Happy Mother's Day

What a lovely Mother's Day banquet at the Armenian Congregational Church in Southfield, Michigan. The food was excellent (of course), the decorations were gorgeous (I have some of the beautiful pink roses in my kitchen), and the hospitality was warm and flowing. Thank you for the invitation to share such a special day and a lesson from "The Day the Geranium Died."

Technology and Publishing on Technology and You

Technology and You, a local show hosted by Dr. Robert Kachadourian, recently did a special program called Technology and Publishing featuring yours truly. I'm not sure of the schedule, but it was nice to be with Bob and hopefully encourage others who are hoping to break into the publishing arena.

National Day of Prayer

I had the privilege of being at two NDP events this year. The first at my kids' school in the morning and the second in Troy where I coordinated the event in years past. I am thankful we live in a country where we still enjoy the right to gather peacefully on public property and express our faith and thoughts. We are blessed to live in the United States, and may God bless America...in Jesus' name!

I appreciate all the people that participated from my home church, especially my pastor, Marvin Walker, who gave some history of the NDP in America and led in a closing prayer.

And, of course, it's always a special treat to meet up with my hubby in the middle of the day. He was able to scoot over on his lunch hour. I'm blessed with a praying man.

Bachik, the Birthday Kiss - Reading at Manoogian School

Oh, did we have fun! The kids were so well behaved. I was impressed, and when it was time to stand up and participate, everyone did, kindergarten-fifth grade. Thank you, staff, faculty and students of the Manoogian School for being the first group to share Bachik, the Birthday Kiss with me.

Quilt Show

Thought I'd post a couple of pics from the 2009 AQS Quilt Show. This one is the best of show winner, and it's gorgeous. Thanks again to Quilt Books Unlimited www.qbu.com for having me out...and Northside Church of God for the invitation to speak while I was in Paducah.

Pictures from Zion's Encouragement Evening

Well, better late than never. Here are the photos from Zion's Encouragement Evening last October. You can tell there was a lot of excitement in the air.

There was a very enthusiastic dance troup, a drama team, a sign language group (New Revelation from my church), music, skits and yours truly. Thank you, lovely Lydia and Pastor Connie for extending the invitation and warm welcome. The folks at Zion are top notch.

So Much

What a joy to be with the kids from the Manoogian School. We had so much fun together sharing Bachik, the Birthday Kiss. After the book reading, I attended a tea at St. John's Armenian Church for Baroness Caroline Cox. It was wonderful to learn of the humanitarian work she is doing with the Armenian people, and of course, you know the food was awesome.

I left straight from there for Kentucky to participate in the annual Paducah Quilt Show. A guest of Rob & Betty's Quilt Books Unlimited exhibit, I met hundreds of people and shared Quilting Patches of Life over a three-day period. You know, quilters are just nice people. Have you ever met a mean-tempered quilter? I haven't. I was privileged to speak at the Wedneday evening service at Northside Church of God on the subject, "You Have a Field to Defend" and was so thankful many of my family were there. It was an honor to speak at my deceased father's home church.

From Paducah, I spun out to Indiana Ladies Retreat to enjoy the conference and sign more books. Always nice to be with the ladies in Indiana, especially my hostess with the mostest, Beverly. Thanks for everything. You were a doll!

I've been having technical problems will post some pictures soon.