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 ).  

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• Thanks for sharing. DIYers are everywhere. -矽穀居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/22/2025 postreply 08:50:25

• Yes. 4 labour of love and saving ;-)) -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/22/2025 postreply 08:56:55

• Wow. Look at the gentle woman meditating in woodworking in a -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/22/2025 postreply 09:07:35

• perfect Asian squat, belying fathomless martial-art prowess. -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/22/2025 postreply 09:08:58

• Hahaha, & in working clothes/shoes 1.5 size bigger ;-)) -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/22/2025 postreply 09:11:29

• "toilet training" at young lasts life long ;-) -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/22/2025 postreply 09:13:54

• nice natural wood texture,section shows saw cutting depth -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/22/2025 postreply 11:23:31

• maxi. 2.5" or so, range of many household saws -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/22/2025 postreply 11:24:37

• Ha,U know them well ;-). TheTreeWasDead bf being cuttingDown -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/22/2025 postreply 11:37:59

• I think it was cut from both sides, thus uneven inThe Middle -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/22/2025 postreply 11:42:07

• I'd try hand plane and power sander -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/22/2025 postreply 15:12:16

• Sounds very professional:-). I’m the lazy 1 (but powerSanded -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/22/2025 postreply 15:36:58

• & painted the top 10 times!!! due2 love of labour ;-). -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/22/2025 postreply 15:39:14

• My best labor of love is managing my own finance. -矽穀居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/22/2025 postreply 13:10:43

• Some of my friends pay ~1% to hire asset managers! -矽穀居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/22/2025 postreply 13:11:56

• Yet they get much worse results. -矽穀居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/22/2025 postreply 13:12:37

• of course, cuz no one works 4 u other than yourself;-) the -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/22/2025 postreply 13:33:13

• MERs are even higher in Canada. ;-) -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/22/2025 postreply 13:33:51

• my annual tax report is the labor of burden -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/22/2025 postreply 13:16:15

• Me 2! I used to handwrite my returns. Now 100% on TurboTax. -矽穀居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/22/2025 postreply 13:20:25

• +1. Have been using Studio Tax 4 past 2 years. -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/22/2025 postreply 13:41:19

• OMG, it’s the grill time again!!! There’re 2Things 1 can’t -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/22/2025 postreply 13:35:17

• avoid in life: death & taxes:-(( (+ typos sometimes:-) -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/22/2025 postreply 13:37:26

• Wow,hats off to handywoman西島！ -暖冬cool夏- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/22/2025 postreply 14:40:05

• APAD is my ongoing labour of love--My another hat off to西島！ -暖冬cool夏- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/22/2025 postreply 14:41:17

• That’s also what bounds us together! Many thanks 暖冬！ -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/22/2025 postreply 14:56:16

• Raising my daughter is my lifelong labor of love:)) -暖冬cool夏- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/22/2025 postreply 14:45:51

• Don’t we all? :-) Cheers! -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/22/2025 postreply 14:57:53