A Dream Manifest...

Over the past few months I have been working... hard...very hard... on a daily basis.  I have been purposeful and prayerful.  I have been excited, scared, excited, and scared again.  I have been encouraged just to be discouraged and then encouraged again.  In so many ways I have been living principles that I've tried to instill in my children: setting goals, being persistent, staying focused, and doing what I enjoy.

It all leads to this...

The Knitting Loft, located at 1227 Pennsylvania Ave., SE in Capitol Hill, will celebrate it's Grand Opening on August 4, 2012!  If you're in town, I'd love to see you.

Until next time...

Don't Breathe on the Baby

Babies are such beautiful, delicate, and inspiring things.  They represent hope and all that the future has to offer.  They can be challenging at times but they also add a sense of purpose.  They innocently demand attention and they depend totally on their caregivers to mature and to grow.

Babies are also very vulnerable.  They are susceptible to injury, sickness, and disease in ways that are unlike adults.  Caregivers are very particular about who they let get close to or handle their babies.  And they should be.  Healthy development just might depend upon it.

A dear friend once told me, "Be careful who you let breathe on your baby."  In a lot of ways dreams and goals are like babies.  They, too, represent hope and provide vision for the future.  They add a sense of purpose and can also be challenging.  Until they become a reality they require diligence and depend totally upon the dreamer.  Sometimes the breath is blatant criticisms.  Other times, it is subtle indifference.  Either way, it can harm the dream and the dreamer if allowed.

Today I say to you, "Be careful who you let breathe on your baby."  And if by chance a harmful breath comes your way, surround yourself with the truth, and keep on nurturing.

Until next time...