tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24248095494379394162024-02-10T13:49:56.514-08:00Stitchin' Tree QuiltsThis blog is intended to be interactive. If you see something you like, post a comment; if you have a question, post it; and if you pieced the quilt, please post comments with information about the quilt fabric/pattern or about yourself. LET'S HAVE SOME FUN!Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17615588612333525913noreply@blogger.comBlogger413125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424809549437939416.post-49072165835312428212021-01-02T01:28:00.002-08:002021-01-02T01:30:26.445-08:00Quilt Every Day 2021<div class="separator"><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbM5QP34hW7ZYpWbmSWViDfSPpFfsSg1ZbkACgW3zn7s36ntSAc0vYZDNuOm7B4GReNSN1ej2RCA53iayxR5UciWa12SHLx2HaLfRi1k8c5WoaLld-ZthAan6oqpLn_LvF4uqlgXtAGVs/w200-h200/QEDNotionMatBlue.jpg" width="200" /> <br /><br /></div>Quilt Every Day begins January 12, 2021 (for me, it began January 1, 2021) -- My personal resolution for 2021 is to Quilt Every Day. No, I know I won't be able to work on a quilt EVERY day (I wish I could), but I'll be able to think, plan, research, organize, write, teach, or record on the days when I'm not actually sewing, pressing, cutting, quilting or binding. The key to accomplishing many projects in 2021 is to BE ORGANIZED! Want to join me?</div><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">Between today and January 12, I plan to organize & list my UFO's, create a Google calendar for my personal Quilt Every Day journey, and design organizational tools for myself and my quilting friends.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As busy moms & dads, wives & husbands, employees/employers most of us learned to organize our lives through our calendars (remember the bulky old Franklin planners?). When someone asked us to commit time or resources, we would glance at our calendar (or think about the calendar sheet on the fridge) before responding. This is how we were able to go to work, do the laundry, take the dog to the vet, drop the kids off at soccer practice, meet with the plumber to unclog the bathtub drain, get groceries, sign papers with the attorney, and squeeze in a little time for quilting during evenings and weekends.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Why is it then, when pursuing our passion for quilting, we abandon the calendars that have so faithfully served us in the past? It's too easy to set our hobby aside and promise ourselves that we'll get to it later. I don't know about you, but <u>later</u> often eludes me... Next thing I know, I have projects piling up in baskets, boxes and bags. I even have boxes of boxes and bags of bags.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">ENOUGH is ENOUGH! I'm ready to turn a new page in 2021, and it starts with a calendar and accountability. As a former educator, I know that brain research tells us that using a calendar helps in organization & task completion in two ways:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span> 1. (obviously) A calendar is a reference tool, detailing daily/weekly list of appointments and tasks. We can refer to the calendar whenever we need a reminder of due dates.</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span> 2. By simply writing appointments and tasks on the calendar, our brains are more likely to store the appointments and tasks, allowing us to recollect them when prioritizing our time, thereby increasing the likelihood of successful completion.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span>A calendar, alone, may not be enough to get all of those UFO's complete in 2021. Have you noticed that when you have a sew date or recurring class scheduled, you do whatever is necessary (even if it means staying up late) to get your projects prepared in time? That's right, we are MORE likely to complete our projects if we feel we are accountable to someone else. A regularly scheduled show & tell is the best way to make sure you have your projects completed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span>So look out UFO's! 2021 will be your year to get out of the boxes, get out of the bags, and get out of the baskets. I'm going to use a calendar and report my progress, AND I'm going to Quilt Every Day!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span>If you'd like to join me on this mission, check out the Quilt Every Day tab on our Stitchin' Tree website <a href="https://www.stitchintree.com/quilt-every-day-get-organized.htm" target="_blank">https://www.stitchintree.com/quilt-every-day-get-organized.htm</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span>and stay tuned... I'll be adding organizational tools to the website before the official launch date (1/12/2021). There's no cost to join! This is my New Year's gift to my quilting friends. AND... here's an added bonus -- each progress report that you submit will earn you QED cash for merchandise, quilt samples, projects and sponsor merchandise. This is going to be so much fun!