#the joy of the lord

[aniah-who]

The simplicity of Christ 💞

[yeslordmyking]

2 Samuel 6:21 — Today's Verse for Friday, June 21, 2024

[whispersfromthecottagegarden]

[dearjewels22]

They can't figure out...

"How you keep it moving?"

It's the joy of the Lord.

"What keeps you smiling?"

It's the joy of the Lord.

"How you keeping it together?"

It's the joy of the Lord.

Got me smiling through the pain, dancing in the rain.

The world didn't give it, can't take it away.

JOY

[gracefuldisasters]

a lil bit of merry and pip

(was going to draw more scenes based off the book, but I drew the last pic first, and then immediately went back to drawing baby hobbits)

[demaparbat-hp]

Character design for Katara in Soundless.

[rodhalliburton]

David Crosby Thinks Heaven is Overrated

David Crosby, a founding member of the music groups “The Byrds” and “Crosby, Stills and Nash” (which later became “Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young” died Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at the age of 81.  Several news sources have reported that, just hours before his death, he went on Twitter and, speaking of heaven, said, “I heard the place is overrated……cloudy” When I first read his statement I…

[dykealloy]

[godslove]

[pixlatedvampire]

yayy part 2 of my fellowship doodles 😊✌️

part 1

[italoniponic]

happy announcements, everybody! I saw this on my feed today, very fittingly and I decided to be funny

[tragicvampireromanceisland]

they are SILLY!!! and CUTE!!! and UNDERRATED!!! that is all!!! 💛💚

[neverforgetyouremyfavorite]

Oh hey, it’s everyone’s favorite pally-wal 💚

[blakbonnet]

thank you to everyone who's been here since 2022, thank you to folks who joined post s2, thank you to everyone who's created text posts, meta, art, fics or reblogged things others have made to cheer them on, thank you to the people who've seen the fandom change and slow down and have stuck around, thank you to the folks who celebrated that fateful day one year ago, thank you to whose fixation has faded but they still drop by to check in, thank you to all the great new fans and the old ones, thank you to every person who's struggled and found some hope and joy through this show, thank you to every single one of you who's made this year bearable - it wouldn't be the same without seeing you on my dash ♥️

[leo-kinnie]

DO NOT SEND THE TEENAGER TO STATEN ISLAND HE WONT SURVIVE !!!!! (Part 9 of bad spy x og au!!!)

AU Masterpost

[iknityounot]

Ok, so my last post about the issues of plus sized patterns popped off in a way I did not expect??

I just want to come back and say: making patterns is hard work and especially those who make their patterns free online, it is a LOT of hard work that the designer gets nothing back for. I didn't mean for it to sound like I thought that was an easy thing to do.

But, like a lot of people pointed out in the tags and comments, fashion world has already done the leg work for us. There are size charts and mathematical equations you can do to scale your pieces in such a way that at least matches what you would see in stores. I think, honestly, that this is where the break down is. I think pattern makers take bust/chest measurements, and scale all of their numbers from there, without thinking about their piece as clothing (instead of just a knitting project, if that makes sense).

And I think that's where fat people get left behind. Because our bodies don't scale the way you would scale up a hat or mittens or something. It takes added work and added care to think about fat people and how our bodies look and work (hence why my previous post said "please talk to a fat person"--it's not that we know how to make patterns, but that we can advise what works for our bodies!)

I want to end on a helpful note, if I can:

My favorite pattern maker for plus sized projects is Jacqueline Cieslak!

I have bought a couple of patterns from them, and I have never had the not-for-fat-bodies problems I have had before. They have a handful of different styles, many of which are very customizable. Not to mention that the patterns themselves are VERY thorough. They link to tutorial videos they have made for anything more complicated than a stockinette stitch, and have lots of detailed diagrams showing different measurements for different parts of the project.

Anytime I am making a piece for myself or my other plus sized love ones, I go to Jacqueline first! Hopefully their patterns will help anyone who identified with my previous post find some patterns that work for them!