WOYWW: India at Home

I finally got a little space free on my desk after it became a dumping ground for all the stuff I unpacked from my trip to India. Now there are still some remnants of India. My son attended an Indian wedding last January and he came home with this big box of Indian sweets and nuts.  Of course I got the box!

Here are some pens I bought in India as gifts for friends...

And I bought what seems like a whole new change of wardrobe! These are still here because although the embroidery is so awesomely detailed, the seams inside aren't finished.  I haven't decided if I will have them done (Annie would be able to finish them in an instant!) or try to do them myself (but I don't have a serger).

I should go back to tidying up.  It doesn't show, but there is a whole pile on the side due to the usual push back method.  Happy WOYWW, everyone!  Go visit more desks for What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday and see what everyone is up to!

WOYWW: Delhi, India

This edition of What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday finds me in India, with my desk in The Park hotel with my makeup, a devotional and an empty page in my journal sharing space with my cute elephant bag.

It's hand embroidered and only cost me 200 rupees (that's something like P139 or £2)! I guess you can see why I'm looking forward to more shopping! Agra here I come!

Happy WOYWW, friends!

WOYWW: Contrasts

My main desk is in the middle of a tidy up and so for What's on your Workdesk Wednesday you can't see anything creative...

In contrast, my prayer desk only has what's necessary... my journaling bible, some colored pencils, a pencil box filled with my basic pens and some devotionals...

And the illustration here is also about contrasts...

Last week, I shared about my father-in-law's accident.  At first we thought he had a stroke, but apparently, he just lost consciousness after a bout of coughing while drinking his morning lemon water. Unfortunately, he fell in such away that he got a compression fracture in his neck.  He had spinal surgery last Saturday and we're hoping that he will regain control and strength in his hands, arms and legs.  What a contrast his dependence is compared to how independent he used to be. A reminder of how much we have to be thankful for!

Thank you to all those who have been praying with us.  Please continue to pray!

WOYWW: Lent

It is amazing to me that the week has whooshed by and it is Wednesday again.  And this Wednesday is what we call Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lenten season.

From Catholic Culture. Org...

"Remember, man, you are dust, and unto dust you shall return." 
So says the priest as he makes the sign of cross with ashes on our foreheads...This is a vivid reminder of our mortal nature. We are bodies fashioned from dust. "Then the Lord God formed man out of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living being" (Gen 2:7). Our bodies were made from nothing, and will return to nothing when we die. Ashes are a symbol of this passing world, a reminder of our death. 

Last Friday, we got a reminder of how fragile life as we know it is.  My father-in-law, who was a very strong and independent man, suddenly fell after he choked on his morning glass of lemon water. He fell and couldn't get up again.  He lost all his strength and control of his arms and legs and just lay face down until someone turned him over.   What a timely reminder that everything can change in the twinkling of an eye.

Today, he is confined in the hospital.  He has regained some movement in his arms and legs but he has no strength in his fingers.  There is talk of surgery of the cervical spine (in his neck) but I am still hoping and praying that he can recover on his own.  Won't you pray with me?

Here is a verse I printed out and taped to his wall... "They that hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."

God bless you!

WOYWW: Last Week's Post

I had problems with my computer last week, so here is last week's post for What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday!  I couldn't resist showing you this hand lettered box that my brother made to package one of his gifts...

a mini folder decorated with some pretty weaving (although I must have shown it to you before)...

a painting my sister Patsy gave me last Christmas, or was it my birthday?...

and one of journal illustrations...

That is such a blurry picture!  Anyway, I love this verse from Romans 1:7.  This is how I see myself - beloved of God and called to holiness (well, I'm working on it!)

Have a blessed week, everyone!

WOYWW: WIP

There's nothing interesting on my main desk so for What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday, I'm featuring my prayer desk, all nice and tidy with my bible opened up to a WIP illustration.

And to show you what I've been up to this past week, here's a picture of me and my hubby during our office costume party.

What about you?  What have you been up to?

WOYWW: Sewing Mode

It's What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday time and there's not much to see on my desk, just my sewing box and a few pieces of clothing.  I often stitch red thread in the labels of my clothes to help our laundry woman differentiate them from my daughter's clothes. 

Lots of you liked the WOYWW sign my son made and were surprised that he actually knew about WOYWW.  I was surprised, too!

Here's a page from my prayer journal that I made last Christmas season.  It's what Christmas is really all about, isn't it?  Happy WOYWW!

WOYWW: Happy New Year!

This was my post for last week but I didn't get to post it.  My desk is just as messy today so I just decided to post this.

Something's new on my desk for What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday, and it's not just the New Year! My eldest son surprised me with a wooden laser cut WOYWW sign that he made himself! Isn't it great?

May this New Year bring abundant blessings and answered prayers to all of you!

WOYWW: A Blessed Christmas!

What's on Your Workdesk this Wednesday?

Oh my, even my prayer desk has been taken over by gift wrapping supplies! I haven't been drawing or painting but I did some decorating!...

Have a blessed Christmas, dear blog friends!

WOYWW: Advent

It's that time of the week again! Time for What's on your Workdesk Wednesday. What a difference a week makes, huh?   This is what my desk looks like today. I've been busy wrapping Christmas gifts. There's my box of ribbon scraps and gift wrapper...

In the midst of all the preparations of buying and wrapping Christmas gifts, putting up the tree and other decorations, I have to remind myself to observe Advent, "a season observed in many Western Christian churches as a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus at Christmas... The season offers the opportunity to share in the ancient longing for the coming of the Messiah, and to be alert for his Second Coming."  After all, as they say, "Jesus is the reason for the season."  

Have a happy week ahead!