These are absolutely gorgeous! I don't know how you keep coming up with all these wonderful projects. Will keep your brothers and family in my prayers, and also you as you make your visit to the hospital which will understandably be an emotional time. God bless you! You are a very strong and loving sister.
I lost my husband in April. I started making a journal for a friend who lost her disabled daughter in March. It was scripture based. I hoped it would help her through her grief. Little did I know that making the journal would help me through mine. Ive just finished a journal for my sixteen year old granddaughter based on plays she has starred in. I tucked pictures of her through the years hidden in pockets on many of the pages. It was such a joy to make. I got so many ideas from watching your videos. Thank you and bless you and your whole family. Love fron Canada.
I’ve suffered from depression for a very long time. I’m sure it goes back to my childhood when I lost my dad at a very young age. To this day I still can’t talk about it. I love this project and am going to try to make some of these. Thanks So much for sharing. ❤❤
Thank you so much for sharing. I suffer with both.I totally understand.Will be praying for your family. I haven't crafted for several years.I know it would lift my spirits but getting started again is hard once you stop. .I do love watching others like yourself❤
Oh Miss E. I will pray for you through this time and pray for yor brothers and sister in law. I too suffer from depression. You are such an inspiration for us. Thank you for sharing your ideas and talents with us. 🤗🙏Hugs and blessings.
You are a good grandma. I do the same thing. They come down periodically to get snacks and drinks and to say hi. But they are good to entertain themselves.
So sorry about your siblings. I will hold them in my prayers. I totally understand what depression does to one. I'm sending good thoughts to you and your family. It will be hard to be in the place where Wyatt had his surgeries. I do love the double pockets, I think they will be fun in a journal. Don't let yourself get too tired, this week.
I've had depression for YEARS. I do understand how you feel! I'm also jealous because when I'm down, I tend to vomit my misery on every human I can. I'm working hard on not focusing on the less than best things.
Awesome video, sending prayers for all your family 🙏🙏🙏, God's blessings for each and everyone, prayers for God to guide the surgeons hands, and heal your brothers cancer!!!!!
Mrs. E, I am so sorry about your brother's cancer and your sister-in-laws surgery. Please know that I am praying for both of them and you. As someone who suffers from depression I know exactly how you feel. I am so proud of you for pushing through. As always, anything you make is beautiful.
Hello lovely lady, my heart felt so sad for you today, listening to all you're still going through with family health worries and for your grief. Will keep you in our prayers E. You are such a beautiful lady with a beautiful heart for others and bring us so much inspiration and joy. Thank you for all you do for the community. I loved your project today and actually made one with you while you chatted. Sending you all my love and hugs Rachel xxxx
I have never seen this type of pocket before - so adorable. E, I just want to say I understand how you feel when you are feeling depressed. It can be so debilitating. I will lift you up in prayer to our Father. Also, will be praying for your family as they face their surgeries. Take care!
I have sufdered the same type of depression since I was 14 ...I am now 75 and still deal with it... I just stop communicating with people because I can't hide it....thankfully I watch crafting videos and am particularly happy for you E... your honesty and sharing help me cope and heal... depression is so all encompassing ...
I will be praying for you and your family. Ipray god keeps them in his healing hands. I always loved watching TV with my Grandma. We had such great times together. I have depression for quite some time. I lost my Mama in 95 and that devastated my life. Then in 03 I lost my biggest HERO my Daddy unexpectedly. I have never recovered. Oh my its 95 here today but our kids go back to school on Thursday and its gonna be102 bad for Ohio. Well sorry for such a long comment. Please take care of yourself and know we love you. God Bless and big huggs.
I’ve been coping with depression and grief for many years. Self care has been so important for my ability to deal with it. It’s been 22 years since I lost my son and I still have to work at getting enough rest, setting healthy boundaries with family and friends, and recognizing my triggers. Such as anniversaries like birthdays, holidays, and the anniversary of his death, as well as places that may trigger an emotional response. I try to remember HALT-don’t get to Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired. Hugs for you Edith.
Congratulations on 100k! 🎆🎈🎊👏👏 What a wonderful achievement! You deserve this Ms. E, as you are an amazing person! Love this double pocket flip out! Great idea! TFS! Prayers for your brother, sister- in- law, the families and you. You have been on my mind. This week will be trying and may bring up a lot of feelings. Please remember to take care of yourself and do what you need to do for you. Please also know that YOU ARE LOVED! Hugs and prayers from South Dakota 🤗🙏
It's really hard for people who do not suffer from depression to understand It's not situational. That there isn't any thing to blame. It just blankets us. Sending you all good thoughts and prayers. I feel you.
