I wanted to show you some baskets I made in basket class. Who knew I'd be able to make a basket? I needed quite a bit of help and it's a long process but it was nice to challenge myself. The one to the left is called the Cranberry Basket because of the little cranberry beads that are woven into it. 
The other is a fall basket for magazines that I gave my mother as a Christmas gift last year.
It's a lot bigger than it looks here. I took a break for a while because of health reasons but also because you can only have so many baskets, ya know? I'd like to make one more though so I'll have to watch for a really cool one.
It's a lot bigger than it looks here. I took a break for a while because of health reasons but also because you can only have so many baskets, ya know? I'd like to make one more though so I'll have to watch for a really cool one. The hardest part for me was winding the top to finish them. The rest is fairly routine if you carefully watch what you're doing.
All this to say, don't forget about being a person. Have interests that take you out of the caregiver arena once in a while. It's important to grow and be creative as a person. So many times we get lost in our caregiver roles. We love our children, we wouldn't want it any other way. Always remember, however, that you are God's child and he wants to see you growing, changing, learning AND having fun! Think of how your heart sings when your children are truly enjoying themselves; when they're playing, laughing and delighted with something new. I think that God feels that too, when his children are doing something creative and fun.
You know, I never really feel the need for a break from Ryan. He's an amazing young man. However, I DO feel the need to do Karen stuff once in a while. What about you?
Take care and see you tomorrow.
Much love and joy,
Karen
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