Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

There is something immensely rewarding about making things with your hands.  I’ve always been reasonably “crafty” (as in “handicrafts” rather than “sneaky”), but it wasn’t until the boys were born that I discovered how blissfully, soul-fullfillingly happy it makes me to create new things from raw materials.  I’d often say that if I could make something every day, regardless of how small or minor it was, I’d feel that the day had been well spent.  Be it a new brownie recipe, or a vintage crystal spider, or a knitted beanie – often the process of creating is as satisfying as the end product.

I’ve started to wonder – is this part of the secret of contentment?  Do we find our lives so complete and joyous, partly because we can look around and see the work of our own hands?  Maybe that is what life is really about – living in the moment, finding pleasure and satisfaction in your small achievements.

This blog gives me great joy, because it lets me record all the little things we do each day.  Thank you for sharing it with us!

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For I have learned, in whatever state I am, to be content.

Philippians 4:11b