Last Sunday we went to the Deerfield Fair in New Hampshire. I love fairs, but that’s not why we went. We wanted to see how daughter Rachel’s crocheted bedspread stood up against other handcrafted items. How would it be judged? We finally located the proper building but couldn’t find the spread. Walked round and round, searching among quilts and doilies and afghans. Was it so bad they weren’t even displaying it? Stood by the door to ponder the matter. AND THERE IT WAS—in a special, roped-off area with the purple ribbon of excellence attached. The top award among all others! Our chests grew six inches with pride, and as other people stopped to see it, we said, “Our daughter made that!”
That bedspread with its intricate pattern took Rachel 30 years to complete, each segment averaging 20 hours. Counting 75 segments plus 10 halves, my shaky math comes out to 1600 hours. A lot of work over a long haul. But the joy, the satisfaction of seeing that ribboned display right by the main entrance. How could we possibly have missed it?
Well done, O excellent crocheter!
Brings to mind other long, arduous tasks—writing books, raising kids, staying married, serving God in the trenches of whatever occupation. Hard stuff, and the haul can seem long and lonely. But God’s loving commendation at the end will be worth far more than any ribbon of excellence—
WELL DONE, GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT!
Hi Ellie! I had been checking your blog, thinking you need to write more – and Voila !! You all should be proud! That spread is quite an accomplishment! It looks stunning just in the small photo. ( I think Rachel needs to insure it for a large sum of money.)
While reading your blog I thought, how how proud God must be of each one of His creation. “I made that!”, He could say.
Love you,
Marcia
Lovely article, lovely bedspread, lovely daughter!
Amazing bedspread! Incredible character to persevere! WOW!
Your blog looks attractive and topics are interesting. You’ve got a good thing going. Keep at it. signed up to follow. 🙂
Thanks so much, Carole! I’ll keep plugging away.
Beautiful work by Rachel, thank you for sharing! I enjoy reading your blogs, Ellie.
That bedspread is beautiful!! I would love to see a bigger picture of it. It looks so incredibly fine & soft! Did she make it from a pattern? Or design it herself too? What a lot of work — it is beautiful!
Marvelous job indeed Ellie! Rachel did a commendable job. Congratulation! It’s my prayer that we treasure our salvation and keep it growing always, like daughter Rachel’s crocheted bedspread so that our anticipated Lord of Lords and King of Kings will award us for the job well done. In monetary terms Rachel’s work rewards dearly. Paul express it well in II Tim 4:8, “Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing”
Congratulations to Rachel! And to the proud parents too! My love to you all, Lowell