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeKgSgBsyX9PykX1Nn3djSyIZGNcPH58k1FkSJKQ4O5a7g3P1oVA2U9wBHUwWFUmTfyy5D16qS2yHE5JmaZ4o-c51lUkGQF9ENDmASS7GhXjB_93v0qvulB1z9DkHadYMCq3xQEtHnWmQ/s2967/QEDHeartRhythm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1060" data-original-width="2967" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeKgSgBsyX9PykX1Nn3djSyIZGNcPH58k1FkSJKQ4O5a7g3P1oVA2U9wBHUwWFUmTfyy5D16qS2yHE5JmaZ4o-c51lUkGQF9ENDmASS7GhXjB_93v0qvulB1z9DkHadYMCq3xQEtHnWmQ/w400-h143/QEDHeartRhythm.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17615588612333525913noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424809549437939416.post-52383760946672906682018-01-31T23:25:00.002-08:002018-01-31T23:25:56.572-08:00Block 100 God<a href="http://www.stitchintree.com/products.htm" style="background-color: #ffffe5; color: #aa0033; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Click HERE: </a><a href="http://www.stitchintree.com/products.htm" style="background-color: #ffffe5; color: #aa0033; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Go to Stitchintree.com to download the draft pattern for this block.</a><br />
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Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17615588612333525913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424809549437939416.post-87898455868225472132018-01-31T23:22:00.002-08:002018-01-31T23:22:54.350-08:00Block 99 Satan<a href="http://www.stitchintree.com/products.htm" style="background-color: #ffffe5; color: #aa0033; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Click HERE: </a><a href="http://www.stitchintree.com/products.htm" style="background-color: #ffffe5; color: #aa0033; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Go to Stitchintree.com to download the draft pattern for this block.</a><br />
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Tekton Pro"; font-size: 11.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: "Tekton Pro"; mso-default-font-family: "Tekton Pro"; mso-latin-font-family: "Tekton Pro"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Tekton Pro"; mso-ligatures: none;">With nowhere else to go, Satan set himself to become the ruler of Earth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With each passing day, he is working aggressively to thwart God at every turn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In his own way, Satan is still trying to place himself above God, and will accomplish this if he can turn every heart against God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But what Satan doesn’t know (or he knows, but doesn’t want to admit) is that his fate is already sealed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He will NEVER be able to elevate himself above God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Satan will spend his eternity in a lake of fire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Tekton Pro"; font-size: 11.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: "Tekton Pro"; mso-default-font-family: "Tekton Pro"; mso-latin-font-family: "Tekton Pro"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Tekton Pro"; mso-ligatures: none;">God grant me the strength to repel Satan in all aspects of my life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let me love you with all my heart, my mind and my soul, so that Satan will be powerless over me. Almighty Lord, help me to love and forgive others as you have forgiven me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<br />Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17615588612333525913noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424809549437939416.post-45974609194108400112018-01-31T23:20:00.000-08:002018-01-31T23:20:20.247-08:00Block 98 Jephthah<a href="http://www.stitchintree.com/products.htm" style="background-color: #ffffe5; color: #aa0033; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Click HERE: </a><a href="http://www.stitchintree.com/products.htm" style="background-color: #ffffe5; color: #aa0033; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Go to Stitchintree.com to download the draft pattern for this block.</a><br />
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Tekton Pro"; font-size: 11.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: "Tekton Pro"; mso-default-font-family: "Tekton Pro"; mso-latin-font-family: "Tekton Pro"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Tekton Pro"; mso-ligatures: none;">Sometimes in an act of desperation, we are willing to promise </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Tekton Pro"; font-size: 11.0pt; font-style: italic; language: en-US; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: "Tekton Pro"; mso-default-font-family: "Tekton Pro"; mso-latin-font-family: "Tekton Pro"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Tekton Pro"; mso-ligatures: none;">anything </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Tekton Pro"; font-size: 11.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: "Tekton Pro"; mso-default-font-family: "Tekton Pro"; mso-latin-font-family: "Tekton Pro"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Tekton Pro"; mso-ligatures: none;">to God if he will bend his will to our own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Are we really ready to follow through on what we promised? Or are we making a vow in haste, with no intention to fulfill the vow?</span></div>
