waiting to get out...........
floss of vibrant color beckons me to bring it to life...............
and for the past 8 weeks, maybe longer, I have dedicated my time and stitches in getting it created and finished. Years ago, when we first moved out to the farm, I purchased this kit as a beginning statement of the farm I wanted to create.............full of chickens, orchards and berries.
I started out stitching in delight.............then, as all of you can probably relate to, life swept me away, demanding my time of other issues, and I placed this project into the box................
although it was there waiting, my needle seemed to follow other paths and other projects. I would return to this rooster, I have come to realize, in moments when I had many things on my mind and going on in my life. Stitching the squares away as I waited for a teenager's car to pull in the drive from a ball game.............or waiting for a teenager to come back home after flying away to find their own way. Moments in prayer for loved ones........moments of worry as to what will we do ??
and life would once again turn to "normal" and I would once again, stray off onto another path.
Then after all of these years, children grown and gone, life running smoothly.............
my eyes once again came to rest on the box, that waited in the corner for my attention. With each stitch crossed off, the more my anticipation grew to finish. With the help of the extreme hot weather and drought, my time was spent more inside..............stitching. Once again, I rekindled the love for cross stitch and can't wait to start another project. I am also thinking of offering my embroidery services to those who have unfinished cross stitch pieces.................but that is still a plan in the thought process. I can't wait to get this rooster framed.................he will then reside in my kitchen.
How about you?
Have you started something, put it away, and then fell back in love with it again?
I would love to hear!
