ever heard of SABLE? (and i'm not referring to the animal that some ladies actually wear as coats themselves)
Stash
Acquisition
Beyond
Life
Expectancy. it's a syndrome for some, a lifestyle for others .... the thrill of finding the 'perfect' yarn and then getting a few extra skeins
just in case ..... the fear that the world may stop producing yarn so you best buy it while it's still available ..... a moment when time stops because of the beauty of the yarn - the texture that compells you to touch it again - - and again - - and again ... you JUST HAVE TO HAVE IT!
however, before long you find yourself having to be 'creative' in where to STORE all these treasures .... no more boxes, out of closet space, all the knitting bags are full ... i've even heard of some who have cleaned out their freezers just to make room for yarn,using the justification that 'it will keep the moths out of my wool'! Regardless of the reason for growing one's knitting stash, the question remains: If you stopped buying yarn today would you be able to knit up all that you've accumulated? Which leads me to the NEXT question: if you answered NO WAY to the previous question, who then will be the recepient of your yarn stash?
I have learned over the years the fine art of linguistic 'justification' ....
1) it was on sale!
2) i didn't want to run out, so i bought a 'few' more, just in case!
3) i Collect yarn.
4) i'm going to Teach someone .. and thus SHARE it!
5) it's part of my "hobby" (or obsession)
6) i really DO have a pattern in mind for THIS one!
7) isn't it so "pretty" .... i think i'll just sit and hold it for a while!
8) the "savings" of buying in BULK
9) yarn is cheaper than therapy!
10) just because .....
Regardless of my 'justifications' or even my creative ways for displaying ... or hiding .... my collection, there really are just a few things in life that i should claim as part of the SABLEs of my life. My Friends! How i pray that i will always have MORE friends than LESS friends because i have been a true friend to each of them along the way! My Faith! God has ordered my days .. and no amount of yarn .. or knitting ... or excuses or justifications will change that, or bring time back around again. So, using the moments that He has ordained for me is a must ... and allowing Him to knit each minute strategically into His Master Pattern will lead me through a Peaceful and Profitable path each day ....
Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him and He will do this:
He will make your rightesouness shine like the dawn,
he justice of your cause like the noonday sun.
Psa. 37:5-6
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that He may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for You!
I Peter 5:6-7
In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.
Prov. 16:9
He has made all things beautiful .. in its time!
He has also set eternity in the hearts of men...
Eccles. 3:11
No "Day Timer" today where i pencil Him into (or out of) a designated time slot .....
how i long to find Him in EVERY minute of my day ....
He is my SABLE ....
Salvation's Acquisition BECAUSE of Love's Extravagance!!!
with all the rain we've had this week it seems that the leaves are finally letting go ... conceding to the fact that it's officially Autumn and the colors have finally turned into that beautiful hue that settles deep within my spirit to get me ready for all the holidays soon to approach. Rich palattes of gold, deep ambers and vibrant jewel tones of red are slowly floating from overhead and gently dripping down to my front porch steps .... scattering themselves across my front yard, and calling for the rakes to be pulled out and the Jumping to soon commence!
For me it seems to reiterate the point that God can and will use me despite how insignificant i may be feeling today ... or how whiney i am ... or how many excuses i may present to Him. I may be just a 'little ol' leaf' BUT once you pile all those leaves together you find yourself viewing a beautiful tree in the spring that renews your heart ..... you soon see trees that appear to be on fire in the fall because the colors are so vivid ... and you have the experience of jumping into the piles that have been collected and those childhood memories return to make you smile ....
