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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

It is the calm before the storm. Today is the last day my children are in summer mode. Wake up later. Play, play, play. Watch some TV. Ask Mama for snacks...that require an oven. Little do they know that their flu shot today was just the beginning of a bright and bold future...away from home and at school. (I secretly feel a little bad for the youngest. He is going to feel like an only child home all alone with Mama 5 days a week.)

And so, I am soaking up all the joys of the last day of my summer, before my crazy carpool schedule gets going, and before I start freaking out. What do I do on the last day of summer? Go to the doctors office. Make kids snacks in the oven. And I squeeze in a bit of sewing (wash towels for my daughter's classroom,) knitting (Christmas present for mom,) and a bit of blog reading...

Here are a few of my favorites:

Gotta sew this! Iron-On Maiden - DPN case

Gotta buy this! - Ikat Bag's Bella Bag Pattern

Gotta try this technique! Wild Olive Embroidery Tinting with Crayons

Gotta enter this giveaway by Take the Cannoli on the blog Vintage Grey (ends 9/6/12)

Gotta read this. Discipleship in the Public Domain on The High Calling

Welcome!

Hello, I am glad you came. Abbie Living is the place where I share my sewing, knitting, and crafting projects and most importantly, share my passion for helping others in need.

I've lived in impoverished places where children run with no shoes, play without toys, and face a future of hard labor. I knew I would return home to a quiet desk office wearing dress shoes and drinking lattes.

As I grew into a wife, a mother of three, and began my journey as a child of God, I chose a different path. Guided by the Holy Spirit and the memory of the people I'd met in rural Mexico, I decided to combine my creative talents with my passion for giving to create more for those in need.

Here in this space I hope to encourage and inspire others to actively live their talents and share their passions with others so we all can make a better world.

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