Now you may not believe this but I still have and use these treasures. How can a garment last over 30 years, multiple uses & many, many washings?
The main reason is the quality of workmanship....the best fabric, best seamstress & excellence in what they put their hands to. Something rare in our disposable, microwaveable society.
I have another gown that has only been used in a Christmas play. It was woven by my great-great grandmother , from cotton she picked and with tatting( cotton type lace she made) and beautiful whale bone buttons, which were rare & expensive.
All of these gown have several common threads ( no pun intended).....one is my ancestry; my love for my heritage and my family makes this number one. Secondly their great quality & craftsmanship that cannot be matched today. Thirdly, is pesky little buttons.....yes, I said pesky. Even my great-great grandmother's has something in common with all the others.....it's a misplaced spare button.....three of the treasures have the spare button in the seam line of the garments and my great-great grandmother's is on the inside directly underneath one of those precious whale bone buttons
Sometimes. I have wanted to remove these pesky little buttons, but they are there as a reminder, not just a spare.....they remind me of the hidden ways satan try's to sneak into my life and yet stay undercover. They are disguised but, always present....sometimes annoying but still there.
But then, My heavenly Father assures me, as the threads of my ancestors cover my body, that that same body is covered by the blood of Jesus Christ my Savior & Lord.
No matter the path of disguise Satan my try I have complete assurance that I am and will be covered by my Lord, as long as I remain covered body, mind, soul & spirit by His Word & His Glory.
Love All My One Heart Family,
Mary
WOW!!!
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