Mask Up!

Most of my sewing for the last 5 months have been making masks. I have used a free pattern from the sewing pattern company McCalls. I literally just spent 30 minute straight talking in this mask, in 90+ F degree heat (though we were in the shade) doing a pastoral visit with a couple - one spouse sitting outside with me, masked, and on speakerphone with the other, inside the still-locked-down living facility. That's right, I STILL have to visit through a window in the lobby by calling a special phone number so we can chat and look at each other through the window (Though I am very glad that I can do at least this much). So I talked, prayed, chatted, sweated, then gassed up my car (2nd time in 5 months).... and then it took me about a full minute of driving before I realized I still had my mask on.

It's not that hard.*

Plz excuse my mussed up collar

The McCalls Pattern can be found HERE.

*It is hard for many people for medical and other legitimite reasons. That's why the rest of us who can do it need to do it.

In the Red

I took a chance when I ordered my first Lularoe and got a dress that is super comfortable but more red than I was expecting, a little outside of my comfort zone. But this dress should not be relegated to only Pentecost and Reformation Sunday. After some googling, here's what I've come up with for regular "around the office" wear.

pop of color belt

Neutral navy (I'm kind of in love with this outfit -
I have a feeling it's going to be in heavy rotation) 

Neutral jacket and metallic necklace 

Aaaaaaand looks great with the collar
(Janie from Womenspirit)
on Reformation Sunday!

"First Day of Fall Schedule" Pic!

Everyone in my Facebook news feed is sharing "first day of school" pictures, so I decided to share my own "first day" picture, since our fall programming started on September 11th, that was as close to a "First Day" as I was going to be! And it sort of felt like being thrown into a first day of school, since it was the first day of our seminary student, and our second official Sunday for our minister of music, AND I had just gotten back from vacation, leaving right after the senior pastor had gotten back from HIS vacation!

As you can see, my cats are so proud that this is my 4th Rally Day at St. Paul Lutheran!

Sorry for the poor quality - it's a cell phone, and it's SO EARLY IN THE MORNING!