I’ve named my blog A Patchwork Life. I AM a quilter, but this isn’t a blog about quilting. This is a blog about my life now. I entered my 60′s last year, but they say 60 is the new 40 so I guess you could say I’m a 40-something woman who continues to stitch her life together from many diverse pieces.
When I was younger, 60 was REALLY old. But I don’t feel old. And I realize, I like my life now better than any stage in my life. I’m not a person who has lived with one central passion or focus in my life; I’ve had many. It’s a PATCHWORK LIFE. The many different pieces of my life have come together and they’re forming a quilt that gives me great satisfaction.
My greatest life work is my 40+ year marriage to Don and the two adult children we produced together, Beth and Caleb. Steve and Brooke joined our family by marriage and then grandchildren–Sophia, Auden and Grace with one more coming in June. I’ve joined the Sandwich Generation in the past 5 years as I’ve assisted my aging parents while enjoying grandchildren.
Themes that started in my childhood–love of books, playing the piano, sewing–have remained important all my life. My childhood faith has matured into a faith that has sustained me through many life challenges. In 1991, Don and I returned to Portland, Oregon, the town where I spent my growing up years. I stay busy teaching my 25 piano students, journaling and writing pieces for my Thursday morning writing class, doing Sudokus, making quilts and enjoying my family.
I look forward to sharing my thoughts and reflections about My Patchwork Life.
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