I didn't put up a post last week.
It was the first time in almost three years that I didn't post ANYTHING. That
fact made me sad. I don't like it when a winning streak is broken. I tried,
really I did, but I wasn't inspired by anything. Day after day I sat here,
trying to think of something to write about, and came up with nothing. I didn't
do a craft project, either -
actually I worked on some quilt tops but didn't finish any - so I didn't have
anything to take a picture of. And since I haven't done much editing and had
nothing ready to share from my writing projects, I didn't do my Sweet Saturday
post.
It's not as if nothing at all
happened in my life. I keep fairly busy, and so do the people around me.
There's always a story in the paper that piques my interest. But nothing
inspired me to write. I didn't add much to any of my writing projects, and I
didn't write a blog post. I was – out of words.
This week, I went to my quilting
group at church, and we had a special guest speaker. Carol Peters talked about
Margaret's Hope Chest, a charity founded by her daughter, Caryn Vogelzang,
after Carol's mother was mugged in a parking lot after buying groceries.
Margaret was a quilter and her granddaughter was inspired to create the charity, making quilts for those who needed hope for whatever reason. They've given
them to people who are suffering from tragedy, from economic troubles, or
health problems. They've gone to children who are homeless at Christmas time.
But the very first quilt went to the mother of one of the girls who killed
Margaret. Carol spoke for almost a full hour
about the journey their family took in the creation and development of
Margaret's Hope Chest, but her audience sat, entranced. We were inspired. You
will be too, when you read their story at their website. I was so inspired I went home, opened my laptop, and wrote.
I guess
the point I'm trying to make is that my inspiration comes from people who motivate others through their actions. In this case it came from two women have made enormous strides by
listening to The Call. They are not sitting back, waiting for things to happen.
Carol and Caryn are strong women of faith, the kind of women I like to read and
write about. And now I have an idea for a story. So I guess I'd better get to
work…
Carol Peters, of Margaret's Hope Chest |