I have become much more calm since I started knitting again last fall. I find the rhythmic movements of my hands to be hypnotic. I focus on the smallest of things…the way the yarn feels between my thumb and forefinger…the shape of the stitches…the way the yarn makes a pattern out of seeming chaos. I love the almost miraculous way two sticks and a thread can be manipulated into a warm garment. 

I find knitting is my church these days. It is there where I sit with Jesus and mull over the problems of the world. I pray into my stitches and ask God to bless whoever ends up owning this particular piece. I pray when the person gifted wears the garment, they will feel the prayers I’ve sent up of them and the comfort of God’s love lingering in the fibers. 

I finished the fingerless gloves for Little yesterday. I got a good start on a hat to match. I’ll send them as an early present since her birthday isn’t for another few months. Big turns eighteen today. She gets money for her birthday. It’s always the right color and size, but I’ll mail her some socks I knitted for her as well.

Mr. FixIt went to visit his buddies at the bowling alley last night, which left the house quiet for a few hours. I knitted in the stillness, my needles ticking softly together as I worked the pattern. I tried to improvise and add some lacy touches to my work, but after making so many mistakes and ripping it out three times, I decided to just stick to the directions given this time. I think the yarn I am using isn’t quite conducive to the pattern I attempted. 

Here it is…the end of February! Usually this month crawls like cold molasses, but not this year. Probably because of my surgery. That was quite the diversion. I continue to find my attitude adjustment helping me feel better. There’s nothing I can do about the results of the surgery. But there’s a lot I can do about how I deal with it. Between the medication regimen and God’s grace and encouragement, I’m feeling much better. The problem is still there. It won’t go away without removal of the errant glands. So, a good attitude goes a long way toward a better quality of life.

I’m continuing to pray for peace. My knitting should positively be glowing at this point.

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So tend to your knitting. You’ve got your hands full just taking care of your own life before God.

Romans 14:12 MSG