My depression was running extra rampant this past weekend. Saturday was 6 months since my mother passed away. I feel for you Miss E! I'll keep you family in my thoughts and prayers. Being in South Carolina, we've got the high temps too.😕
Lady E, sending prayers to your brothers and sister in law. My brother just found out he has lymphoma for the 4th time, I suffer from anxiety and some depression for last 35 years but with my medication things have been going well for me until I lost my son 3 months ago but I'm trying I still cry everyday and I always will but crafting and watching you and Melina has helped me so much I just love you guys 😍😍
I love with depression for almost as long as I can remember and I'll be 71 in November! I understand. I will pray for your relatives and FOR YOU....cause I know it will be hard for you to go to that same hospital again. You can do it but just don't stay too long! Bless you!
These are great Mrs. E. My prayers for both your brother and his wife as continued prayer for you and your entire family. Mrs. E there are days where I don’t go out or want to get out of bed. It’s hard for us sometimes. By us I mean people who suffer with depression or anxiety ….we understand fully. You take whatever time you need. We are right here waiting for you. Love, big hugs and prayers being sent to you. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🤗🤗🤗❤️❤️❤️🤗🤗🤗🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Sending you thoughts and hugs E and to your family also. Thanks for sharing these pockets. They are beautiful. I will try to get a card to Bethany in time for her birthday, but if it doesn't get there in time please say happy birthday to her from me.🌼💜
Ps...I live in the UK & love following along with all your beautiful tutorials too. I was so saddened to hear about your wonderful husband Whits passing, & sad also about hearing about other family members with health issues too. My heart & hands go out to you hun, & wish you more strength & energy to continue being the lovely, inspirational & wonderful crafter you always are x ❤❤xx
I’m so sorry for your brother 🥲 and your sister-in-law/brother 😢. Take the Lord with you Ms E!! when you go to the hospital. You, your brothers and sister-in-law are in my prayers. Let us know ok? ❤❤❤
Sending prayers for your brother and sister-in-law. I have depression and anxiety also. Sometime it is so bad I do not function at all I just cry. Every time it happens I pray for strength and for the Lord's help. It was 102 today in Nebraska. It is suppose to be hotter tomorrow. I lo e this idea.
These are probably close to my favourites..understand depression all to well😢..enjoy all that you do and your chat..rarely comment but that is because I watch mostly on the tv..
I love these - just beautiful! I have clinical depression too. I've had it for almost 45 years. I have had several really bad bouts with it, that almost hospitalized me. I probably should have been, but it terrified me so badly. I wouldn't tell the doctor how bad it really was. But he figured it out anyway before it was over. I found that other than Jesus, my crafting and art helped me so much. If it weren't for Jesus, I wouldn't have made it. The right medication in the right dosages sure helped a lot, too. Watching you and Melina helped me through the worst, almost 2 years of my life. I hope you feel better soon. I will keep you in my prayers along with your brother and your other brother and sister-in-law. Take care of yourself, Mrs. E! Thank you! ❤😊
I could have written your comment. I was diagnosed with clinical depression in 1994. No one talked about it then which made me feel different from everyone else. Like you....all I have is Jesus, my Bible and crafting to keep me sane. God bless!❤
Love the project! It was 112 yesterday, Sunday August 20, with a heat index of 116. No rain since middle of May here in East Texas. Please pray for rain!
I am so sorry that you are going through these health issues with your family. I can feel your pain. I lost my older brother on Dec. 30,2022. He was 87. Last week INearly lost my younger brother to Covid-pneomonia. I wasn't ready to lose another one. I was in constant prayer for him. But,God was gracious and he is home and doing much better. All of my family live in Florida and Alabama. I live in Oklahoma. I will pray for your brother and sister-in-law. I just lost my husband 5 years ago to COPD. Still have emotional days over him. He was my rock!! It is very hot here. 106 today with 109+ heat index. I'm like you on the heat. I stay in. I'm 75 and I don't handle the heat very well. Please stay well and safe. God will be with you when you go to be with your brother during her surgery. Have a beautiful and blessed week.k
I love these! I love how you show us that few mistakes can't be fixed. I've found that I don't panic now when I make a mistake. I can easily fix it. Thank you!
Hallo Ms E. These tuck flips are pretty. Hope you feel better soon. I pray that everything goes well with your family thats about to have surgery. GOD bless. Bye bye
Oh my friend, I suffer from bouts of depression "the chuck it all" sets in. My projects/my joy goes ignored. But there has been multiple losses just this year.blind bf we lost dementia momma in April. My best friend, within days, than my favorite neighbor. We are struggling with the stages of grief, thank u for sharing your heart, 🫂 keep krafting good Gramma!
Clever idea 😊 Pretty too. Will keep you and family in my prayers. Am sure it will be hard for you to be in hospital setting again but we'll pray you through it. We were in the path of the tropical storm in Ca which ended up being pretty mild here. 27 hrs of rain and mild winds. I spent the day going through my new craft paper and filing them and refiling some others. Took a while. Cooked in between and listened to the rain. Happy Birthday to Bethanny. Will try to remember to get a card out. She sounds wise for her age. And very kind. Made a couple of those tim holtz inspired stacked strips. Used as bookmark in the journal I have almost finished. I've seen lots of people share theirs on Facebook. Always looks good. I have depression if my thyroid levels get too low. Not fun. Just try to watch t. v. and keep my mind busy as much as I can so it doesn't take over too much. Once I get my levels up I'm ok again. See you tomorrow. 🙂
Love these pockets so different. I get depressed every once in while, I believe its just part of life, didn't help that my cousin died at 58 from a heart attack yesterday, but we go on. I will certainly prayer for your family on sunday, please stay strong, you do not want to get sick. Lots of hugs.
