Weaving New Threads

I Am Woven by Grace

I’m a crocheter and a very visual person. I love the idea of taking something as simple as yarn and a hook, and creating something beautiful. My favorite project so far has been a blanket I made for my grandson. The colors reminded me of the mountains—earthy, soothing tones—and the stitch itself was fun to work with. I used a waffle stitch, which literally looks like a waffle. It took several skeins of yarn and quite a bit of unraveling to find the right next color, but in the end, the colors wove together beautifully, creating a soft treasure just for him.

That blanket made me think of the phrase, “the tapestry of life”—how all our experiences, whether good or bad, big or small, become the threads that weave together the fabric of our lives. Each person’s tapestry looks different—different colors, different stitches—because our experiences are unique. But what happens when threads are pulled out? When God is pruning you? When important strands are cut away? Does the whole tapestry unravel? Does it leave a gaping hole? What happens when the threads that once made up the majority of your life can no longer be woven in?

When you’ve woven your life together with someone—and their family, who became your family—for nearly three decades, what does it look like when that tapestry begins to unravel? I’ve felt like threads were suddenly pulled out—cut right from the fabric of my life. For a while, the ends were frayed, and I didn’t know what to do with them. Some days, I wanted to pull everything out, to erase it all. Other days, I longed to keep weaving those old threads back in, to somehow not lose what was gone. But I’ve learned: I can tie those loose ends off. I can begin adding new threads. I can weave new stories, new memories, and new people into the tapestry of my life, God is making something new.

At first, I approached this with hesitation. But now, I’m hopeful—even excited—about what beautiful new tapestry God is creating in my life.

If you’re facing your own unraveling right now, I want you to know: you’re not alone. Maybe threads have been pulled from your life that you never expected to lose. Maybe you feel like your tapestry will never look whole again. But take heart—you can pick up new threads, God is right with you. You can begin again.

It may feel slow at first. It may feel unfamiliar. But just like creating something beautiful from simple yarn and a hook, your life can be rewoven into something meaningful and new. God isn’t finished with your story. He’s holding every thread, even the ones that feel lost or broken.

So, tie off those frayed ends. Trust God, trust that new colors, new stitches, and new beauty are ahead. Keep going—you can do this. And your tapestry? It’s not ruined. It’s still being created.