Talents...

I always feel awkward talking about my own talents.  Ask me to describe a talent someone else has and I am all over it.  But I don't like to toot my own horn and I usually don't like to broadcast the things I excel at.  There are a few reasons for this...one reason is that as soon as people know that you can/love to do what it is you do then there is a higher expectation for you and that scares me.  Just because I can do something doesn't mean that I am amazing at it or even remotely good at it.  There are a few things however that I think I am able to accomplish above average results in.  They are a very few things and only a teeny tiny bit above average! For real.

I love to sing.  Music makes me happy and fills my heart with joy.  I love to sing to Maitland because he thinks I am funny when I sing and he pretty much giggles his little head off and I love that.  I never used to sing alone.  I always had to have a group to sing with but over the last 10 years or so I have gotten more and more comfortable with singing solo.  I cannot stop myself from singing a gorgeous harmony line though.  Voices working together to create such glorious sound is the best ever!  

I love to quilt.  I know it is kind of lame.  But I love cutting the fabric up into all the different pieces and then putting it all back together again to make a beautiful pattern and create something that will last for a very long time.  I am trying to learn new skills all the time and getting better at it as I have more time to put into it.

I am a champion procrastinator.  I don't know if this counts as a talent or not but I can leave things to the very last minute and still get them done with decent results.  I don't think this is a good thing and I really do try most of the time to not procrastinate but really, if we don't use our talents then we lose them so I better keep working on this one!