My depression began in my teens, and it was on and off until my mother passed away when I was 39. Then anxiety entered the picture, it was too on and off. Then 10 years ago, I became my fathers care giver and it wasn’t always a labor of love, but the duty of a daughter. Covid hit and both my depression and anxiety became a party of my daily life and they haven’t left. The triggers of life can send a pretty good day off the rails.Therapy and antidepressants help immensely. So in a nut shell I do understand
You are a loving generous sister to go to be with your brother, knowing it could trigger bad memories and grief for yourself. Very brave! I wish you the strength to get you through the challenging week ahead and hope everyone gets successful results. Love this project. As always you are anbinspiration. Thank you. Take care.
Im the same way. I try to craft to get my mind in check most of the time it works other times i have to find something else to do. stay strong because you are the only one that can change it. I will be prating for you and your family.
Saturday was beautiful here, but Sunday aint starting to get very hot and sticky. And today was very warm, very warm. The humidity I think in certain areas reached about 90 five, and then the heat index took it over 100. But we're supposed to get a storm in the next few days, so that will help.. I do know how you feel about depression. I have it my self sometimes when I think about my son. It's best you on days. I have triggers that would Set me back. So I definitely know what you mean. Those are the days where I don't feel like coming out of my house. I just don't even want to open my doors sometimes. I'll keep you in my prayers like I do always.
❤😊Aw this is so pretty hun! Ps you've inspired me so much ( as a newbie junk journaller). I'm an avid landscape /wildlife photographer normally, so, found that by now making junkjournals etc, I found an ideal way to put my many 'zillions' of photos into them to gift & also pass onto my family & grandkids so they can always have happy memories to pass on & share to their own ❤😊xx
Yes, depression is a beast. I also suffer from seasonal depression and it’s not a pretty thing. Prayers going up to you and your family 🤗🤗 🎉🎉Yayyyy! Congratulations on 100K🎉🎉
It is extremely hot and humid n the Cincinnati area. I'm 23 miles north oh there n Hamilton, Ohio. It's like walking into a sauna. Air so thick u can cut it with a knife. Gonna b that way all week. Relief this coming weekend hopefully. Sending hugs
Grief is a horrible thing. In our "hurry up" world of today, it's almost as if we're expected to experience the event, go through the "after event" motions, then get over it and get on with your life. But grief doesn't work like that. It hides beneath our daily routines, just out of sight, until we're most vulnerable, and then it hops out of hiding announcing: surprise !! I'm still here. You can't get over me. You have to go through me. But grief also has a flip side. It makes us realize even more just how much we loved that person who crossed over, and how much they loved us, and our family and the life we built together. I don't mean to equate the two as equals, but our old man 14 y/o dog died last month. When my son was at work, he stayed with me, and on occasion, when we were feeling particularly frisky, I'd make us rice krispy treats in a pan and we'd watch a movie together (you eat 'em with a fork while they're still warm). The week after he died, there was a show on Amazon I wanted to watch, so I went in the kitchen and made our rice krispy treats -- grabbed two forks and a water bottle, and then I walked into the room and realized he wasn't there. In his place was Grief, who said: Hellloooo -- I'm still here. You'd better experience me and walk with me, which means you'll be sad a lot, and fall into depression, which is how grief works, and then little by little, Grief begins to fade, and the joy of the memory of all the fun times we had returns, and new memories are made and it hurts a little less each time you come to a place in the road in your journey with Grief where even Angels feared to tread because it holds your saddest memories. When you get to those places, instead of speeding by them as fast as you can, stop and rest and ask Grief, why have you brought me here, what am I to learn from this. Grief's answer will be different at each location and with each person, When I was standing there with the hot pan of warm gooey deliciousness, Grief told me, He knew how much he was loved, but he was old and not well and stayed as long as he could, but it was time for him to hop over that rainbow bridge where there is no more pain, where he was back to being the stud muffin of his youth, running all around, hanging out with friends who were there waiting for him, except Samantha Anne, the Queen, who reminded him that dogs still drool and cats rule !!! But she was glad to see him, anyway. You take as much time to walk with Grief as you need, until one day you realize you can take the next steps without him. In my prayers, your friend in Christ and RU-vid, Patricia
thanks so much I know just how you feel, I have cancer but my son was diagnosed with brain cancer and not a good outlook we are relying on the Lord, and yes I get depressed a lot. But I try to keep crafting to keep my mind off as much as possible, I pray for you and your family's needs. Lots of love Judy
