Last night I hosted the GCA Chamber Singers. We had wall to wall sleeping bags and a perpetual line to the bathroom! There were 8 teens, including two of mine, the director and her 5 young children, and the bus driver. We had lots of food, laughter, and music. I decided the best acoustics in the house were in the kitchen - the sound just floated up the high ceiling and down again - right where I was doing dishes! Eight voices can make an amazing sound in such a small place! Their concert at church this morning was centered on our hope of Heaven. What a precious promise - "I will come again and receive you unto myself..." Even so, come! Come to the Home where there is plenty of room, impeccable acoustics, and unending music! I can't wait!

It's finished! I started a quilt last summer to donate to my daughter's senior class fundraiser auction. The auction will be held February 21, at Georgia Cumberland Academy. Shaila created the overall design, collected paper hand print patterns from all her classmates, and then embroidered their initials on the cloth hands. The construction was my lot - 430 fingers to zigzag on the borders besides the assembly and quilting of the blocks in the main body! The quilt is queen size, made with high loft poly-fil for warmth and volume. It has been fun to make and we are pleased with the outcome. I am told the bidding will start at $350.

Caitlin's blog

I am now following my daughter's blog about her adventures in the Amazon so those who wish can follow her from my blog. I'm very concerned about my father, who, according to her latest report, is not improving as we had hoped. I'm praying he will be able to get the medical care he needs to heal the wound on his head that he sustained in a fall.

Fly Away Home!

My oldest child, Caitlin, has taken a semester off to volunteer as a nurse on a medical launch, the Luzeiro, on the Amazon. I was very nostalgic, sending her off through the skies to where I spent most of my growing up years! I'd love to take a trip back to a place that feels like home in my memories. In actuality, it would probably seem more like a foreign country to me, now that I have been away so long. I do still have friends there I would enjoy seeing again.

If you would like to see Caitlin's pictures and follow her adventures check out her blog, wisteriamelody.