by Darlene L. Turner | Feb 13, 2023 | Counting our Blessings, crafting, Darlene L. Turner, Mama's Patchwork | Mama's Patchwork
I threw the piece on the floor. “I counted wrong again,” I said to my mom. “This is so frustrating. Why is it so important to count every stitch?” Mom put her cross-stitch piece down, picked up mine from the floor, and sat beside me. “It takes patience, Darlene. You...
by Darlene L. Turner | Feb 6, 2023 | Darlene L. Turner, Life's Pieces, quilting | Mama's Patchwork
“Don’t throw those out,” Mom said. I looked at the different pieces of fabric in my hands. Triangles, rectangles, and strips of different sizes and shapes. Leftovers from larger projects. Scraps, that’s all they were. Confused, I looked back at her. “But they’re...
by Darlene L. Turner | Jan 30, 2023 | ACFW February New Releases, Darlene L. Turner | ACFW New Releases
Ready to curl up with a great book? Check out these February new releases. More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Amish Romance: Every Good Gift by Kelly S. Irvin — Maisy never expected that a Plain girl like...
by Darlene L. Turner | Jan 16, 2023 | Darlene L. Turner, Life's Zigzags | Mama's Patchwork
She studied her husband from a distance. He turned left, stopped, and looked to his right. He took a step that way. Stopped. Turned around. Was he lost? Trepidation twisted his handsome but weathered face. Stange. He had gone to the washroom, so she waited for him on...
by Darlene L. Turner | Jan 9, 2023 | Darlene L. Turner, New Year's resolutions, Resolutions? Yes or No? | Stuff About Life
Do you ever wonder who made the first New Year’s resolution? Was it Adam and Eve? And…did they keep it? Probably not. Face it, most of us make resolutions but never carry them through. Oh, we might for a few weeks or even months, but come mid-February we get back into...
