Dress Making and Life- Hidden messages...

I am currently working on a Princess Dress for Keke. I don't have a lot of time to dedicate to it, much like the rest of my life really. This is my first Princess Dress and requires a lot of attention to detail.. assuring I don't make any small mistakes that will cause the whole dress to spoil. As I stole a few moments this afternoon to sew a few sides together I became confident in what I was doing. When I came back after lunch to open up the front sides and smile upon my work I realized that I had made a mistake.. and a stupid one too! I had sewn the right and left sides together rather than sewing it to the middle... and well I was not happy about my mistake to say the least...
I have to be extra careful with organza & satins as they will show any rips or mistakes easily. I have to take my time pulling every stitch out carefully. As I am looking upon the piece or "mistake" I began to grow frustrated. I am not by nature patient, I want it done now! I have learned to be patient with others... but not with myself. I started to wonder "what does God want me to learn from this?", because I believe that everything has it's purpose even if it's not good or in my plans, there is a purpose to it.. I started to see how my focus on getting all of it done was overwhelming and that realistically I can only take one stitch at a time. Much like any mistakes I have made in the past whether it be with sewing or life, I must take it one day, one mistake, one moment at a time. If I saw the long line ahead of me I could easily give up and feel hopeless, but God calls me to focus on today, right now, and allow Him to guide my thoughts, words and actions.
So even though I know I have lost at least 30 minutes in undoing my "mistake" I will learn something from it and perhaps next time I will pay closer attention to where I am needed most.

Ok, back to work :)