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Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17615588612333525913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424809549437939416.post-48697634586688303542018-01-31T23:17:00.002-08:002018-01-31T23:17:30.222-08:00Block 97 Barak<a href="http://www.stitchintree.com/products.htm" style="background-color: #ffffe5; color: #aa0033; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Click HERE: </a><a href="http://www.stitchintree.com/products.htm" style="background-color: #ffffe5; color: #aa0033; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Go to Stitchintree.com to download the draft pattern for this block.</a><br />
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<br />Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17615588612333525913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424809549437939416.post-27552002764154568762018-01-28T21:49:00.002-08:002018-01-28T21:49:56.701-08:00Block 96 Samson<a href="http://www.stitchintree.com/products.htm" style="background-color: #ffffe5; color: #aa0033; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Click HERE: </a><a href="http://www.stitchintree.com/products.htm" style="background-color: #ffffe5; color: #aa0033; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Go to Stitchintree.com to download the draft pattern for this block.</a><br />
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<br />Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17615588612333525913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424809549437939416.post-44004781316690036542018-01-28T21:46:00.001-08:002018-01-28T21:46:49.360-08:00Block 95 Balaam<a href="http://www.stitchintree.com/products.htm" style="background-color: #ffffe5; color: #aa0033; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Click HERE: </a><a href="http://www.stitchintree.com/products.htm" style="background-color: #ffffe5; color: #aa0033; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Go to Stitchintree.com to download the draft pattern for this block.</a><br />
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Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17615588612333525913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424809549437939416.post-41282696696326415542018-01-28T21:43:00.002-08:002018-01-28T21:43:36.298-08:00Block 94 Gideon<a href="http://www.stitchintree.com/products.htm" style="background-color: #ffffe5; color: #aa0033; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Click HERE: </a><a href="http://www.stitchintree.com/products.htm" style="background-color: #ffffe5; color: #aa0033; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Go to Stitchintree.com to download the draft pattern for this block.</a><br />
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Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17615588612333525913noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424809549437939416.post-31474252823560081552018-01-22T12:10:00.001-08:002018-01-22T12:10:06.612-08:00Block 92 Lamech<a href="http://www.stitchintree.com/products.htm" style="background-color: #ffffe5; color: #aa0033; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Click HERE: </a><a href="http://www.stitchintree.com/products.htm" style="background-color: #ffffe5; color: #aa0033; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Go to Stitchintree.com to download the draft pattern for this block.</a><br />
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righteous man because he was a descendent of Seth. When Lamech was 182
years old,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>he and his wife, Betenos, gave birth to a son, and called him Noah, whose name sounded like the Hebrew word for “comfort.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Upon his birth, Lamech looked at baby Noah and said, </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Tekton Pro"; font-size: 12.0pt; font-style: italic; language: en-US; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: "Tekton Pro"; mso-default-font-family: "Tekton Pro"; mso-latin-font-family: "Tekton Pro"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Tekton Pro"; mso-ligatures: none;">“This one will comfort us concerning our work and the toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord has cursed.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Tekton Pro"; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: "Tekton Pro"; mso-default-font-family: "Tekton Pro"; mso-latin-font-family: "Tekton Pro"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Tekton Pro"; mso-ligatures: none;">Genesis 5:29.</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Tekton Pro"; font-size: 12.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: "Tekton Pro"; mso-default-font-family: "Tekton Pro"; mso-latin-font-family: "Tekton Pro"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Tekton Pro"; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lamech was hopeful that Noah would bring comfort in a world full of sin and torment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lamech lived over 500 years after Noah was born.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He and his wife had several other children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lamech lived long enough to be a very positive influence on Noah and guide him to become a righteous man.