by Sharon Mondragon | Jan 29, 2020 | Prayer Shawl Stories
This past March, my friend, Cindy Helton, arrived at Fresh (the local coffee shop where my church’s prayer shawl group meets) with yarn and needles in hand, ready to learn to knit. She caught on quickly and was soon at work on her first prayer shawl. This past...
by Sharon Mondragon | Jan 22, 2020 | Prayer Shawl Stories
I first discovered the joy of knitting with friends when my husband was stationed at Ft. Gordon, Georgia. I joined the prayer shawl ministry of our church, Holy Comforter Episcopal because I love to knit and I hoped to make some friends. The ladies of the Hands of...
by Sharon J Mondragon | Feb 20, 2019 | Prayer Shawl Stories
My cousin Cindy is an addiction counselor. During a recent visit, I listened to her tell about her work with addicts. I was struck that one of the most important things she focuses on in counseling is honesty. I know this is important, not only for addicts, but for...
by Sharon J Mondragon | Aug 20, 2018 | Prayer Shawl Stories
School starts up again this week in our corner of Texas. The teachers have decorated their rooms and prepared their lesson plans. Students have a new outfit or two and have checked off every item on the supply list. Pencils…check. Composition books…check....
by Sharon J Mondragon | Jul 24, 2018 | Prayer Shawl Stories
A few weeks ago I sat in church, eyes closed, as Alexander Webb, one of our music ministers, played his guitar and sang. The song was entitled “Hands.” Although he wrote it for his two little nephews, this song has gone straight to my heart as a prayer...
by Sharon J Mondragon | Dec 28, 2017 | Prayer Shawl Stories
I’ve learned a great deal since I began knitting and crocheting prayer shawls—things one would expect, like new stitches, how to knit on circular needles, which craft stores accept coupons from other stores. What I didn’t expect was for prayer shawl making to become a...
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