Blankets

 "If every tear we shed for you became a star above; you would stroll in Angels' garden, lit by everlasting love." ~Author Unknown

I woke up this morning with this song in my head ,and it made me smile. It reminded me that each and every day you will come across someone who is having a battle of their own. One you probably cant see but if you treat someone with kindness and a smile , that just might make it a better day for them.

Ill be honest, I don't have a lot of money to buy stuff for random strangers, to put money in a cup or monetarily much of anything else but what I do have is time , and a smile. I cut corners where I can and try and save a few bucks here and there so I can do stuff that I hope brings someone else some happiness or even a bit of warmth and comfort.

A little over a year ago I had an idea , one that I wasnt sure how I was going to pull off but I put the word out there to a small group of amazing friends and found a lot of support.Support for what I was doing , and the reason behind it that was well received.

That idea was so well supported that I knew I could and would do it again. To celebrate Casey and her life my idea was to make blankets for her birthday. Last year she would have been 20 , so 20 blankets were made and given to our local Hospice center for her birthday.

They were all bright , cheerful , warm and soft .. To say she would have loved them is an understatement. They were well received by hospice and while it is bittersweet that to get one , someone was going to die, it brings me comfort knowing that their families might get some comfort from one of Casey's blankets after their passing.

Here are last years blankets. One of them is with Casey's urn because , well , I could.

I put the reminder out there yesterday that Casey's 21st birthday is in a little over 4 months away and if anyone was interested in helping please let me know. It has already been well received with a few offers for blankets coming in already.

Someone asked me what we would do IF we go over the 21blankets this year, what would we do. For inquiring minds IF we go over the 21 blankets for pediatric hospice we will be donating the extras to either Camp Courageous or to Child Serve in Johnston Iowa for other disabled young adults and children in the center, and in the independent living homes.

If neither place needs them, then we will donate them to the other hospice center up here. They will not go unused or unneeded. We know of many different places that would love to have them.