Sew What?!?

 

I’ve mentioned before that my mother sewed for us. Some of that sewing was for Halloween.


Following her good example, I made costumes, for one reason and another, for Kevin and Jeremy.

 

Keeping up the tradition. It’s what grandmothers and parents do.

Before long Paul left Athens and went on to Corinth where he found a Jew called Aquila, a native of Pontus. This man had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had issued a decree that all Jews should leave Rome. He went to see them in their house and because they practised the same trade as himself he stayed with them. They all worked together, for their trade was tent-making.

Acts 18:1-3 (Phillips)

When Jeremy was 5, we were at Glorieta Conference Center for three weeks. I was teaching 4-year-olds each morning in the Preschool Building, and he was down the corridor in the Kindergarten room. At lunch each day, I’d ask Kevin (who went to class with school-agers in another building on campus) and Jeremy about their sessions, what they did, what they learned. “What was your Bible story today,” I asked Jeremy. “Oh, some people with funny names.” “Funny names?” “Yeah, you know.” “No, I don’t know.” “Well, it’s those people. You know, sewing boy and sewing girl.” “Priscilla and Aquila?” “Yeah! Them!”

But it is nice, isn’t it, for us sewers, to know that we have a good, hard-working, God-loving example of Bible people who did the kind of work we do.

Link to Where the Wild Things Are, just in case you’re not familiar with that reference, either.

7 Responses to “Sew What?!?”

  1. Melanie Tate

    I love the Halloween pictures of Kevin and Jeremy. It’s hard to picture them as little boys. I am so thankful that I get to see Peter in his costumes. He was the cutest Christopher Robin I ever saw. I really enjoy reading your blog.

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    • Gayle Lintz

      Thanks for reading each week. And yes, I do enjoy looking back at old photos, too. I heard that your own grandkids had cute costumes, too.

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  2. Gayle Lintz

    Thanks. Those ghost-out-of-a-sheet outfits are not as easy as you would think. You have to make sure it’s not so long as to trip them. And, getting those eyes holes in the right place is challenging. Hope you’re posting photos of the kids so I can see the finished product.

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  3. Kay

    Philip was Tin Man (4th gr) and Rachel was Dorothy (1st grade) one year when we had a Fall Festival at church. I was determined they would win the costume contest. Philip has never forgiven me for that one…..it’s not cool for your costume to be connected with your younger sister. They were adorable, but I don’t remember if they won or not.

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  4. Gayle Lintz

    Oh, I’d love to see those costumes! Mine never wore duo costumes, too far apart, I guess. Kevin told me about a friend at church whose grandkids are going as “A House Divided,” with one in purple TCU clothes and the other in green and gold Baylor things. But I don’t know how old they are. They live here in Waco, so I guess we could go prowling around various events and see if we could hunt them down. And ask Philip, I bet *he* knows if there was an award.

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  5. Suzy Henson

    So glad I read this one, albeit it late. All the pictures and memories of fun Halloweens are delightful. I just saw the text of Peter on piano & enjoyed it …adorable! Hope your foot is improved and that you are not planning on cooking Thanksgiving Dinner. Julie and I will most likely be transporting stuff to her new house on the 26th which is just as well since it is not only Thanksgiving but the anniversary of our wedding…55 years ago. Keeping impossibly busy is a good antidote! Thanks for the walk down memory lane! Let me know how you are. Love, Suzy

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