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fortunately Lamech did not have to witness the great flood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He died a week before the flood, and his father, Methusaleh also died shortly before the flood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Noah and his family were saved from the flood because of their righteousness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And several thousand years later, Jesus Christ was born, a descendent of Seth through Lamech and Noah.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lamech’s hope that the curse would end, was finally realized through Christ Jesus.</span></div>
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Paul had been captured, and the Jews had appealed to the Roman governor to have Paul crucified.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Paul’s greatest crime was that he ministered to Jews and Gentiles alike.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Festus was anxious to get the King and Queen’s opinion, so Paul was given an audience as he presented his own defense.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>King Agrippa was not moved by Paul’s Christian conversion, and he challenged Paul, </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Tekton Pro"; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: italic; language: en-US; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: "Tekton Pro"; mso-default-font-family: "Tekton Pro"; mso-latin-font-family: "Tekton Pro"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Tekton Pro"; mso-ligatures: none;">"Do you want to convince me that in such a short time you have made me a Christian?"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Tekton Pro"; 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Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17615588612333525913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424809549437939416.post-58695343423493494332018-01-10T20:17:00.001-08:002018-01-10T20:17:38.600-08:00Block 89 Herod Agrippa I<a href="http://www.stitchintree.com/products.htm" style="background-color: #ffffe5; color: #aa0033; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Click HERE: </a><a href="http://www.stitchintree.com/products.htm" style="background-color: #ffffe5; color: #aa0033; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Go to Stitchintree.com to download the draft pattern for this block.</a><br />
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<br />Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17615588612333525913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424809549437939416.post-86095952897545889212017-12-31T14:23:00.000-08:002017-12-31T14:23:01.229-08:00Block 87 Herod the Great<a href="http://www.stitchintree.com/products.htm" style="background-color: #ffffe5; color: #aa0033; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Click HERE: </a><a href="http://www.stitchintree.com/products.htm" style="background-color: #ffffe5; color: #aa0033; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Go to Stitchintree.com to download the draft pattern for this block.</a><br />
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Tekton Pro";">"The one who practices sin is of the devil.” </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Tekton Pro"; font-weight: bold;"><span dir="ltr"></span>1 John 3:8<br /></span><br />
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Tekton Pro"; line-height: 107%;">Mentioned only once in the Bible, Tiberius, was the only Roman emperor throughout Jesus life. Like his step-father, Augustus, Tiberius had no love lost for the Jews, but probably knew nothing of Jesus, even though Jesus undoubtedly knew Tiberius. During the time that Jesus was performing his miracles, Tiberius had vacated the Imperial Palace and was residing in his vacation palace on the Island of Capri. It was rumored that Tiberius used the privacy of the island to hide his perverse immoral behavior with young men. He typically killed his conquests to remove any evidence of his behavior. And if you think this is bizarre, it’s nothing compared to the soap story that details Tiberius’ succession to the throne…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfzA0O_PFphJ1xk54VKTZkIprb1nz4-mDTKnwQ1lue3iGL9Na8Mj82WnXYsF6-oviYqzZPkLqA1ngIxB-k8-6kS_LwN8tCHf1cPPKawlpLwpEmYZRxvJ26erMW8_wxobn9ze9UVrKIMs/s1600/Block86TiberiusFire.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfzA0O_PFphJ1xk54VKTZkIprb1nz4-mDTKnwQ1lue3iGL9Na8Mj82WnXYsF6-oviYqzZPkLqA1ngIxB-k8-6kS_LwN8tCHf1cPPKawlpLwpEmYZRxvJ26erMW8_wxobn9ze9UVrKIMs/s320/Block86TiberiusFire.JPG" width="213" /></a><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Tekton Pro"; line-height: 107%;">While his wife was pregnant (later gave birth to daughter,Julia), Caesar Augustus, first emperor of Rome, divorced her and married another woman who had one son (Tiberius) by her previous marriage and was pregnant with a second son (Drusus). Tiberius, Drusus and a nephew (Marcellus) were raised in the palace, well-educated and military trained. Tiberius was battle-tested and ready for the throne when he fell in love and married. Augustus forced Marcellus to marry Julia. Marcellus died. Drusus died. And Augustus forced Tiberius to divorce his wife and marry Julia. Julia was a promiscuous adulterer, and she made no attempt to honor her new husband. Tiberius asked for a military assignment to get away from his wife. August granted the request, and started to look elsewhere for an heir to the throne. He favored his three grandsons (Julia’s children from previous marriages). One was a wastrel and was exiled away from Rome. The other two both died, and when Augustus died, Tiberius became emperor. