I had dinner with three of my dearest friends last evening. We did a Christmas gift exchange, which is always fun. Linda Nichols, a fellow author and knitter, gave me one of Stephanie Pearl McPhee’s books, along with a bookmark.

The bookmark has a Scripture verse from Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope . . . faithful in prayer.

Yup, that pretty much describes me and the knitting process. I start out with joyful expectation. Usually, at some point during the project, I want to toss the entire thing on the carpet and stomp on it. That's where the faithful in prayer part comes in. Still, I love it. I guess I'm just a glutton for punishment.