For anyone that knows much about me they know that I love to sew. I love to create. And with anyone who is familiar with sewing they know that there is a lot of prep work that comes into play before you ever even sit down to a machine. Buying supplies, cutting the fabric, measurements…. really I could go on and on. Once you have gotten all your ducks in a row it is finally time to sit down and get to work.
What many probably don’t know about me is while I have always loved the idea of sewing, I never could finish a project. For one I HATE to follow a pattern. I do not like to read all the lingo. And the tedious details drove me insane! I just did not have the patience for it. I can not tell you how many projects I have started over the years and never completed. But all of a sudden something has changed.
I have learned to enjoy the PROCESS. Taking my sweet time is no longer a burden, but a joy! And I am going to let you in on my secret. One of my favorite parts now is what I like to refer to as “the bones”. For me this is when I have parts made up. Maybe a bodice here, a ruffle strip, a couple of pieces put together. BEFORE it is complete. Oh of course I love the finished product, but it is during this time when I just have the BONES… what is about to come to life is just MY little secret. Only in MY mind is the idea and the picture of what I know is about to unfold. It would be hard for someone else to picture the beautiful dress, or romper or what ever it is about to be from the mess before them. I love this part! My secret.
Crazy, but this has shown me another aspect of life too. I imagine this is much what it is like for God too.
Psalm 139:13-16
For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.
As God was putting the “bones” together of all his precious creations it was like a beautiful little secret for him too. Only HE knew what a marvelous being you would be. He could see YOUR future and know the amazing person you would become. He is the ultimate creator. I like knowing we have this in common. Each time I work on something new I am reminded that he delights in the process. That he took the time needed to form each detail. That for a time I was HIS little secret. My goal is to make him proud. My prayer is that I am indeed a beauty to him. That when he sees me as I look at my newest creation he beams as I do.
Sooner Mommy 