Immanuel Quilt Ministry

04/27/2026

Hubby Tom's 4.26.26 Sermon Summary

Priorities are the things which mean the most to us. As life goes on we appraise and readjust our priorities, and those decisions affect our lives and the lives of those around us. The Book of Haggai, a short book in the Bible, illustrates this.

The Jewish people had been released from seventy years of exile to go back to Israel. A remnant of fifty thousand returned and started to rebuild the temple. The foundation was laid, then opposition came, and the people turned away from the task of God and went to build their own nice houses.

They said it wasn’t time. It wasn’t time for sixteen years. During that time, harvests were short, money was lost, and they were never fulfilled. God said, “Give careful thought to your ways”. Consider your life. How is it going based on your priorities? You may intend to do something good for the Lord, but you never get around to it. Good intentions will not get you anywhere.

When times are hard and we just can’t seem to get ahead, it’s our instinct to blame others for our troubles. When we think we are doing something good, but things don’t turn out well, we blame Satan for opposing us. However, we need to give careful thought and understand that it may be God allowing trouble to bring us back into alignment with Him.

God told the Jewish people He caused the drought and the harvests to fall short. He was guiding them back to the right priorities. They weren’t harvesting the right areas of life. They weren’t satisfied because they failed to fulfill their spiritual hunger and thirst. They felt loss because they did not first invest in the Kingdom of God.

We desire many things. Matthew 6:33 says, “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well”. Give careful thought to your ways. Put priorities in the proper order. And then, watch what God will do.

04/23/2026

What fun we had today! We took the IQM bus to a preschool to share the story of who Jesus is. Children, ages 2-5 sat still and listened, answered questions, and even asked few questions themselves. Pretty amazing. They loved the bus, the puppets, and the game we played. Everything IQM does keeps the focus on Jesus. The message isn’t just for the young; it’s for all who want to remain young at heart.

04/22/2026

Help Grandma Puppet and I create a playlist of songs that portray Names of Jesus. List as many song titles and artists you can come up for these:
1. King of Kings
2. Bread of Life
3. Leader
4. Horn of Salvation
5. Friend
6. Light of the World
7. Overseer
8. Lamb of God
9. Immanuel
10. I AM
11. Savior
12. Prince of Peace
13. Rose of Sharon
14. Word of God
15. Way, Truth, Life
16. Amen
17. Shepherd
18. Judge
19. Faithful and True
20. Name Above All
21. Dwelling Place
22. Love
23. Healer
24. Bridegroom
25. Gate or Door
26. High Priest
27. Treasure
28. Gift of God
29. Refuge
39. Anchor
40. Morning Star
41. Creator
42. Cornerstone
43. Rock of Salvation

Ok. Go.

03/11/2026

Today I came across this eleven page outline of my first speaking notes for a presentation given in April, 2014. The dream I received to make the quilt came towards the end of September, the same year as these entries. 😮

03/05/2026

I had a wonderful time speaking to women at First Baptist Church at 8600 and College today. This may be one of the best backdrops I’ve ever had for displaying products. 😊

02/25/2026

12/28/2025

2025 Favorite Christmas Gift—The drawing of the Immanuel Quilt bus drawn by my grandson.

Jude drew the Immanuel Quilt bus in the Brazil Christmas parade. One of his kindergarten assignments was to draw a picture of something they did over Thanksgiving weekend and write a sentence about it. It melts my heart that being in the parade with the bus was the highlight of his weekend. His attention to detail is right on. It has the quilt and even Grandma Puppet on the back end like the bus does. The gingerbread in front of the bus—we were behind a gingerbread float. Message translation: I went to a parade. This is for sure going to be hung in the bus! Love it! 💕

12/07/2025

A repeat of a post I made five years ago…

A friend and I left the house with great anticipation for a great bicycle ride. Midway on our journey we encountered roadblocks and detours that took us off course and caused us to get lost. It was late afternoon when we stopped in a small town asking for directions that would get us back home. We asked several people who didn’t know the way, nor did they seem to care for us to find our way home. Finally, one young man came up to us and said, “I’ll show you the way. Just follow me.”

Now this young man had a pickup truck. He could have put our bicycles in the bed of his truck and taken us home, or He could have given us the directions, but no, He told us to follow him. And so, we did.

After a short while, reaching a landmark we recognized, we gave the driver a thumbs up, letting him know we could get home from there on our own. The driver turned back, and we continued making our way home, but then something happened. It got dark and-- we didn’t get home.

This story did not happen in real life. It happened in my dream. Perhaps the dream was given for me to share this thought: There is a heavenly home awaiting every person, but to get there, we must FOLLOW Jesus—all the way.