February is the month of loveee and Lent. Here are four things that I’ve learned, was thinking about, or that I was loving (or all three!)
For one lets start with a little Lent and loving combo. I deeply enjoy the liturgical calendar and get excited to participate in it. I am reading a Lenten devotional called “Bread and Wine” that has daily readings from a variety of authors that I also read last year. It is just so rich with wisdom. I am also reading a book called “Lent” by Esau McCaulley. It had a quote that I think is such a beautiful reminder: “The joy of the Lord is not a ticket to be purchased by our fasts.” Just loving that.
I loved all of our Galentines festivities. On Valentine's Day, the gal fellows had a night of crafting, eating, and spending time together talking about things we love, and it was just so sweet. I also got to have two of Iris’s Valentine’s menu items, the Strawberry Matcha and the
I am loving and learning all about needlepointing. Thank you to my friend Caroline Crist, who so kindly wandered our local Needlepoint.com store to get me started on my needlepointing journey. I have so far needlepointed a rainbow trout, and I am currently working on the background (using a scotch stitch, might I add.) I have been loving this new creative outlet of mine and can’t wait to start more projects!
I learned that I learn better through tonal memory than verbal memory. At our Career Calling and Vocation retreat, we learned what our results from our motivation and learning tests mean. I always thought I learned better by reading, but it turns out I learn better when I can hear something and take notes. Cool stuff.
All in all, I had a lovely February, and I hope you did too.
xoxo,
Jackie