Originally Posted by
RainydayQuilter
When the unthinkable happens to a member or members of your family, it can seem like there is nothing but evil left in this world. Receiving a blanket for some can be seen not as a reminder of the horrific event, but as tangible proof that there is still good in this world. That someone would give to you a stranger, something that they created in the hope it will help to give you peace and comfort when your world has completely changed in a moment. In the giving the giver can feel like they did something for someone else who is suffering, instead of saying how terrible it is. I'm thankful that so many quilters can find it in their hearts to provide quilts for so many who are hurting in our country; our vets, kids, tornado and hurricane victims to name a few.
A note from 'the other side' of the blanket....so to speak.
We have spents weeks/months in Ronald McDonald houses all across the US due to our DD multiple health issues, she still has the blankets, dolls, bears...that was so graciously donated by volunteers for the children that stayed at the various RMDH. She is now 23 & still has these various items that are near and dear to her heart. When she is feeling discouraged or needs a little encouragment she grabs one of these items, It gladdened my heart & hers that someone thought enough to care to make these items for kids they did not even know. It brought a smile to my heart to see her able to pick out one she wanted and it also brought a smile to her face to be able to feel so special as to be able to pick something out that someone made for'her'. Even though the time we spent away from family, out of state and in the RMDH's was not a good time in our life, it did come with these sweet memories of what she got from where, simply b/c someone cared enough to make .....for the children that stayed in these homes. IT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE in both the life of the child and their parents.