Since everything God created is good, we should not reject any of it
but receive it with thanks.
1 Timothy 4:4
The other day, I bought a new bag to carry my laptop; and although, it was a great buy, it did not have any place to hold my pens and pencils. So, I had been throwing them into one of the pockets and had been fishing around for them when I needed one. I would cringe when I pulled out a pen with the cap off because I really didn't want ink all over the inside of my new bag, nor did I want it on my laptop. Consequently, I decided to shop for a pencil pouch.
None were attractive or inexpensive or as small as I wanted it to be (I didn't have room for a big lump in my laptop bag). So, I decided to make one. I had never made one before, but I have sewn pillows. The shapes are similar and the only difference, really, was adding a zipper, which was done first in the process. I later added buttons to cover-up my novice sewing (a.k.a. crooked lines). I sat back after my creation and smiled in amazement. 
How amazing it is that God gives the ability to create. I thought about what He must have felt after creating the universe and everything in it. I think that the seventh day was not rest as in sleep, but rest as in sitting back and marveling at all He had made. I know that a handmade pencil pouch is nothing in comparison to the universe, but, still, in some related way I learned to appreciate more the creativity of God, His wonderful works, and the gift of creating He has given to each one of us.
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