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17615588612333525913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424809549437939416.post-17085032202486197302017-12-10T23:48:00.000-08:002017-12-10T23:48:09.037-08:00Block 85 Augustus<a href="http://www.stitchintree.com/products.htm" style="background-color: #ffffe5; color: #aa0033; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Click HERE: </a><a href="http://www.stitchintree.com/products.htm" style="background-color: #ffffe5; color: #aa0033; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Go to Stitchintree.com to download the draft pattern for this block.</a><br />
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Tekton Pro"; font-size: 12pt;">"This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet…” </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Tekton Pro"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Matthew 21:4</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Tekton Pro"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Tekton Pro"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">Mentioned only once in the Bible, Caesar Augustus unwittingly played a primary roll in the Christ story. His decree that everyone in the empire should be enrolled in the census (Luke 2:1) fulfilled a Bible prophecy made over six hundred years earlier (Micah 5:2). Caesar’s goal to increase the Roman coffers ultimately led to the birth of Christ in Bethlehem. Joseph and Mary were obligated to travel to Bethlehem to register for the census, and the story of Christ began. It’s extremely ironic that a man who allowed himself to be worshipped as a living god was indirectly responsible for the introduction of the TRUE living God.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpPqZXJPdSd4gVFaEYdB8Er0jKuy_e_lGEY6n__Chfs1KEBDzxGVl4llfCBBtEWNJViNHkVOOEOq0lBJY6juiRTfn6vu8RXnS631crbdjuRjXMQViI1xcfSCUZyJ0zc3eXqr2_0s1ZbE/s1600/Block85AugustusFire.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpPqZXJPdSd4gVFaEYdB8Er0jKuy_e_lGEY6n__Chfs1KEBDzxGVl4llfCBBtEWNJViNHkVOOEOq0lBJY6juiRTfn6vu8RXnS631crbdjuRjXMQViI1xcfSCUZyJ0zc3eXqr2_0s1ZbE/s320/Block85AugustusFire.JPG" width="213" /></a><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Tekton Pro"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">As far as emperors go, Caesar Augustus was a pretty good one. As the grand-nephew of Julius Caesar, Augustus was destined for greatness. He was the first emperor of the Roman empire, and wanted his reign to be remembered for peace and prosperity. He commanded a vast, well-trained army that quickly put down any form of insurrection. Augustus ruled with a heavy hand, and he was feared throughout the lands. In an effort to keep peace throughout the region, Augustus allowed the Jews to keep their religion as long as they toed the line. Augustus used the increased tax base to build roads and infrastructure and encouraged the cultural advancement of art and literature. The Sanhedrin were given the authority to govern the Jews. As long as the Jews were under control and paid their taxes faithfully, they were left alone. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Tekton Pro"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">Thus, the perfect storm was set in motion. Joseph and Mary traveled to Bethlehem in fulfillment of a 600 year old prophecy. The savior of the world was born in Bethlehem. He grew to irritate the Sanhedrin, who feared that Jesus and his followers would draw the attention, and ultimately punishment, of the Roman empire. The Jewish leaders were more than happy to sacrifice Jesus with hopes that the Roman empire would continue to leave them to their own devices. But it didn’t quite work out that way. God had his own plan. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17615588612333525913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424809549437939416.post-88293077747703087192017-11-30T21:57:00.002-08:002017-11-30T21:57:46.674-08:00Block 84 Caiaphas<a href="http://www.stitchintree.com/products.htm" target="_blank">Click HERE: </a><a href="http://www.stitchintree.com/products.htm" target="_blank">Go to Stitchintree.com to download the draft pattern for this block.</a><br />
