My mom had mentioned to her how much I loved it, and she said I could make her one, I have enough left over. They agreed it would be a perfect Christmas present. So Char Olsen, my neighbor, went to work on it.
My mom ended up buying the fabric for the back of it and the yarn to tie it while I was there. Apparently, I was totally oblivious to the project.
There are a few ladies in my community who get together every fall and tie quilts. So Luana Payne and Bethany Olsen tied what was becoming the community Christmas gift for me. Char then took it back, and sewed the edges of the quilt.
Shayna Olsen told my mom she measured every single knot to make sure they were the same length.
Although I may not have shown how much I love it when I opened it on Christmas morning because I was still half asleep, my emotions were very near the surface as my mom relayed to me all the people who had helped make the perfect present for me. This is just one example of the people in my community pulling together to make things like this happen.
Last time I saw Char, she said, "I know something you don't know." This drive me crazy, but I still didn't know what she was talking about.
This beautiful place we live is more beautiful because of the people that live here. The selfless acts of service from everyone remind me to be better myself. I've been in accidents, and there have been people there within minutes to help, dropping whatever they were doing to make sure I was okay. This doesn't just happen for me. If an ambulance drives by, everyone checks with eachother to see who it was for, and to check to seeif there is anything they can do to help. These Christlike acts are lessons to be learned for each of us; they push me to be better every day, and for that I am grateful.
My quilt is perfect, and my community is perfectly imperfect; I love them both!
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