yarn along.

My sweater is doing great. I love working with my favorite yarn and I am letting go of fears and perfection and pressing on to complete it.  Also not pictured I am learning to crochet. A friend from church is teaching my sister and I. It was such a great experience to learn another craft. I told her that I was afraid to learn and she answered, "Why are you afraid?" In my mind, I answered the fear of not getting it. But I let go of the fear and learned the basic stitch. It's so good to be surrounded by people who help you become a better person. I am so going to miss them all when I go to college. 

This week I finished reading the Astronaut Wives Club. I (wish) but didn't grow up in the space race, so I didn't firsthand see Neil Armstrong walk on the moon or anxiously watch the television as Apollo 13 circled the moon. But after reading stories and watching documentaries, I have always been amazed of the bravery of the men who went up to space. Through it all I never really thought of their families, but just of their famous trips into space. This book answered all of my questions. It mentioned the lives of the astronaut's wives, how they raised their families, and how afraid they were as their husband's went into space. It was a great weekend read that made me admire both the men and their wives bravery.  

What are you knitting or reading?