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "tekton pro"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%;">As high priest of the temple of Jerusalem, Caiaphas was the Jew’s representative to God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Caiaphas, alone, was responsible for making annual sacrifices to God in the temple.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Caiaphas was also in charge of the temple coffers, temple guards and lower-ranking priests.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Appointed to the position by his father-in-law, Caiaphas was power hungry and had a good thing going —<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a good thing going, </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "tekton pro"; font-size: 11.0pt; font-style: italic; line-height: 107%;">until </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "tekton pro"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Jesus entered the scene and put a wrench in the works…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "tekton pro"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Caiaphas hated Jesus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>HATED Him!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When Jesus drove the money changers out of the temple, Caiaphas lost a significant source of revenue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When Jesus taught in the temple, many Jews began switching their alliance to Jesus rather than Caiaphas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When Jesus started performing miracles, Jesus continued to whittle away at Caiaphas’s leadership.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So when Jesus resurrected Lazarus, Caiaphas was fed up!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Worried that the Jews would universally rise up to follow Jesus, Caiaphas feared that the Roman emperor would become angered if the taxes and assessments were not paid in full.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So Caiaphas did the unthinkable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He gathered the other priests and developed a scheme to have Jesus arrested and executed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The degree of Caiaphas’s hatred can be measured in the Jewish laws that he broke to bring Jesus to trial.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After his arrest in the garden of Gethsemane, Jesus was brought to trial during a feast time (a big no-no). Priests were not given the chance to vote on Jesus’s fate privately, rather Caiaphas forced a public affirmation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jesus was sentenced to death in less time than accorded by Mosaic law.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Jews exceeded their authority to execute prisoners. Jesus was denied legal representation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jesus was asked to incriminate himself, against Mosaic law.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jesus’s trial was rigged to result in a guilty version.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Caiaphas knew it; Jesus knew it, and went along with it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The execution of an innocent man fulfilled the Divine plan, and Caiaphas was merely an evil pawn in the plan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17615588612333525913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424809549437939416.post-55967320029982221382017-11-30T21:57:00.001-08:002017-11-30T21:57:35.361-08:00Block 83 Pilate<a href="http://www.stitchintree.com/products.htm" target="_blank">Click HERE: </a><a href="http://www.stitchintree.com/products.htm" target="_blank">Go to Stitchintree.com to download the draft pattern for this block.</a><br />
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Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17615588612333525913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424809549437939416.post-89057395576742359862017-11-15T23:00:00.001-08:002017-11-15T23:00:51.683-08:00Block 82 Lazarus (beggar)<a href="http://www.stitchintree.com/products.htm" target="_blank">Click HERE: </a><a href="http://www.stitchintree.com/products.htm" target="_blank">Go to Stitchintree.com to download the draft pattern for this block.</a><br />
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "tekton pro light"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I chose Beggars Blocks to represent Lazarus, a beggar who was rewarded greatly for his steadfast faith. </span></div>
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Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17615588612333525913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424809549437939416.post-58480486083617813632017-11-15T23:00:00.000-08:002017-11-15T23:00:42.177-08:00Block 81 Lazarus (friend)<a href="http://www.stitchintree.com/products.htm" target="_blank">Click HERE: </a><a href="http://www.stitchintree.com/products.htm" target="_blank">Go to Stitchintree.com to download the draft pattern for this block.</a><br />
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Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17615588612333525913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424809549437939416.post-76167733864981351922017-10-10T21:22:00.001-07:002017-10-10T21:22:35.848-07:00Block 80 Cornelius<a href="http://www.stitchintree.com/products.htm" target="_blank">Click HERE: </a><a href="http://www.stitchintree.com/products.htm" target="_blank">Go to Stitchintree.com to download the draft pattern for this block.</a><br />
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