APAD: Labour of love

The phrase "labour of love" originates from the Bible, specifically in 1 Thessalonians 1:3, where it describes the Thessalonians' faith, love, and hope as a "work of faith, a labour of love, and a perseverance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ".

In modern days, the meaning of the phrase has more to do with everyday life than religion, as described in this video:

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For me, doing math used to be my labour of love in schools; drawing and painting have been my labour of love since 2016;  APAD is my ongoing labour of love since Feb 18, 2024 .

But, being a handywoman has been my labour of love all my adult life. eg. I was "on a first name basis" with people in the local Home Depot when we built a kitchen in our home suite. We were in the store so many times that they even set us a contractor account.  

Regardless of the type of the labour, being able to create something with one's hands is a wonderful experience.  I'm sure you all have "been there, done that"!

Wish you a "labour of love" weekend! 

ps.  We made a big table with a whole piece of thick (4") cedar wood in 2022 (it was me designing/cutting for the bow tie inlay insert in the pic, but the footprints on the table are from Maowi the cat ).  

Thanks for sharing. DIYers are everywhere.

Yes. 4 labour of love and saving ;-))

Wow. Look at the gentle woman meditating in woodworking in a

perfect Asian squat, belying fathomless martial-art prowess.

Hahaha, & in working clothes/shoes 1.5 size bigger ;-))

"toilet training" at young lasts life long ;-)

nice natural wood texture,section shows saw cutting depth

maxi. 2.5" or so, range of many household saws

Ha,U know them well ;-). TheTreeWasDied bf being cuttingDown

I think it was cut from both sides, thus uneven inThe Middle

My best labor of love is managing my own finance.

Some of my friends pay ~1% to hire asset manager!

Yet they get much worse results.

my annual tax report is the labor of burden

Me 2! I used to handwrite my returns. Now 100% on TurboTax.

of course, cuz no one works 4 u other yourself;-) the MERs r

even higher in Canada. ;-)

OMG, it’s the grill time again!!! There’re 2Things 1 can’t

avoid in life: death & taxes:-(( (+ typos sometimes:-)

+1. Have been using Studio Tax 4 past 2 years.

Wow,hats off to handywoman西岛！

APAD is my ongoing labour of love--My another hat off to西岛！

Raising my daughter is my lifelong labor of love:))

That’s also what bound us together! Many thanks 暖冬！

Don’t we all? :-) Cheers!

I'd try hand plane and power sander

Sounds very professional:-). I’m the lazy 1 (but powerSanded

& painted the top 10 times!!! due2 love of labour ;-).