Remembering 9/11/2001: Have we started to Forgive?

When I think back, I remember my shock, despair and fear for the USA.  10 years later I pray for those that lost their lives, those that lost family and friends and those that have not been able fo find forgiveness.  Today's mass was all about forgiveness.

In our bulletin the following was printed.  It was submitted by Bud Ozar.

"Unable to forgive another, means we are holding onto a past wrong and hoping for a better past.  That is not going to happen.  We must move on with our life by accepting we were unjustly treated and it will not be corrected.  We aren't condoing the injustice.  We just don't let it control our lives any longer.  Forgiveness is critical to living a healthy life in the present."

I hope I have taken steps to forgive those that planned and executed the attacks on America. 

Check out my Buckeye Pinwheels quilt and Vote!!!

I have entered my Buckeye Pinwheels quilt at Quilting Gallery's themed quilt contest.

This quilt was made using a Scarlet and Gray jellyroll.  I love how the blocks end up making a pinwheel in the center.  I also love how Jennifer McCann did the quilting.  And a big thank you to Leita Shahan for finishing the binding.

He's BACK!!! My Jim Thome is back with the Cleveland Indians!!!

Ok, so he's not really my Jim Thome.  But he is the reason I started watching baseball back in the 90's.  Let's face it being from northeastern Ohio we haven't had much luck with our professional sports teams!!  So when Jim started hitting home runs everyone got excited!!!  Plus he was really easy on the eyes at First Base!!!  I was pretty upset when he left us for Philladelphia!!!  But it did enable me to buy a Jim Thome jersey for $5.

My friend Wendy called on Friday to ask if I wanted to go to a game this weekend to welcome Jim back to Cleveland?  I said YES!!!  And my DH Jim even said he would join us.  HMMM Jim and Jim??  We decided to go to the Sunday game. 

It was Kid's day, so they had a kids lineup and the kids got to run out on the field.  That was cute and I'm sure the kids got a kick out it!

It was a little cloudy and it even rained on us a little bit.

Wendy got us great seats.

We knew driving in that Jim wasn't in the lineup, and that he wouldn't pinch hit unless the Royal's brought in a right handed pitcher.  The game was pretty boring, the Indian's weren't hitting and the score was Royals 2 - Indians 1 when it happend!!!  The Royals called for a relief pitcher and he was right handed!! 

So how long would I have to wait?  How long would the family that flashed a sign saying 'Evacuated Virginia and Irene to see Jim Thome!!' have to wait? 

Well it turned out not very long!!  There he was right below us!!  My Jim Thome!!!

We realized that this would be his only time at bat and we hoped he would get on base or hit a home run!!!  Our hopes were dashed when he struck out!!  But we still got see him bat and the crowd went wild!!!  Unfortunately the Indians lost the game.  But we still had fun!!!

Little Glam Bags make great gifts!!!

This past week I participated in the Travel Handmade series, sponsored by The Sewing Summit, of blog entries that focused on making totes, bags and accessories from tutorials and patterns.

Last fall I kept busy by making a number of Little Glam Bags by Pink Sands Beach Design.  Being unemployed I had to make gifts for my girlfriends and nieces.

These bags are great for using up those fat quarters you have been collecting.  I bought the zippers on sale!!

I completed 10 of these bags quickly!!!

Garfield liked my bags also!

I used the concepts I learned using this pattern and made a larger bag for my sister.