Monday, January 19, 2009

russian sage

I love this quote from a women homesteader. It speaks to my heart and why I think creativity is important to every day mundane living.

"I made quilts as fast as I could to keep my family warm....and as pretty as I could to keep my heart from breaking."

Grace and Peace,
Jane

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

cool quote. where's it from?

pioneer women are my heroes!

bookbabe said...

What a wonderful and poignant comment.

sara said...

Oh Jane...I, too, LOVE this quote. It speaks to me as well!

BookwormRN said...

Where is it from? I wonder what she had left behind. Helps me appreciate all that we have

jamie wilbraham said...

how perfect