You can’t help but be grateful when surrounded by abundance. But what about when you’re surrounded by sadness? Or heartache? Or loneliness?

Gratitude, to me, is a living, breathing thing. It can literally bring life to barren places. Fill the holes in our emotional buckets.

Counting blessings in the middle of emotional turmoil might be cliche–but I’ve often suspected that cliches are overused for a reason.

Counting blessings in the middle of happiness and wholeness, makes the moment that much sweeter.

And then of course, the act of sharing gratitude–giving thanks–expressing our appreciation to those, divine or otherwise,  who have facilitated, is the capstone of it all.

Thank you. I don’t know what makes people come to my little corner of the internet, and be so kind and encouraging–but thank you. I adore sharing a little part of my world with you.

xoxo

April

Instructions:

Cut the following:

(1) 7″ square linen

(2) 2” x 6 1/2” strips (navy)

(4) 2” x 9 1/2” strips (green)

(2) 2” x 12 1/2” strips (navy)

Trace the embroidery pattern on the center of the linen square. Stitch as desired. I used a running stitch for the design, and a backstitch for the word.

Square up to 6 1/2” square, centering the embroidery.

Stitch (1) 2” x 6 1/2” strip to each side of embroidered piece, pressing seams toward strips.

Stitch (1) 2” x 9 1/2” strip to top and bottom of block, pressing toward green strips.

Stitch (1) 2” x 9 1/2” strip to left and right of block, pressing toward green strips.

Stitch (1) 2” x 12 1/2” strip to top and bottom of block, pressing toward navy strips.

Download the embroidery pattern, here.