middle name game. The deal is to say something for each letter of my middle name and then tag someone else. Here it goes:

J-azz music is my favorite. Love it.
E-nglish is my mother-tongue even though it is slipping these days!
A-nnie is my cool California friend who writes so eloquently
N-icole is my MOM and she is also very cool
N-eedles--have to have a sharp one for quilting!
I-ce cream is one of the greatest foods ever
N-orway is a country I would love to visit some day
E-very one in the world deserves a chance to hear the gospel!

Well, I'm not sure if I did that correctly--but Annie you are tagged!