As many of you know, this last year and a half has been an incredible time of spiritual growth for me, and I’ve been learning how to follow God’s will for my life. As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve been accepted to go to Argentina this summer for 8 weeks to[Read more]
So this is a bit of a belated post. I actually completed this scarf back in January when I was too busy to post about it, but here’s the finished product! Using the left over yarn from my other scarf (Lion Brand – Hometown USA, Los Angeles Tan), I whipped[Read more]
As expected, I learned quite a bit over spring break in Colorado Springs. However, the nature of many of the things I learned may have been unexpected. During this past week I learned that Denver during rush hour is a danger zone, that 10+ car caravans up a mountain are[Read more]
It seems like our lives never slow down. There’s always some deadline coming up or some place to be. I have two different “To Do” lists. I have my college list and my regular household list. It seems that my household to do list is a catch-all and is always[Read more]
This was a fun project. I used large needles, large yarn, and an easy stitch. I call this cowl Easy Peasy. And as most of you know I love to use variegated yarn and I love the layers of color I got out of this skein. The autumn colors really[Read more]
Nathan was pretty excited that these guys could make it out for the wedding. It had been quite a while since he had seen either of them. I had met his best man last March but his childhood friend I met the day before the wedding. I’m very thankful he[Read more]
When most college students describe how they will be spending their spring breaks, either they are traveling to warmer weather or to the mountains for skiing. Although I will be headed to Colorado this next week, winter sports are not on the agenda. Instead, I’m looking forward to experiencing some[Read more]
All the Nelsen kids and spouses (except Jake – had to study) converged at the Nelsen Family home this past weekend. Alex arrived on Friday while Courtney, Mackenzie and Nathan arrived early Saturday morning. What was the occasion you ask? It was a scheduled “family meeting” – no, we weren’t[Read more]