Liberty's Blog

A Gift

Funny thing happened to me today, I'm kind of proud guy and other than accepting cold water and ice while working on my place I haven't asked or needed much for charity. My wife Equality and I have been working hard and sometimes we just get the feeling that no one cares about what we have been through.

Today some church ladies came over while my wife and I were catching our breath and asked us if we would like a quilt. I didn't recognize the ladies so I knew they weren't from the neighborhood and I was confused. She explained that they had made the quilts and wanted to share it with us in the neighborhood, and she put it in such a way they it would almost an insult not to accept. I walked her to her car and there were a bunch of the church ladies giving out all these homemade quilts to my neighbors. She presented me with a very nice one and I thanked her profusely. It hit me so profoundly though, that someone could care so much for strangers that they would give them some something like this. It was precisely because we didn't need it that I was so moved. It was an item of comfort a little luxury that we weren't apt to fulfill for a while yet that makes it such a wonderful gift. I think they were from the Lutheran Church they are having their October Fest (Renamed to the Ike's Over fest ) They auction and raffle off a lot of these every year. I've had some battles with FEMA and so far no money from insurance, but today I learned that someone really cares, and that Linus isn't the only one that finds comfort in a blanket.

Thank you church ladies, your gift is wonderfully accepted.

posted by Liberty @ 7:21 PM