Christmas Lessons

I wanted so much to really surprise my mother-in-law for her Christmas so I continued ahead. I fixed another red sleep shirt and embroidered another angel on it for her . I thought since red was one of her favorite colors and it was also a Christmas color that it would life her spirits.

I remembered back one time years past when she had re-decorated her kitchen . She had tile on the floor and she painted each of them RED, Black and White and then she added red handles on the cabinets and she was so pleased with her new creation. I thought it was so funny because I was a "Pastel" personality and it really rocked my socks off - but it must have inspired her because she was one of the best cooks I ever knew and she could practically make a meal out of almost nothing! She was so remarkable.

I made her a yellow sleep shirt also and then I moved on to tackling a lightweight blanket out of fleece. She was so small and heavy cover just weighed her down but she was always cold now. I thought "maybe " fleece would be the answer because it is so lightweight. I embroidered snowflakes all over it and then I got to practice using decorative threads in my serger to trim and seal the edges. It was so soft and just to see the shock in her eyes made me want to cry.
But to me - that is what Christmas is all about - reaching out and touching another person's heart.

Little did I know this would be the last Christmas that I would have to share with her. She crossed over to the other side that coming April - so you know how special that Christmas was to me.