the lilies of the field

Grandma's shoes are hard to fill. As an amazing seamstress and woman, she is a great example to me. Finally got fabric for my new things and will spend much of today sewing my new dress design in for-get-me-not blue. Because she taught me to use well-fitting, ready made garments to make patterns, my favorite knit top will be the template for this dress. The ideas I learned in Sew What Skirts will help me lengthen the dress into an nice A-line. I'm so hopeful that it will turn out nicely. I want to make a cornflower denim skirt with this front and am not quite sure how to do it without seeing the pattern. Oh, heavenly days, they actually show a drawing of the pattern front. Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed as the lilies of the field. Although I can't hope to achieve the loveliness of God's creations, I hope my designs are pleasing.

"And again thou shalt not be proud in thy heart; let all thy garments be plain and their beauty the beauty of the work of thine own hands." Doctrine and Covenants 42:40

"The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the Lord thy God."Deuteronomy 22:5

Heavenly Father cares about everything. He cares what I eat, how I act, what I do with my time, and what I wear. He loves me as His child, which makes me strive to live to please Him and  fill my life with His will.

On my walk this morning, I was disappointed that I had missed Venus. As I rounded the corner again, there was Venus, the morning star. Living in the foothills of a high east mountain, I see morning joys a little later than others with no beautiful mountain outside the front door.

Homeschooling was an enriching part of my life. I learned so many things, such as the appearance of Venus just before dawn and just before sunset. I'm grateful for my opportunities and wonder what the next one will be. Probably, I won't understand it until I am nearly through.