My Proverbs 31 Hands Blog

We emptied the apartment. 6 checked bags, 4 carry-ons, 4 personal items, 1 small stroller that is what we will be living off of until the shipment arrives. We made the flight. We survived the flight with uncomfortable sleeping positions. We got picked up by family and arrived at our destination. We brought home 1 wrong suitcase... the boy's clothes were not there! We returned the suitcase and at this point have waited 5 days and still no bright green suitcase with the boy's c

Now that my bottom thread is coming up properly, I really was ready to sew this beautiful fabric into a top for myself. I realized one of my first problems was that I was not entirely sure in what order I should be sewing the pieces together. I could not follow the video exactly where Mimi G Style shows how she traces a shirt to make a pattern, because my arm holes and neckline would be different. I decided to do what TrendyEby shows and attach the facing first to the separat

I was finally ready to start sewing the first top I was making for myself. I sat down, loaded my bobbin with a beautiful purple color, I threaded my machine and went to bring the bottom thread up... and it wouldn't. The top thread was not grabbing the bottom thread. Why? I really just wanted to sew. My Singer HD 500 is only a few months old, and I have not sewn much on it. I only have a few moments each day that I can allocate to sewing. Between taking care of the house, home

I have a black top that I really like how it fits me. I like the open sides and that it is not too tight without also being oversized. But it is a 3/4 sleeve length and not practical for summer. I decided to try to copy this top onto African Fabric and continue my sewing journey with African cloth, and make it more appropriate for summer. Because copying the curves had been challenging on my last project and I saw other videos using different techniques I decided to use this

There is a beautiful woman in my life and she is my mother. She is so extremely hard working and she herself is trying new things and learning new skills. A few years ago she learned something completely new to her, to make and decorate beautiful and delicious cakes. She has used this to supplement her and my dad's income. Their work ethic is truly impressive and their heart is to help all the people God puts in their path. But it has been a story of doing the hard things for

I remember when I was in college, it used to take me a while before I started a research paper, but once I started it flowed quickly. I had the same weird nervousness when doing this sewing project. I was excited to do it, but I was nervous, so I kept putting it off. I can tell also that my tolerance for sewing is low right now, I get antsy and tired, so I did one part at a time over a couple of days. But before I started each day, I was so nervous. It's funny how such a big

This is one of the big lessons my Creator has been teaching me. It applies to so many areas of my life because for so long I have been gripped by fear, distraction, lack of motivation, and disappointment in myself. These things kept me barely functioning for a long time and the guilt of the little I was doing, and how poorly I was doing those things just compounded it all. No need to go into details right now, just to say this... it is so worth it to FEAR ONLY God, and just,

As an adult, now with two children, married over 13 years, it wasn't until last year that I really started grasping the truth that I CAN learn hard skills. It started with learning to make fresh milled flour bread, but the creative side of me has itched all my life. I have tried with drawing because the beautiful images in my head want to be seen on paper, alas I have tried, but there is very slow growth. But sewing. To be able to make something with my hands that I can wear!

What a great gift it is to be a mom. The privilege of using my hands to help another human being grow into the fullness of who God created them to be... it is a beautiful thing, and also such a big responsibility. It is good that it weighs on me to some extent because it makes me depend on God. Serving family God's way... I alone, cannot. Amongst the many areas this gift and responsibility impacts me is my health. I have seen how easy it is to not stress about what I eat and

Thank you for being here! I wanted to share the journey to how "My Proverbs 31 Hands" came to be called what it is. Actually, the first version was "Willing Hands". I had been praying for some months that God help me have skills. Skilled hands in order to be useful to my family in more ways than only homeschooling our boys and cleaning the house. Those things too I wanted to do with a servant's heart, but I often mourned not having useful skills that could potentially bring i