A Harvest of Beauty

  A friend of mine is moving and part of the process is deciding what is going and what is going if you know what I mean. Denice decided that her stash of fabric had to go, and I became the lucky recipient. Score! When Denice bought the fabric, she fully intended to use it…

Building Hope Together

The sound of women’s laughter sang in harmony with the whirl of their sewing machines. At the end of the day, they would go home with a beautiful quilt top they had created with their own hands. But as wonderful as the new creations were, something much more had taken place. You see, these women…

On a Mission: The Art of Pulling Together

  “Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works.” Hebrews 10:24 NLT Karen Sanchez has the unique ability to get people together. . . to get things done, and her involvement with uniting the community with Hands of Mercy (HoM) is no different. In fact, this agency’s…

Open Hands

“Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens.” Psalm 68:19 Sometimes I feel like I am my own worst enemy. Well, maybe more specifically it’s my hand that is the trouble. You see, it has difficultly when it comes to surrendering my burdens. My heart may know that I…

For Goodness Sake

 . . . make every effort to add to your faith, goodness. . . 2 Peter 1:5 goodness – the state of being good – pure, moral, conscientious, meritorious, worthy, exemplary, upright, beneficial, having admirable, pleasing qualities Danny, the leader of the Hands of Mercy building project, teared up as he stood watching his team…