11/16/17 Thought that really touched me

From my widowed friend's Facebook page: the relative of one of our members made this observation regarding the concept of two steps forward one step back.

My husband's aunt sent this to me recently when I explained my life, since my husbands passing, often feels like a painful 2 steps forward and one discouraging step back. With her permission I am sharing her loving response to me with you.

In seam stitch -- two stitches forward, one stitch back

''I was sewing some pajama pants for the grandkids the other day and decided to use a special stitch on the inseam, this seam sees a lot of stress and often rips out. As I'm sewing using this special stitch, I realize the machine is literally going two stitches forward and one stitch back. I don't particularly like this stitch, because it takes longer to sew, but it allows the material to stretch without the stitches breaking. I kinda had an "ah ha" moment there, as I realized that often in life we feel we are going two steps forward and one step back, usually through our toughest times. What if that slow movement forward is allowing us to stretch without breaking us? What if it's building something is us which allows for extra movement without damaging us? It sure feels terribly slow going, but could be preparing us for greater things. Just a thought.''

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